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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told lawmakers that fighting high inflation will extend the US economic expansion and help bring more people into the workforce

Federal Reserve Ends Two-Day Meeting Without Interest Rate Hike, Defers Decision Until March

The Federal Reserve concluded its meeting on Wednesday without a firm commitment on changing interest rates but signaled it saw room for a hike in March in line with earlier forecasts.

Brazil exited recession in the third quarter of 2020 but it is still reeling from the effects of Covid-19, as the country has the world's second-highest pandemic death toll after the United States

Brazil Keeps 2 Pct Interest Rate Despite Rising Inflation

Brazil keeps 2 pct interest rate despite rising inflation

The Bank of Japan said financing of firms is likely to remain under stress for the time being

Bank Of Japan Extends Virus-linked Lending Programme

Bank of Japan extends virus-linked lending programme

Some say saving the planet is not really the ECB's job

European Central Bank Cautiously Keeps Monetary Policy, Asset Buying Program Unchanged

ECB kept its key interest rate unchanged at minus-0.5%

The Bank of England is likely to deliver more stimulus but not cut already ultra-low interest rates

Bank Of England Increases Bond Buying Program, Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged

Bank’s asset purchase program now exceeds $900 billion

Lagarde is being faulted for 'bad' communication

ECB Expands Bond Buying Program By Another $675 Billion, Lagarde Defends Stimulus Measures

The total asset purchase program now stands at $1.52 trillion.

The Bank of England slashed interest rates by 50 basis points to 0.25 percent in an emergency move to help offset the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the economy

Below Zero: Bank of England Official Suggests Negative Interest Rates Are Possible

U.S. central bank officials have rejected negative interest rates.

Bank Of England Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged, Warns Of Very Deep Recession

The Bank of England expects the U.K. economy to shrink by 14% this year.

The ECB has taken a series of measures to prop up the eurozone as lockdowns to slow the spread of the coronavirus have hammered economic activity

ECB Says Ready To Reload In Fight Against Virus Impact

ECB says ready to reload in fight against virus impact

The Bank of Japan has warned the economy could shrink as much as five percent in the year to March 2021

Bank Of Japan Expands Easing Measures, Cuts Growth Forecast

Bank of Japan expands easing measures, cuts growth forecast

Bank Of Japan Expands Easing Measures, Cuts Growth Forecast

Bank of Japan expands easing measures, cuts growth forecast

The ECB has already taken a series of measures easing the requirements for collateral "to ensure that banks have sufficient assets that they can mobilise as collateral... and to continue providing funding to the euro area economy," the bank said

ECB Says Could Accept 'Junk' Bonds As Collateral For Loans

ECB says could accept 'junk' bonds as collateral for loans

The European Central Bank announced a package of measures aims to "mitigate the tightening of financial conditions across the euro area" and includes the use of loans from small companies as collateral as well asÂ junk-rated Greek sovereign debt

ECB Eases Bank Funding Rules In 'Unprecedented' Step

ECB eases bank funding rules in 'unprecedented' step

President Donald Tump has repeatedly criticized and berated Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for not doing more to boost the economy

Fed Launches Asset Purchase Program With No Limit To Help Financial Markets During Coronavirus Crisis

The Fed has rolled out another barrage of programs to help markets battle the impact of coronavirus.

Monday's Stock Market Close: US Equities Crater Despite Fed Stimulus, Dow Drops 3,000, Oil Slides

U.S. stocks plunged on Monday despite massive stimulus package from Fed

Monday's Stock Market Open: US Equities Plunge Despite Global Central Bank Actions, Oil Drops Below $30

U.S. stocks dropped on Monday despite massive stimulus package from the Fed

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell says the US central bank is ready to intervene if needed to mitigate risks to the economy posed by the novel coronavirus outbreak

US Fed Slashes Key Interest Rate, Rolls Out Massive Response To Pandemic

The Fed made its second emergency rate cut in less than two weeks, lowering the benchmark borrowing rate to a range of 0-0.25 percent, where it was during the 2008 global financial crisis.

Bank of England governor Mark Carney says there will be 'no bonfire of financial regulation' after Brexit

Bank of England Cuts Rates To Mitigate Coronavirus Fallout, ECB May Do Likewise

The Bank of England cut rates to record lows on Wednesday.

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell addresses the news media on December 11, 2019

For US Fed, It's Steady As She Goes... For Now

For US Fed, it's steady as she goes... for now

Kristalina Georgieva predicts a 'moderate pick-up'

IMF Trims Global Growth Estimates 2020-21 But Sees Improving Outlook

IMF trims global growth estimates 2020-21 but sees improving outlook

Sweden is one of several countries that adopted negative interest rates to boost growth and inflation

Sweden Exits Negative Interest Rates After Five Years

Sweden exits negative interest rates after five years

ECB Account Reveals Deep Divisions Over Stimulus

Dissenting voices have 'rarely been as loud and persistent'

Fed chairman Powell attributed the liquidity crunch to huge cash withdrawals that sucked money out of banks -- corporate tax payments that coincided with a surge in Treasury bond issuance, which shifted money out of the market and to the government

NY Fed To Pump Another $75B Into Money Markets Friday

For a fourth straight day, the New York Federal Reserve Bank on Friday will inject billions into US money markets to preserve the US central bank's control over short-term interest rates.

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Stock Market Almost Broke Record-Highs Today On Tariff Delay, ECB Rate Cut

Wall Street's three indices Thursday almost broke its record on a spate of encouraging news.

Stock Market Close: US Shares Buoyed By ECB Interest Action

The European Central Bank dropped interest rates by 1% and announced a new round of bond-buying.

ECB Cuts Rates, Launches Sweeping Stimulus Package; Trump Reacts

The announcement is among the final actions to be taken by outgoing ECB President Mario Draghi.

The US stock market got a boost from news that US is delaying enforcement of a ban on Chinese telecoms giant Huawei and improved prospects for US-China trade talks

Stock Market Open: Stocks Higher On ECB Interest Rate Action

The European Central Bank also instituted an aggressive bond buying program in a bid to isolate the eurozone from a slowing global economy and trade tensions.