The Bank of Canada announced its third rate cut in a row, reducing its key policy rate by 25 basis points to achieve a 4.25% level. “In Canada, the economy grew by 2.1% in the second quarter, led by government spending and business investment,” said the central bank...
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic is seeking to dial down the enthusiasm over a potential rate cut by the central bank next month, arguing there was no rush for such an action. Reuters reported that Bostic used a speech in Atlanta to declare he...
While Jerome Powell’s Federal Reserve continues to debate whether to cut rates, two central banks in Europe are already witnessing economic progress from their respective rate cuts. The Bank of England’s first rate cut in four years sparked a renewed interest in...
Tom Barkin is president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. This article is adapted from a recent speech delivered during theGlobal Interdependence Center’s Central Banking Series at Banque de France in Paris. By the first quarter of 2022, the Fed’s...
The Bank of England trimmed the base rate by a quarter-point to 5%. This marked the first rate cut by the UK’s central bank since March 2020. Within the Bank of England, the rate cut decision was somewhat contentious, with the Monetary Policy Committee voting...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
