As inflation spikes throughout the Sri-Lankan economy, the central bank has responded by increasing the interest rate from 5.5% to 6.5%. This tightening of monetary policy follows three consecutive months of double-digit inflation, with the […]
The People’s Bank of China, China’s central bank, announced this week that they would reduce the current reserve requirement ratio (RRR) to just over 8.4%. A reduction in RRR will allow banks to hold less […]
The economic impact of Covid-19 has been devastating and wide-reaching. One country which is suffering significantly is South Africa, where going into lockdown has stifled almost all economic activity. As South Africa, the second largest […]
The inflation rate in Canada entered negative territory in April, as year-on-year inflation was measured at -0.2%. This essentially means that the average price level in Canada was 0.2% less in April this year, than […]
In yet another unbelievable day of economic policy in action, the chancellor of the exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced yesterday the latest measures to protect people’s income, keep businesses alive, and encourage spending in the economy. […]
For the second time in a week, the Bank of England has cut interest rates in an attempt to rescue the UK economy from the jaws of a coronavirus induced crash. In an unprecedented move, […]
In an unprecedented move today, the US federal reserve, which controls and coordinates American monetary policy, has announced a cocktail of measures to combat the economic fallout from the coronavirus which utilises almost every weapon […]
In an attempt to combat the economic fallout caused by the outbreak of the coronavirus, the Bank of England has taken the extreme measure of cutting interest rates from 0.75% to 0.25%. Monetary policy of […]
With millions of people in self-imposed quarantine across China and severe travel restrictions, small and medium sized businesses could be on the verge of collapse. Since the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in January, businesses […]
In the UK, interest rates are set by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), a group of nine central bankers who meet eight times a year to decide on any changes to the official interest rate. […]
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