monetary policy

The Bank of Japan is expected keep monetary policy on hold and present a brighter view on the economy on Tuesday, encouraged by a rebound in factory output and increasing signs that the recovery from the devastating March earthquake is broadening.

May 2 - Philippe D'Arvisenet, global chief economist at BNP Paribas SA, talks about the European Central Bank monetary policy and the effect of the U.S. announcement that Osama bin Laden was killed in a military operation in Pakistan.

The collapse of an asset bubble will not necessarily lead to higher unemployment as long as monetary policy is loose enough, a top Federal Reserve Bank official said on Friday.

A tighter monetary policy would cause segments of China’s economy to slow slightly, but would be good news for Chinese consumers, because of their high savings rate.

China's leadership called Friday for tighter control over bank lending and other spending next year, a shift in economic policy as Beijing tries to cool inflation and guide rapid growth to a sustainable level.

China's leadership called Friday for tighter control over bank lending and other spending next year, a shift in strategy as Beijing fights inflation and tries to guide rapid growth to a sustainable level.

Fed Chairman Bernanke said Friday that high unemployment and low inflation point to a need for a further easing of U.S. monetary policy.

The U.S. is putting mounting pressure on China's monetary policy that keeps its currency undervalued to increase exports, but that so far has only cost OUR jobs, it's time we step up to level the playing field folks

Analysts said that the new stimulus steps and the further easing of monetary policy were too timid.

The Bank of Japan said it will hold an emergency meeting on Monday as political pressure mounts for the central bank to ease monetary policy in the face of a surging yen.