A wild first half of the year is almost over, with focus shifting to how central banks, especially the Federal Reserve, steer markets in the months ahead.
June 26, 2026
The Federal Reserve won't raise interest rates next month even after a government report showed inflation based on the U.S. central bank's targeted measure was the
June 25, 2026
BofA Global Research on Thursday dropped its forecast for the Bank of England to hike rates this year, terming it a 'close call' driven by lower energy prices, easing inflation
June 25, 2026
The Bank of Japan should raise interest rates once every few months and stand ready to speed up the pace of hikes, hawkish board member Naoki Tamura
June 25, 2026
(Corrects headline and rewrites paragraph 2 and paragraph 5 (previously paragraph 4) to reflect NY Fed official was referencing the FOMC's implementation note, not its policy statement.
June 25, 2026
The Bank of Canada's governing council agreed to keep its monetary policy nimble to respond to new U.S. trade restrictions, the impact of energy prices,
June 24, 2026
India's central bank chief said on Wednesday it was "premature" to talk about interest rate hikes at this stage of the policy cycle.
June 24, 2026
The Fed chair who served under five US presidents was more practical and less ideological than his detractors claimed.
June 23, 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh will deliver his first testimony on monetary policy before Congress on July 14, at 10 a.m.
June 23, 2026
Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said on Monday that with the labor market stable, he is focused on figuring out whether too-high inflation will stay
June 23, 2026
Some of the late former U.S.
June 22, 2026
BofA Global Research and Deutsche Bank expect the U.S.
June 22, 2026
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June 19, 2026
The Bank of Japan may raise interest rates twice by the end of the current fiscal year, after making a landmark shift in its policy focus
June 19, 2026
(Corrects to delete extraneous words from paragraph 2) A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh seized the stage in his debut
June 18, 2026
By Howard Schneider, Ann Saphir and Michael S.
June 18, 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh did not submit an interest-rate path projection as part of the central bank’s quarterly publication of economic projections on
June 18, 2026
By Michael S.
June 18, 2026
Short-term U.S. interest-rate futures are now pricing in a bigger chance that the Federal Reserve will deliver a rate hike by September than opt to keep rates where they are.
June 18, 2026
The Federal Reserve held the benchmark interest rate steady on Wednesday and policymakers expect rising borrowing costs later this year, reflecting growing concerns
June 18, 2026
Warsh promises a new vision for the Fed, as his colleagues eye a rate hike instead of a cut
June 17, 2026
The dollar strengthened across the board on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held the benchmark interest rate steady and the Fed's statement
June 17, 2026
When the Bank of Japan's second-in-charge stepped in for his sick boss at this week's historic policy meeting, he delivered a surprisingly blunt message: The
June 17, 2026
The governor of the Bank of Korea on Wednesday vowed to adjust policy to curb inflation, as the central bank said price pressures were expected to keep inflation above its
June 17, 2026
The European Central Bank will continue to be "proactive" in its fight against high inflation even after a deal between the United States
June 16, 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh will convene his first meeting as U.S. central bank chief on Tuesday and hold a press conference the following
June 16, 2026
A majority of Federal Reserve policymakers now feel they will need to keep U.S. short-term borrowing costs on hold all year, projections due out on
June 16, 2026
Bond investors head into Kevin Warsh's first policy meeting as Federal Reserve chair this week with a far more cautious posture, reflecting a
June 16, 2026
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 31-year high on Tuesday in a landmark step in its policy normalisation, signalling readiness
June 16, 2026
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 31-year high on Tuesday, marking another landmark step in normalising monetary policy as it focused on taming price pressures from the
June 16, 2026
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 31-year high on Tuesday, a widely expected move that signalled its focus on countering inflation risks from the Middle East
June 16, 2026
New Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has talked at length in recent years about the U.S. central bank's balance sheet, the need to say less
June 15, 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia will pause its tightening cycle on June 16, according to a Reuters poll of economists as a cooling economy gives
June 12, 2026
The dollar dropped sharply against major peers on Thursday after President Donald Trump called off plans for renewed U.S. military strikes on Iran at the
June 11, 2026
Heading into a defining week, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's absence leaves the central bank with a jarring optics problem just as it seeks to cement
June 11, 2026
The Bank of Canada on Wednesday left its key interest rate unchanged as expected and said it was seeing limited evidence that higher energy prices were
June 10, 2026
A Brazilian Senate committee on Wednesday advanced a bill to grant the central bank financial autonomy, boosting its independence in a move opposed by
June 10, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India's rate decision on Friday is expected to be one of the closest policy calls in recent memory, with rising
June 04, 2026
Brazil's central bank is seeing demand-driven pressures contributing to inflation, Governor Gabriel Galipolo said on Wednesday, pointing to measures that exclude supply
June 03, 2026
By Michael S.
June 03, 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh pledged to follow "the best of the Fed's traditions" in an opening note to the central bank's more than 20,000
June 03, 2026
By Michael S.
June 02, 2026
The following are key quotes from European Central Bank policymakers in the run-up to the June 11 policy meeting.
June 02, 2026
The Bank of Japan should lay out a clear path for policy normalisation after a widely expected rate hike this month to stabilise the bond
June 02, 2026
By Michael S.
May 29, 2026
Investors will turn to an important labor market update next week as they weigh whether simmering inflation and the potential for interest rate hikes
May 29, 2026
By Michael S.
May 29, 2026
By Michael S.
May 29, 2026
The European Central Bank will act in a "timely and measured manner" to prevent the current energy shock from turning into persistent inflation, governing council member Fabio
May 29, 2026
Apple Intelligence AI service registered with China's cyberspace regulator
Canadian home sales rise in June, prices unchanged from prior month
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British leader Starmer faces his last question session in Parliament before leaving office next week
UK economy needs budget discipline, OECD says as Burnham prepares for power
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European shares subdued as Middle East tensions offset ASLM, Cartier results
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