Soft landings are desired over hard landings for economic policy makers. To achieve a soft landing, government officials and central banks will gradually reduce expansionary fiscal and monetary policy ...

The global economy continues to be held back by slow growth across the developed world. As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director, Christine Lagarde, said on 1 September: “Not since ...

Learn the significance of a Fed pivot, when the Federal Reserve shifts its monetary policy, and how these changes affect the economy and financial markets.

Last year, the U.S. economy grew at a faster rate than any other large, advanced economy. It looks like it will do so again this year. Crediting fiscal stimulus for the current economy misses two ...

A rigid monetary policy, slowing growth and fading investor confidence are combining to keep the stock market under pressure ...

The survey highlights that tapping into innovative and inclusive channels of domestic finance is necessary, as these can serve as a buffer against shocks to volatile global finance.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke favorably of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s expansionary fiscal stance, telling his counterpart Satsuki Katayama that it appears to be contributing ...

Monetary policy is one of the most important tools available to a central bank for managing an economy. In India, it is conducted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), and every two months, the RBI’s ...