Monetary policy is increasingly evolving into a crucial tool for reducing interest payments on government debt, thus allowing fiscal stimulus to be more strategically channeled towards fostering ...

Arguments for monetary policy are that it controls inflation through a target interest rate; is quick and easy to implement; ...

After the global financial crisis, the monetary-fiscal policy mix was the key to preventing a more severe and persistent ...

We study the role of life insurers in the transmission of US monetary policy. Insurers have uniquely long-term liabilities. We posit that they face a trade-off between matching liability duration ...

Last year, the U.S. economy grew at a faster rate than any other large, advanced economy. It looks like it will do so again this year. Crediting fiscal stimulus for the current economy misses two ...

Over the years the responsibility of stabilization policy have increasingly been place on the shoulders of central banks. However, for central banks to deliver on this mandate their monetary policy ...

As 2025 begins, the trajectory of U.S. monetary policy remains one of the most hotly debated topics in financial and economic circles. Following a tumultuous 2024 marked by persistent inflationary ...

Modern monetary theory increasingly supports a clear mandate: central banks work best when price stability is their primary objective ...

In the unending battle of economic stability, with both promising growth and persistent challenges, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has made a pivotal decision by retaining the Monetary Policy Rate ...

WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - Granting the U.S. Federal Reserve extensive new powers in a sweeping overhaul of financial regulation might hamper its ability to craft monetary policy that would steer ...