Monetary Policy and Interest Rates

Fed holds interest rate steady

Trump slams Fed after decision to hold interest rates steady

Policymakers left their benchmark rate unchanged amid signs that the economy is humming along, defying the president’s tradition-bucking pressure on the central bank.

New York Post · 13h

Fed keeps interest rates unchanged — pushing Trump to bash Powell for failing to stop ‘problem they created’

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said “we do not need to be in a hurry to adjust our policy stance” and monetary policy is “well positioned” for the challenges at hand.

FOX News on MSN · 14h

Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady amid inflation uncertainty

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at its January meeting following three consecutive rate cuts amid uncertainty over inflation and economic conditions.

Canada announces 6th interest rate cut

Reuters · 18h

Top Bank of Canada officials speak after latest interest rate cut

Below are some key quotes from a news conference by Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers on Wednesday after the central bank cut its key policy rate by 25 basis points to 3%.

Hosted on MSN · 4h

Canada announces sixth interest rate cut

The Bank of Canada on Wednesday further cut its interest rate by 25 basis points, bringing the country’s monetary policy rate down to 3.0 percent. Tiff Macklem, the Bank of Canada governor, speaking on the rate cut,

The Canadian Press on MSN · 12h

Bank of Canada cuts rates to 3% as U.S. tariff threat clouds outlook

OTTAWA — The potential for U.S. tariffs is clouding the economic outlook for the Bank of Canada as it delivered another interest rate cut, reducing its policy rate by a quarter-percentage point to three per cent.

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How Monetary Policy Works and its Impact on your Pocket

Monetary policy, a crucial tool wielded by central banks, plays a significant role in shaping the economic landscape. Its ...

14hon MSN

Federal Reserve Pauses Interest Rate Cuts—First Meeting Without A Cut Since July

Fed chair Jerome Powell said he has not talked with Trump since the president demanded last week “interest rates drop ...

How Negative Interest Rates Work

Negative interest rates occur when prices begin to start dropping to low levels as the value of a nation's currency increases. At these times, central banks may resort to negative interest rates. The ...

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Monetary policy is inherently political, but the RBA must respond to reality

Despite the independence of central banks, there’s no getting politics out of monetary policy.

9hon MSN

Fed kicks off 2024 by standing pat on interest rates

Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank is in wait-and-see mode amid mostly positive U.S. economic conditions.

Bank of Canada7h

Bank of Canada reduces policy rate by 25 basis points to 3%, announces end of quantitative tightening

The Bank of Canada today reduced its target for the overnight rate to 3%, with the Bank Rate at 3.25% and the deposit rate at ...

MT Newswires on MSN12h

US Equities Markets End Lower Wednesday as Fed Maintains Rates

US benchmark equity indexes ended lower Wednesday as the Federal Reserve maintained it benchmark lending rate while dropping a reference from its December statement that inflation had made progress. * ...

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