Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari is putting a sharper edge on a long‑running tension in Washington, ...

Good afternoon. Thank you for the invitation to speak to you. I am delighted to have the opportunity to address this distinguished group of macroeconomic forecasters. Today I will discuss how I ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brian Domitrovic is a historian of supply-side economics Feb 08, 2025, 10:49am EST The NYSE got going in 1792—no kidding? First ...

The Fed held the Fed Funds Rate at 4.25-4.50%, citing solid labor market conditions and elevated inflation. Chair Powell emphasized a "wait and see" approach, highlighting "uncertainty" and "no need ...

This paper examines the challenges of formulating monetary policy in the face of heightened uncertainty. We develop a framework to assess the optimal monetary policy path under uncertainty, focusing ...

We investigate the role of government credit in monetary policy transmission, using detailed credit registry data from Brazil ...

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

WHY IS HOUSING so expensive? Explanations have tended to fall into two camps. One emphasises a gummed-up supply side: a range of restrictions on land use and NIMBY campaigners have stymied ...

The Federal Reserve's policy framework is in flux, with credibility eroding after 4.5 years of missing its 2% inflation target. Current rate-cutting bias persists despite persistent inflation ...

As the pioneer of inflation targeting in 1990, New Zealand's monetary policy framework has been a model for central banks globally. In recent years, tools like forward guidance—where a central bank ...

Surveys of professional economic forecasters and financial market data can reveal public perceptions about the future conduct of monetary policy. Current estimates suggest that both professional ...