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Why some central banks have been buying more gold
by
Henry Epp
Oct 10, 2024
Global uncertainty is leading investors to beef up purchases of precious metals.
Interest rates worldwide might start falling as central banks meet this week
Mar 18, 2024
Switzerland may be the first to start rolling back the recent round of rate hikes.
U.S. dollar's strength is mostly bad news for countries and companies around the world
Sep 6, 2023
Central banks have a couple of tools they can use to push back, including interest rate hikes and selling U.S. dollars..
It's not just the Fed. Central banks around the world are meeting this week.
Jul 24, 2023
The European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan and others will also weigh rate hikes. The world will be watching for hints of policy changes.
Why central banks operate with a pack mentality
Jun 22, 2023
Traditionally, central banks have more or less unofficially moved in concert with each other when it comes to tackling monetary policy.
Why some countries' central banks follow the Fed's lead
Mar 23, 2023
The U.S. Federal Reserve coordinates some operations — sometimes even interest rates changes — with other central banks. Here's how that works.
All eyes are on the Federal Reserve's next move in this "wobbly" economic moment
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Mar 20, 2023
The inflation threat calls for one type of action, and the banking turmoil calls for another. How will the Fed respond?
For public good, not for profit.
Bank of Japan maintains its ultralow interest rate policy
by
Lily Jamali
Jan 18, 2023
A lot of investors were betting that the Bank of Japan would join other central banks in hiking rates to beat back inflation.
Housing markets across the globe hit by rising rates
by
Matt Levin
Nov 24, 2022
The U.S. isn't the only country with a central bank that's hiking rates. Here's how that's affecting housing markets around the world.
Inflation is a global problem, but different countries face different pressures
Aug 29, 2022
The U.S. is seeing some moderation in energy and food prices. That's not case overseas.