Christine Lagarde, 1st Female ECB President, Faces Weak European Growth
Christine Lagarde moves to a whole new world as president of the European Central Bank.
Is the Federal Reserve Aiming For A Recession?
The Federal Reserve remains on a path to invert the yield curve and perhaps push the U.S. economy into a recession in 2020, Mike Cosgrove, principal at Econoclast said.
Call 'em Crazy, But Fed Officials Likely To Keep Raising Rates
A stock sell-off, rising trade tension with China, slower global growth and verbal pressure from the White House are unlikely to dent the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate hike plans in an economy performing in line with the central bank's forecasts.
Fed Raises Interest Rates, Sees At Least Three More Years Of Growth
The U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday and left intact its plans to steadily tighten monetary policy, as it forecast that the country's economy would enjoy at least three more years of growth.
With Rate Hike In The Bag, Focus Turns To Fed's Policy Language
Investors are focused on how the U.S. central bank characterizes its monetary policy as borrowing costs return to more normal levels amid an ongoing economic expansion.
Asia Shares Recoup Losses As China Hits 7-Month Top
Asian shares inched back from one-year peaks Monday as a rally in Chinese stocks helped offset news of Japan’s economic growth slowing last quarter.
Oil Extends Gains, Up 0.6%, As Brexit Fears Ease
A weaker dollar also helped buy back the commodity after six straight days of declines.
ECB Holds Rates Unchanged, May Raise Inflation Forecast
The European Central Bank, already in the midst of a massive quantitative easing program, kept monetary policy unchanged Thursday.
Bank Of Korea Head Backs Reform, Sidesteps Quantitative Easing
Lee Ju-yeol threw the full weight of the bank behind a structural reform effort, but did not mention quantitative easing, which it is under pressure to provide.
US Economy Braked Sharply In Q1
The economy grew at a disappointing 0.5 percent pace, the weakest since the first quarter of 2014, due to slower growth in China and low energy prices.
Yen Growing Weaker Against US Dollar
Japan has been trying to drive its currency down in order to make its exports cheaper and strengthen corporate profits earned abroad.
Oil Likely To Pressure Stocks This Week
Investors also will be looking at the European Central Bank for its next move on its bond-buying program.
Lending In The Eurozone Soars
Lending to eurozone companies and households grew at its fastest pace since late 2011 in February.
ECB Cuts Rates To Boost The Eurozone Economy
The European Central Bank surprised financial markets Thursday morning by dropping its main refinancing rate to zero from 0.05 percent.
China Consumer Inflation Rises At Fastest Pace Since 2014
Despite February's encouraging data, consumer inflation is expected to remain mild in coming months.
ECB Could Dive Deeper Into Negative Rates
Facing the growing risk of a deflationary spiral, the central bank looks set to cut its deposit rate even further at its policy meeting Thursday.
Fed’s Kaplan Calls For Patience On Rate Hikes
The drop in stock markets and the rise in the dollar are acting like a brake on the U.S. economic recovery, Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said.
Asian Shares Slide On Banking Fears
"The markets are clearly starting to price-in a sharp slowdown in the world economy," a chief strategist at Mizuho Asset Management said.
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Sweden Pushes Key Interest Rate Below Zero
Sweden’s central bank surprised investors with the extent of the cut and said it was prepared to further ease monetary policy.
Few Options For Fed To Fight Another Recession
After years of near-zero interest rates and monetary easing, Fed Chair Janet Yellen has few conventional tools left if the economy takes a downturn.
QE Enough To Drive European Growth?
Bankers and finance leaders on a panel at the World Economic Forum differed on ways to reboot Europe's financial confidence.
Video: 2016, Central Banks Done With Easing?
Bank after central bank eased rates or pumped stimulus into the economy in 2015, more than 40 of them, in a bid to boost growth, fight deflation, or both. The results, though, are questionable, with many investors asking whether 2016 will be the year when ultra-loose monetary policy is seen to reach the limits of its potential.
Bank Of Japan Governor Downplays Surprise Stimulus Move
The central bank kept its monetary policy and stimulus target unchanged, but took other steps to instill confidence in the country's economy.
Video: Which Countries May Follow The Fed Hiking Rates?
Hot on the heels of the Federal Reserve, Hong Kong's central bank raised interest rates by a quarter point. Are others likely to follow too, or will many go the other way and ease monetary policy? David Pollard reports.
The Fed Rate Crisis That Didn't Happen
Economists said the U.S. central bank's monetary easing would generate runaway inflation and financial bubbles. They were wrong.
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