A view of the headquarters of the Swiss National Bank (SNB), before a press conference in Zurich, Switzerland, March 21, 2024. Denis Balibouse | ReutersThe Swiss National Bank on Thursday took a third step to loosen monetary policy this year, bringing its key interest rate down by 25 basis points to...
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Britain’s finance minister calls for spending discipline but no return to austerity
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks on the second day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, north-west England, on September 23, 2024.Paul Ellis | Afp | Getty ImagesLiverpool, ENGLAND — U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves vowed on Monday that Britain will not return to austerity, but...
September consumer confidence falls the most in three years
Consumers' view on the economy tumbled in September, falling by the largest level in more than three years as fears grew about jobs and business conditions, the Conference Board reported Tuesday.The board's consumer confidence index slid to 98.7, down from 105.6 in August, the biggest one-month decline since August 2021....
The Fed has set out on a ‘recalibration’ of policy. Here’s what Powell’s new buzzword means
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has unveiled his latest buzzword to describe monetary policy, with a "recalibration" of policy at a pivotal moment for the central bank.At his news conference following Wednesday's open market committee meeting, Powell used variations of the word no fewer than eight times as he sought...
The Fed has the proof it wants that inflation is slowing, but the next move is still up in the air
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell arrives to testify before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Hearings to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2024.Chris Kleponis | AFP | Getty ImagesFederal Reserve officials head into their policy meeting...