The Bank of Japan said its large-scale monetary easing that continued for about 11 years failed to produce the initially ...

Brazil's 12-month inflation in early May exceeded the upper end of the central bank's target range for the first time since ...

The Fed brought up the Middle East in the FOMC statement yesterday and even raised inflation forecasts. Is the monetary easing cycle over? The answer is just beginning to emerge. Solid growth ...

China has kept its central bank on the sidelines of managing an economy hampered by weak demand and deep-seated imbalances, defying Wall Street forecasts for the biggest interest-rate cuts in a decade ...

NAIROBI, March 13 (Reuters) - African officials have warned that the sharp rise in oil ⁠prices ⁠due to the conflict in Iran will challenge ⁠monetary policymaking and could hit productivity in key ...

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged at its January 28 meeting, as policymakers signal a more cautious approach to future rate cuts. Wells Fargo economists Sarah ...

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PROSPECTS for further monetary easing have become more uncertain after core inflation surprised on the upside, an analyst said amid expectations of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) ordering ...

BEIJING, April 13 (Reuters) - New bank lending in ⁠China ⁠jumped less than expected in March, while broad ⁠money and financing growth remained sufficient to support economic expansion, signalling the ...