Surface healing masks stagnant wages, inflation: IMF
Crunching data from across 29 advanced economies between 2000 and 2016, the IMF study found median unemployment rates fell steadily since 2013 even as labor force participation rates increased.
Sep 27, 2017, 19:07 PM IST
Economic Survey 2017: RBI's excess capital should fund PSU banks, ARC
RBI is one of the highly capitalised central banks of the world and the government can redeploy some of its capital for fund infusion in state-owned banks and setting up a public sector asset reconstruction company, Economic Survey 2016-17 said.
Jan 31, 2017, 18:42 PM IST
IMF warns central banks could lose deflation fight
The International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday that central banks are struggling to beat back deflationary forces and that governments need to spend to help them succeed.
Sep 27, 2016, 22:35 PM IST
Central banks seek global standards in wake of Bangladesh heist
The world`s major central banks, stung by this year's USD 81-million heist in Bangladesh, have launched a task force to consider setting broad rules to protect the vast network of cross-border banking from cyber attacks, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.
Sep 15, 2016, 23:22 PM IST
Dollar edges higher vs euro as central banks weigh policy
The dollar pushed higher on the euro and the yen was stronger.
Jun 15, 2016, 03:25 AM IST
Raghuram Rajan questions feasibility of 'helicopter money' policy
'Helicopter drop of money' is used as a metaphor for an unconventional monetary policy tool that typically involves central banks printing large sums of money and distributing it directly to the public or investing in public projects.
May 10, 2016, 17:20 PM IST
We attempt to be an informed, adaptive regulator: Raghuram Rajan
Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan Monday said as a regulator the central banks tries to be informed and adaptive when it comes to regulation of new instruments and processes.
Apr 11, 2016, 19:13 PM IST
ECB's Draghi cautions future of global economy uncertain
The future of the global economy remains uncertain and there are questions about Europe`s ability to weather new shocks, the president of the European Central Bank said in its annual report on Thursday
Apr 07, 2016, 14:07 PM IST
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Apr 04, 2016, 12:41 PM IST
Raghuram Rajan for new global pact to deal with monetary policy issues
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan Monday said the world is facing "increasingly dangerous situation" and a new international agreement on the lines of Bretton Woods is needed to prevent central banks from adopting policies that could hurt other economies.
Mar 21, 2016, 18:35 PM IST
Raghuram Rajan warns bankers against competitive monetary easing
Close on the heels of his biggest ever rate cut in India, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan Monday warned central bankers across the world against competitive monetary easing and pitched for a collective action.
Oct 05, 2015, 23:34 PM IST
First global code of conduct for FX trading may be within reach
Central banks seeking to quell misconduct in the $5 trillion a day currency market are hopeful that for the first time they can unify the industry`s disparate codes of conduct into one central document within the next two to four years.
May 06, 2015, 19:25 PM IST
World shares hit new high, Europe shrugs off Greece worry
World shares hit a new high on Monday, with European stocks joining the rally after early falls, as investors looked ahead to central bank meetings this week and put aside worries over Greece.
Apr 27, 2015, 17:54 PM IST
Central banks help European shares to a 14-year high
European shares hit a 14-year high and the euro fell on Wednesday after the European Central Bank affirmed its loose policy stance and as weak data from China raised prospects of monetary easing there too.
Apr 15, 2015, 18:19 PM IST
OECD chief credits loose monetary policy for averting catastrophe
The head of the OECD on Wednesday credited a wave of loose monetary policy for preventing a global economic collapse, but warned it was now up to governments to lift growth and safeguard their economies.
Apr 15, 2015, 16:22 PM IST
Raghuram Rajan hopes for better co-operation among central bankers
Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan Tuesday expressed the hope central bankers of large economies will start extending better co-operation, a view shared by IMF chief Christine Lagarde.
Mar 17, 2015, 23:40 PM IST
Swedish QE surprise, Russia-Ukraine deal lift gloom
A surprisingly aggressive dose of monetary stimulus from Sweden`s central bank on Thursday injected life back into world markets which had been numbed by the stalemate in talks between Greece and its euro zone creditors.
Feb 12, 2015, 15:24 PM IST
Bank of Canada delivers shock rate cut as ECB gears up for QE
The Bank of Canada joined the list of "unpredictable" central banks on Wednesday with a shock quarter point rate cut as the European Central Bank prepared a 600 billion euro ($695 billion) bond-buying program aimed at lifting Europe out of its economic doldrums.
Jan 22, 2015, 11:18 AM IST
Asian shares rally as investors bank on endless stimulus
Asian shares pushed higher on Thursday after a flood of soft economic data led investors to wager on a ceaseless fountain of stimulus from major central banks, sending bond yields tumbling across the globe.
Aug 14, 2014, 09:46 AM IST
Central banks ending era of clear promises, return to ''artful'' policy
The world`s major central banks are returning to a more opaque and artful approach to policymaking, ending a crisis-era experiment with explicit promises that they found risked their credibility and did not substitute for action.
Jul 07, 2014, 15:07 PM IST
