El-Erian says the Fed has turned into a play-by-play commentator

Mohamed Aly El-Erian, chief economic advisor for Allianz SE.  Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Federal Reserve has become too data dependent and has lost sight of its overall strategy, Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser at Allianz, said Friday. The economist told CNBC that a longer-term, more strategic outlook could see policymakers settle on a … Read more

Don’t sweat the prospect of no Fed rate cuts, economist says

Federal Reserve Bank Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the bank’s William McChesney Martin building on March 20, 2024 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images Markets will continue to rally even if the Federal Reserve chooses not to cut interest rates this year, according to Steven … Read more

Turkey opts for new tightening strategy after signaling pause to hikes

A picture taken on August 14, 2018 shows the logo of Turkey’s Central Bank at the entrance of its headquarters in Ankara, Turkey. ADEM ALTAN | AFP | Getty Images Turkey’s central bank is opting for a different monetary tightening method as it grapples with climbing inflation, after previously signaling that its rate-hiking cycle was … Read more

When will European Central Bank cut rates? Markets could soon get clues

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde speaks as she presents the bank’s 2022 Annual Report to the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, eastern France, on February 26, 2024.  Frederick Florin | AFP | Getty Images FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank will meet again this week amid falling inflation, a slight recovery in economic activity … Read more

German central bank losses soar, wiping out risk provisions

Joachim Nagel, president of Deutsche Bundesbank, during the central bank’s “Annual Report 2023” news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Losses incurred by the German central bank rocketed into the tens of billions in 2023 due to higher interest rates, requiring it to draw on the … Read more

Bank of England rate cuts likely later but larger, Goldman Sachs says

Blurred buses pass the Bank of England in the City of London on 7th February 2024 in London, United Kingdom.  Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images The Bank of England is likely to hold interest rates higher for longer before slashing them more sharply than expected in the second half of the year, … Read more

Bank of England’s Bailey hints markets could be getting it right on rate hikes

Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England (BOE), during the Monetary Policy Report news conference at the bank’s headquarters in the City of London, UK, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey on Thursday signaled that financial markets may be correct in their expectations for … Read more

Lagarde says she’s proud to lead ECB after scathing staff survey

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde looks on as she attends the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, at the European Parliament, in Brussels, Belgium September 25, 2023.  Yves Herman | Reuters President Christine Lagarde on Thursday said she was “proud and honored” to leead the European Central Bank, after her leadership was … Read more

European Central Bank set to hold rates as market debates cut timeline

A man shelters from the rain under an umbrella as he walks past the Euro currency sign in front of the former European Central Bank (ECB) building in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty Images The European Central Bank is set to hold interest rates at their current record high … Read more

European Central Bank staff slam Lagarde’s leadership in union survey

Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB). Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde received a harsh assessment in a union-run employee survey, with some staff accusing her of fostering a negative atmosphere and focusing on her own career. Many respondents said Lagarde spends “too much time on … Read more