The Fed’s decision to cut interest rates for the first time since 2008 could lead to economic policies that are even more reckless.
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The latest data is not promising – central banks must react accordingly.
In many countries people are now paying more for bonds than they will receive at maturity. These negative interest rates should make it a good time for investment.
After a hectic first week for the new parliament, Michelle Grattan speaks with Deep Saini about Jacqui Lambie’s role in helping pass the government’s tax cuts, and a further cut to interest rates - now 1%.
The first week of the new parliament ends on a high for the government, with its $158 billion tax cut package passed, and the first stage of tax relief ready to flow in a week or so.
The Reserve Bank has cut the official interest rate to a new low of 1%, reflecting continuing concern over the slow economy.
The Fed is in a tricky position as it signals it may soon cut interest rates to boost the economy, which also risks spurring runaway inflation and even an economic downturn.
The Fed said it’s ready to act to ‘sustain the expansion.’ The latest jobs report suggests it may have to act soon.
We’re facing a global economic problem that no one really understands or knows how to fix.
Geoff Crisp speaks with Michelle Grattan about the week in politics.
The Reserve Bank cut interest rates on Tuesday because we weren’t spending or pushing up prices at the rate it wanted. On Wednesday we might find things are worse than it thought.
The lawmakers have proposed capping interest rates on consumer loans at 15%, but doing so may hurt some of the people it’s aiming to protect.
The Reserve Bank has adjusted rates in previous election campaigns, but it needs to have a very, very, good reason.
South Africa needs to urgently step up its efforts to drive economic growth by harnassing the power of the state, as well as the markets.
We should ignore out-of-date and failed theories and test what full employment really means in 2018.
A number of emerging markets are struggling but this doesn’t mean they are totally related.
It’s been 10 years since the U.S. signed into law a scheme to print money, essentially, and save the financial sector amid the sub-prime mortgage meltdown. Did it work? And who’s truly benefitted?
As with economic growth and wages, the RBA’s response seems to involve crossing as many fingers and toes as possible and publicly proclaiming that things are looking good.
President Trump has been attacking the Fed’s current policy of slowly raising interest rates. A former central bank official explains why that’s so troubling.
A whole bunch of folks are on the wire, and if their housing payments go up they are going to struggle.
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