In 2026, major central banks are expected to move cautiously as inflation moderates unevenly and political risks rise.

We construct a new dataset of FOMC meeting transcripts from 1966 to 1990 to analyze the sources of heterogeneity in individual monetary policy preferences and study how this heterogeneity shapes ...

The way central bankers put their objectives into practice is influenced by the star variables. Specifying a target for ...

Most economists expect the U.S. economy to avoid a recession and grow moderately in 2026, though inflation could remain above ...

Three FOMC members dissented, with two preferring to keep the rate unchanged and one favoring a 50-bp reduction. It was the ...

CBN Governor, Mr Olayemi Cardoso, in this interactive session with journalists at the last Monetary Policy Committee meeting, ...

The paper shows that poorer, high-spending households face more volatile and cyclical inflation because they consume goods ...

Low-income Americans have missed out on the wealth effects that have benefited the highest earners. The Fed, which has played a role in what economists refer to as the K-shaped economy, can’t easily ...

RBI Monetary Policy Meeting 2025 LIVE: With continuing global uncertainties and India’s reliance on domestic growth drivers, the growth orientation of monetary policy appears desirable. It will ...

The Reserve Bank of India has lowered its benchmark repurchase rate for the first time in six months, in an attempt to keep the Indian economy in the so-called "Goldilocks zone" of high growth and low ...

The RBI's monetary policy committee is meeting to review growth and inflation data, with GDP expanding robustly while inflation cools to a multi-year low. Experts are divided on whether this presents ...

NEW YORK, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Cleveland Federal Reserve President Beth Hammack said on Thursday monetary policy needs to remain in a position where it can help lower inflation pressures, suggesting she ...