Central banks control monetary policy, interest rates and the financial system. They supervise banks, secure payment ...

Bankers — the ones that manage national economies — get no rest this week. Central banks in a host of countries are meeting soon, starting with Sweden’s Riksbank and the Bank of Japan, followed by the ...

Generally, gold buying increases when central banks expect inflation to rise. They hold these reserves long-term, using them ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point for the second time this year. Investors lowered the probability of ...

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We can look to Hungary for an example of what happens when a central bank’s role becomes more political than economic. Trump wants to remove Cook, reshape the Fed to lower borrowing costs, and ...

Mixed signals from a weakening job market, stubborn inflation, roaring AI investments and the government shutdown have forced ...

The Bank of Canada cut its policy interest rate to 2.25 per cent on Wednesday. Here is the text of the central bank’s ...

Scott Bessent’s call for the Federal Reserve to “re-establish its credibility as an independent institution focused solely on its statutory mandate of maximum employment, stable prices and moderate ...

The Fed on Wednesday announced its second interest-rate cut of 2025, reducing borrowing costs in a move to spur U.S. hiring.