Tag: “Central Banks”

Έμφαση στις “δύσκολες” μεταρρυθμίσεις και την αντιμετώπιση των “ακραίων δημοσιονομικών ανισορροπιών” της οικονομίας συστήνει στην ενδιάμεση έκθεσή του για τη νομισματική πολιτική ο διοικητής της Τράπεζας της Ελλάδας κ. Γιάννης Στουρνάρας.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell talked tough on inflation Wednesday, saying at a forum that he expects multiple interest rate increases ahead and possibly at an aggressive pace.

Euro zone bank lending slowed in May as a record series of European Central Bank rate hikes work their way through the financial sector, though the data is unlikely to dissuade policymakers from further tightening.

European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane on Tuesday warned markets against pricing in cuts to interest rates within the next two years.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Tuesday that inflation is still too high and it’s still too early for her organization to declare victory over consumer price rises.

The European Central Bank will need to raise interest rates by another 25 basis points in July to combat inflation but the path afterwards remains unclear, ECB policymaker Pablo Hernandez de Cos said on Friday.

The Bank of England on Thursday surprised markets with a 50 basis point hike to interest rates, its 13th consecutive increase as policymakers grapple with persistently high inflation.

The Swiss National Bank opted for a smaller rate hike at its quarterly monetary policy meeting Thursday, but said further rises may be needed to bring inflation to target.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday told Congress that, with U.S. inflation well above target, more interest rates are likely this year, although he did not shed any new light on the timing of the moves.

Καθησυχαστικός αναφορικά με την πιθανότητα να επαναληφθεί μία νέα παγκόσμια χρηματοπιστωτική κρίση όπως αυτή του 2007 – 2008 εμφανίζεται ο διοικητής της Τράπεζας της Ελλάδος, Γιάννης Στουρνάρας.

The European Central Bank is likely to raise interest rates again next month but it is too early to predict the decision of the September meeting, which will be shaped by incoming data, the ECB’s chief economist Philip Lane said on Monday.

Major global investment banks lifted their terminal rate forecast for the European Central Bank to 4% in September, after the ECB raised borrowing costs and indicated further hikes.

Japan’s central bank maintained its ultra loose monetary policy on Friday, electing to support fragile economic growth at a time of swirling global uncertainty.

Στο υψηλότερο επίπεδο των τελευταίων 22 ετών, από τον Μάιο του 2001, αύξησε τα επιτόκια η Ευρωπαϊκή Κεντρική Τράπεζα, με την Κριστίν Λαγκάρντ να διαμηνύει ξεκάθαρα πως δεν τίθεται προς το παρόν ζήτημα παύσης της νομισματικής σύσφιγξης.

The People’s Bank of China indicated that it’s serious about getting the world’s second-biggest economy back on track.

The European Central Bank on Thursday announced it is taking its main rate up by 25 basis points to 3.5%, diverging from a U.S. Federal Reserve decision to pause its own hikes on Wednesday.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday decided against what would have been an 11th consecutive interest rate increase as it measures what the impacts have been from the previous 10.

The European Central Bank is set to increase its benchmark policy rate by another 25 basis points this week, insisting that all future rate decisions will be strictly data dependent as uncertainty weighs over the inflation and growth outlook.

On the heels of a 10-meeting streak of raising interest rates, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday is expected to take a break and let the U.S. economy catch its breath.

China’s central bank surprised most economists and market participants by cutting a short-term policy interest rate, a sign that officials are increasingly concerned about faltering growth and are stepping up stimulus to boost the recovery.