The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Thursday that the U. S. economy grew at an annualized rate of only 2% in the third quarter.The highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus, supply chain chaos, worker shortages, sluggish jobs numbers and higher prices weighed on economic activity.It was far lower than …
Read More »Bank of Japan Decides to Keep Interest Rates
The Bank of Japan decided at its monetary policy meeting held today, by a majority vote, to fix negative interest rates at -0.1% on current accounts held by financial institutions with the bank in the short term. The bank also decided to control long-term interest rates, by purchasing the required …
Read More »BOJ would hold fire as inflation surges, Yen weakened
The Bank of Japan is expected to keep fiscal policy settings steady on Thursday and to contain inflation to stay below its 2% target for at least two more years.The BoJ is widely expected to leave its stimulus unchanged amid further delay in the economic recovery from the pandemic, only …
Read More »IEA: Energy crisis threatens global recovery
A global energy crunch is expected to boost oil demand by 500,000 barrels per day and could stoke inflation and slow the world’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Energy Agency warned on Thursday.Oil and natural gas prices have soared to multi-year highs recently, sending power prices surging to …
Read More »White House stands by calls for OPEC+ to do more on oil prices
The U. S. supports calls for OPEC+ to do more to manage the economic recovery worldwide, a White House official said on Monday, as crude prices hit multi-year peaks. The official noted that Biden’s administration is closely monitoring the cost of oil and gasoline and using every tool to address …
Read More »Japan’s new PM seeks new mandate to handle recovery
Newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday he will dissolve the lower house next week in preparation for 31 October elections as he seeks a fresh mandate to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, the sagging economy and security threats from China and North Korea. Kishida was formally elected …
Read More »Live Stream: FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell Speaks at Fed Listens
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Read More »Fed hasn’t mentioned tapering schedule
The U. S. Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at 0-0.25%, as wholly expected. The decision was taken unanimously.Indicators of economic activity and employment have continued to strengthen. The sectors most adversely affected by the pandemic have improved in recent months, but the rise in COVID-19 cases has slowed the …
Read More »Fed is optimistic about economic activity
The U. S. Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at 0-0.25%, as wholly expected. The decision was taken unanimously.Indicators of economic activity and employment have continued to strengthen. The sectors most adversely affected by the pandemic have improved in recent months, but the rise in COVID-19 cases has slowed the …
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