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US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell with ECB president Christine Lagarde on stage at the ECB Forum in Portugal.

Last mile in the fight against inflation could be a painful slog

Central banks made it clear at a forum in Portugal this week that they are prepared to raise interest rates again, and keep them there as long for as it takes.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz

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People walk past the Reserve Bank of Australia in Martin Place, Sydney.

For central banks like the RBA, ‘pause’ has become a dirty word

Weren’t we supposed to wait to allow interest rate increases to flow through to the behaviour of companies and consumers?

  • Daniel Moss
Beijing is offering the yuan as a global trading currency to the US dollar.

China’s push to challenge the US dollar gathers steam

The centrality of the dollar meant that to trade, governments had to meet international standards. Now that is being put under threat.

  • Eryk Bagshaw
Reserve Banks misjudged the impact of the pandemic on the world’s supply chains.

Central bankers face stiff new challenges in fragmenting and fractious world

Central banks were challenged and have been found wanting by the events of the past three years.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
ECB chief Christine Lagarde

The end of negative interest rates will not save Europe

Europe’s central bank has announced a hefty rate rise but it may have waited too long as it faces a financial catastrophe.

  • Simon Foy
Fed chair Jerome Powell as he explained his central bank’s massive rate hike on Wednesday.

World’s central banks got it wrong, and economies pay the price

Even after central banks recognised they got their inflation calls wrong last year, they’ve continued to flub their policy guidance, roiling markets and threatening greater damage to their credibility.

  • Enda Curran
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The threat of Europe breaking apart is rising as old ghosts emerge

Remember Grexit and Quitaly? The prospect of Italy and Greece exiting the EU has returned as the European Central Bank ramps up the fight against inflation.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Brave new world: Europe is about to take a risky step into the future

The EU is about to end its aggressive eight-year experiment with unconventional monetary policies. The dramatic shift creates the potential for a lot of problems.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Norway could be about to have its first central bank chief.

Norway could make history with first female central bank chief

Norway came one step closer to blazing a trail in Western Europe and appointing a female central bank chief.

  • Ott Ummelas
The fight against the pandemic has entered a critical stage as countries around the world roll out vaccination campaigns.

Global economy can shake off pandemic in 2021, policymakers say

Vaccines and fresh economic stimulus promised by US President-elect Joe Biden will give the global economy a chance to put the coronavirus pandemic behind it in 2021, policymakers and business leaders say.

  • Mark John

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