A flood of US government debt is about to hit markets even as the field of buyers is shrinking. It could lead to unintended consequences.
The Reserve Bank may not have to lift interest rates as high as feared due to the impact of quantitative tightening,which could keep a lid on inflation.
The US is about to start a largely untested experiment in monetary policy that many fear will have unintended - and destructive - consequences.
What is inflation? Why is it bad? Why aren’t real wages rising – and what does that even mean?
The highest interest rate on government debt since 2014 points to much higher interest bill for taxpayers and the federal government.
The EU is about to end its aggressive eight-year experiment with unconventional monetary policies. The dramatic shift creates the potential for a lot of problems.
Australia is set to conclude its quantitative easing program,leaving the Reserve Bank with more than 40 per cent of government bonds on issue and raising questions about what it will do with the pile of assets.
We won’t be back to anything like normal until,ultimately,interest rates are much higher. Don’t forget that. Your grandma hasn’t.
The RBA has pumped hundreds of billions of dollars into the economy to deal with COVID-19. It’s mulling how to withdraw that support without upending the economy.
The RBA has changed its rhetoric on keeping rates unchanged until “2024 at the earliest” and is war gaming how to take heat out of the nation’s booming property market.
Central banks have pumped trillions of dollars into their financial systems and economies during the pandemic,but only relatively modest amounts have found their way into the real economy.