Surveys of professional economic forecasters and financial market data can reveal public perceptions about the future conduct of monetary policy. Current estimates suggest that both professional ...

Financial conditions indexes summarize a broad range of financial indicators with the goal of measuring how financial markets affect economic activity. Evidence from event studies with high-frequency ...

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Michelle Bowes is a Sydney-based business and personal finance journalist; author of 'Money Queens: Rule Your Money', a personal financial guidebook for teenage girls; and a personal finance speaker ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation This paper reviews the trade-offs involved in the choice of the ECB’s monetary policy operational framework. As long as the ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation This paper examines the challenges of formulating monetary policy in the face of heightened uncertainty. We develop a ...

Some forces in life may be powerful and obvious, yet remain a bit mysterious—think of weather systems, consumer trends and, yes, the Federal Reserve. The Fed, as it is colloquially known, does have a ...

For release at 2:00 p.m. EDT September 17, 2025 Recent indicators suggest that growth of economic activity moderated in the first half of the year. Job gains have slowed, and the unemployment rate has ...

May 11 (Reuters) - An extended period of high interest rates and an inverted yield curve could put more stress on banks, but would be necessary if inflation stays stubbornly high, Minneapolis Federal ...

TOKYO, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Former Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, a prime ministerial hopeful running in the ruling party's leadership race, on Wednesday endorsed the Bank of Japan's ...