central bank

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The central bank is likely to raise rates to “guard against broadening inflation risks,” but this may not be sufficient to stem peso weakness, the senior currency analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The Japanese central bank is widely expected to keep its policy rate unchanged at next week’s meeting amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

When the PCE comes in hot, as it has over recent months, the central bank is more reluctant to lower interest rates.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

“He didn’t ask, didn’t demand, didn’t require,” Warsh, who served on the Board of Governors of the central bank from 2006 until 2011, said of whether Trump had extracted promises from him.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

One kind of monetary policy, which involves the central bank buying private assets, is chunked as quantitative easing.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker