JOHANNESBURG - Some labour unions want the South African Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) to abandon restrictive monetary policy as consumers hold their breath for the repo rate ...

This shift in economic thinking was accompanied by a corresponding change in the IMF’s policy recommendations for deficit countries. Broadly speaking, these policies were contractionary in nature.

What are the likely consequences of uncertain US tariffs on the euro area economy and its monetary policy? The economic literature highlights three main conclusions. Without considering second-round ...

"I don't see how we can come out of this trade war scenario with an economy compatible with prices rising significantly," he told a news briefing, expecting also a contractionary economic impact ...

Contractionary monetary policy shocks that raise long-term risk-free rates reduce insurers' demand for private debt, raising risk premia. We use granular, high frequency data and regulatory changes to ...

The RBI under its new chief Sanjay Malhotra has cut the policy rate, relaxed lending regulations, and pumped in liquidity ...

"The policy rate has to remain high due to the contractionary monetary policy, which impacts the lending rates. This is why the demand for credit has reduced," said Mustafizur Rahman, a ...

KARACH: The State Bank of Pakistan will announce its second monetary policy of the current year on Monday (today). The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the SBP will meet on Monday (today ...

Under the current International Monetary Fund agreement Sri Lanka has to collect around 200 million dollars a month (2.5 billion US dollars) to build 900 million US dollars in reserves and repay debt ...