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  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    Megan Greene
    Crisis looms if the ECB’s new tool comes up short

    The spread between Italian and German government bonds has inspired the creation of an ‘anti-fragmentation’ procedure

    3 hours ago
  • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
    Global inflation
    Leading economies at risk of falling into high-inflation trap, BIS says

    Bank for International Settlements calls for more aggressive action from world’s central banks

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    Turkish lira
    Turkish bank regulator limits lira loans for firms holding foreign exchange

    Under-pressure currency climbs in response but analysts say move is further step towards capital controls

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    Markets InsightLorenzo Bini Smaghi
    How the ECB can tackle fragmentation in the eurozone

    History shows diverging sovereign bond yields have high economic and political costs

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    Eurozone inflation
    Eurozone central bank chiefs warn on soaring inflation expectations

    Price pressures set to linger in France and Germany, triggering concern from the Bundesbank and Banque de France

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    FirstFT
    FirstFT: Powell warns recession ‘a possibility’

    Plus, crypto turmoil winners and PGA golf tour boss blasts Saudi-backed rival

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    Norges Bank
    Norway makes surprise 50 basis point rise

    Policymakers in Oslo announce biggest rate increase in almost two decades

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    Chris Giles
    Complacency led policymakers to misdiagnose inflation

    Politicians and central bankers took their eyes off price problems but running a high pressure economy is dangerous

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    InterviewCryptocurrencies
    Singapore regulator vows to be ‘unrelentingly hard’ on crypto

    Stance marks shift in rhetoric from city-state that had courted digital currency companies

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    Lebanon
    Lebanese lenders claim IMF plan to seize assets breaks the law

    Proposal to seize assets labelled unlawful and unconstitutional

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    Unhedged
    European debt: risk before reward Premium content

    ‘Anti-fragmentation’ is risky, expensive and worth a shot

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    Federal Reserve
    Jay Powell faces test of Fed’s ‘unconditional’ resolve to tame inflation

    US central bank chair’s testimony to Congress comes in wake of heightening fears of recession

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    Global Economy
    Monetary policy on the cheap? Let’s reserve judgement

    The problems of picking an off-ramp for the Bank of England’s QE carry trade.

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    Markets InsightEric Lonergan
    Can the ECB prevent a second euro crisis?

    The central bank has moved quickly on bond market ‘fragmentation’ but its actions will be tested by investors

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    European Central Bank
    Lagarde defends ECB plan to counter bond market panic

    Central bank president tells MEPs she is determined to prevent ‘fragmentation’ between eurozone nations

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    UK interest rates
    Bank of England official warns of higher inflation if UK rate rises lag US

    External MPC member Catherine Mann says dovish approach would put pressure on sterling

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    LexEurope quantitative easing
    ECB/EU bonds: big bazooka needed to stop spreads blowing up Premium content

    The next step in the European monetary and political experiment has to be more radical than the last

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    Markets InsightMohamed El-Erian
    Central banks and markets share a secular awakening

    There is no hiding from the long-term transition to more challenging financial conditions

  • Saturday, 18 June, 2022
    Federal Reserve
    Fed official supports 0.75 percentage point rate rise in July

    Christopher Waller expects inflation data to warrant a back to back jumbo increase

  • Saturday, 18 June, 2022
    Bank of Japan
    Japan ‘odd one out’ in pursuing vast bond-buying programme

    Central bank is on track to buy ¥10tn in debt this month to keep a lid on borrowing costs

  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
    The Big Read
    Time for strong medicine: How central banks got tough on inflation

    In the US and Europe, policymakers are beginning to accept that dealing with rising prices will not be painless

  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    The global economy is not going to be calmer any time soon

    Central banks are racing to adapt to a world of high inflation and weak growth

  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
    Nouriel Roubini
    The dangers for the eurozone are all too real

    Italy is one focus of concern with its low potential growth, large deficits and enormous public debt

  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
    News in-depthBank of England
    Bank of England accused of going soft on inflation

    UK central bank moves less aggressively than the Fed despite predicting price rises will hit 11% this year

  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
    Currencies
    The Bank of Japan will not be bullied

    Diamond hand QE

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