central banks

Oil tests central banker nerves with Iran-Israel hostilities on ‘knife edge’

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Global central bankers fretting about geopolitics just got another sharp reminder overnight about the potential threat that the Middle East poses to their inflation fight.In the same week that multiple monetary officials meeting in Washington said they’re on the lookout for potential oil shocks that could reignite consumer-price growth, Israel’s attack on Iran on Friday … Read more

bonds: In a ‘radical shift’, frontier markets go for policy changes

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Frontier markets have embarked on aggressive policy shifts, and investors in local-currency bonds are starting to reap the benefits. Central banks across key frontier economies including Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt have hiked policy rates significantly in recent months, while also implementing steps to liberalise markets – such as Nigeria’s move to allow free trading in … Read more

Learn With ETMarkets: Role of central banks in shaping interest rates and the economy

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Do you often check the Fixed Deposit (FD) interest rates when you visit a bank? Have you noticed how those rates seem to change frequently? Similarly, if you are a regular reader of newspapers, you would have probably seen headlines talking about borrowing becoming more costly these days. Well, these fluctuations are linked to the … Read more