By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday he continues to believe ...

How does monetary policy work? Monetary policies are either expansionary or contractionary, depending on the level of growth or stagnation in the economy.

To contain soaring consumer prices, the central bank previously raised its policy rate from 8.5 per cent to 10 per cent.

In his May 2025 quarterly announcement, Federal Reserve (Fed) chair Jerome Powell warned of the rising risk of stagflation, a dreaded combination of high inflation and unemployment. Mainstream ...

In a move to stimulate the economy, Bangladesh Bank announced a 50-basis-point cut to its Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) ...

How does monetary policy work? Monetary policies are either expansionary or contractionary, depending on the level of growth or stagnation in the economy.

New Zealand central bank governor Adrian Orr said monetary policy is now contractionary after yesterday’s record interest-rate hike.

Private credit growth slows for contractionary monetary policy Private sector credit growth slowed in January this year as the lending rate went up due to the central bank’s contractionary ...

The U.S. dollar will remain weak over the coming months, a Reuters poll of FX analysts forecast, caught in a tangle of ...

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Saturday said it is undeniable that contractionary policies to control inflation can in the long run slow down economic growth. “While there is a need ...

The danger of contractionary monetary policy The SARB has opted to follow global trends in the use of monetary policy tools by consistently increasing interest rates to try and deal with inflation.