#monetarypolicy — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #monetarypolicy, aggregated by home.social.
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'Unfortunate kick in the guts' as inflation data increases RBA rate hike risk
By Kate AinsworthInflation is continuing to cool with the annual headline rate rising to 3.5 per cent in July, but some economists say it has increased the risk of another interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia this year.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-26/july-inflation-slows-heightened-risk-rba-rate-hike/107078580
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Your Mortgage Was Priced in Basel
Somewhere in America today a couple is signing a mortgage. Thirty years, a fixed rate, a kitchen table, a pen that suddenly weighs more than it should. They believe the number on the page came from their bank, or from the Federal Reserve, or from the mysterious weather system called the market. All three answers hold a piece of the truth, and all three leave out the room where a slice of that number was set: a round tower beside the railway tracks in Basel, Switzerland, owned by the central banks of the world, run by a staff most Americans will never hear named, and answerable to no voter on Earth. […]https://bolesblogs.com/2026/08/25/your-mortgage-was-priced-in-basel/
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Former The OC actor on crusade to take down 'stupid' cryptocurrency
By Emilia TerzonHollywood actor Ben McKenzie speaks to ABC News about what led him to investigate one of the biggest financial movements of the decade.
#Currency #StockMarket #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #FinancialMarkets #Tax #MonetaryPolicy #RetailIndustry #Banking #EmiliaTerzon
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Climate change and corruption are also driving up interest rates
By Alan KohlerTypically, bond rates rise when an economy is doing well and inflation appears to be moving up. But something much deeper and more structural is currently going on.
#Economy #MonetaryPolicy #FinancialMarkets #ClimateChange #AlanKohler
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Central bank independence is a part of neo-liberal economic policy, which aimed to get government out of the ‘managing the economy’ Keynesian style and instead allow free markets and deregulation of finance, in particular.
"Central bank independence means independence from the demands of the many to protect the interests of the financial sector."
Michael Roberts: https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2025/08/27/should-central-banks-be-independent/
#interestRates #centralBanks #Fed #money #credit #economics #FederalReserve #yields #monetaryPolicy
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Global economic policy seems to be at the mercy of Bessent's to-do list
By Laura TingleGlobal economic policy now seems at the mercy of an exceptionally casual approach to information, scribbled on a notepad, awaiting an update on Scott Bessent's to-do list.
#Currency #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #FinancialMarkets #StockMarket #WorldPolitics #MonetaryPolicy #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #GovernmentandPolitics #Futures #LauraTingle
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How to avoid the singles tax without finding a romantic partner
By Daniel MilesThe singles tax has nothing to do with the ATO, it's the extra people pay when they can't split costs like rent, internet, insurance and other household bills the way couples can.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-08/how-to-avoid-singles-tax-cost-of-living-your-say/106953804
#PersonalFinance #Tax #Relationships #MonetaryPolicy #DanielMiles
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U.S. involvement in Japan's yen intervention strengthens Tokyo's position while creating new risks and uncertainties for both countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/08/05/japan/yen-under-us-umbrella/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #us #sanaetakaichi #scottbessent #yen #usdollar #forex #japaneseeconomy #useconomy #donaldtrump #monetarypolicy
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Household spending increases in June, powered by EV sales
By Hanan DervisevicAustralian household spending rose for a second month in June as consumers splashed out on electric vehicles amid rising fuel costs.
#CostofLiving #Economy #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #Inflation #MonetaryPolicy #HananDervisevic
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Oh, look! 🤡 Another riveting piece on the bond market's love-hate relationship with Fed Chair Warsh's latest monetary mumbo jumbo. But first, please enable #JavaScript and disable your ad blocker, because who needs a seamless browsing experience? 🙄✨
https://www.reuters.com/commentary/reuters-open-interest/bond-market-isnt-buying-what-fed-chair-warsh-is-selling-2026-07-30/ #bondmarket #monetarypolicy #FedChairWarsh #adblocker #HackerNews #ngated -
Why Jim Chalmers is cautious but upbeat
By David SpeersAfter delivering a pre-election prediction that "the worst of the inflation challenge is behind us", only to see inflation then steadily rise, Treasurer Jim Chalmers is now more cautious.
#GovernmentandPolitics #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #FederalGovernment #MonetaryPolicy #WorldPolitics #Budget #Elections #FinancialMarkets #DavidSpeers
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See how the price of everything has changed with inflation
By Jessica Riga, Simon Elvery, and Georgina PiperThe good news this week is inflation has eased slightly. The bad news is it remains stubbornly high. So we've tracked how the prices of everyday items have changed.
#Inflation #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #MonetaryPolicy #JessicaRiga #SimonElvery #GeorginaPiper
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Reserve Bank governor warns world facing increased supply shocks
By Gareth HutchensThe Reserve Bank governor says the world has become more shock-prone in recent years, and the latest oil spike is a complication for the central bank's monetary policy.
#MonetaryPolicy #OilandGas #Productivity #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #EconomicGrowth #GarethHutchens
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My new blog post: Simple one page, the four times in modern history that money became worthless:
https://payhip.com/syrinxandspear/blog/news/four-times-the-money-became-worthless#history #money #bankingsystem #monetarypolicy #cash #syrinxandspear
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Major political tensions are shaping monetary policy! Jeff Cox reports on President Trump's strong stance on Federal Reserve policy, backing Kevin Warsh and demanding the U.S. have the world's lowest interest rates for 12% GDP growth. President Trump also accused other Fed members of 'bad intentions' days before a key decision. Read more about these critical economic debates. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/27/trump-warsh-interest-rates.html #FederalReserve #MonetaryPolicy #USPolitics
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Market Talk: Fed ‘can’t control oil-related inflation’
The Federal Reserve meets this week with markets pricing in a one-in-three chance of a rate hike, but XTB's Kathleen Brooks says the central bank is unlikely to make a move as the Middle East conflict drives oil price swings. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #FederalReserve #Fed #RateHike #InterestRates #OilPrices #MiddleEast #CentralBank #MonetaryPolicy #Inflation #EnergyPrices #BreakingNews #BusinessNews #FinanceNews…
https://fllics.com/en/video/market-talk-fed-cant-control-oil-related-inflation/
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Japan's post-deflation economy requires policies that encourage households and institutions to invest more at home. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/07/21/japan/yen-should-come-home/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #kokusaisensei #kokochan #jgbs #ustreasuries #satsukikatayama #gpif #boj #primeministersanaetakaichi #sp500 #yen #monetarypolicy #forex
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Rising property prices — not the falling currency alone — may ultimately drive tighter monetary policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/07/19/japan/recipe-for-aggressive-boj/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #boj #yen #forex #japaneseeconomy #interestrates #monetarypolicy #realestate
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Fed Governor Comments on Inflation Outlook and Policy Path
📰 Original title: 💬 Money Quote: Fed Governor Waller on Inflation
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Live: Oil posts biggest gain since 2020 as Middle East war fears reignite
By Emilia TerzonOil prices soar more than 9 per cent as the US president threatens to blockade the Strait of Hormuz. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-14/asx-markets-business-live-news-july-14-2026/106911966
#StockMarket #Banking #Currency #FinancialMarkets #MonetaryPolicy #RetailIndustry #Tax #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #CompanyNews #Cryptocurrency #EmiliaTerzon
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Japan's weak yen now does more harm than good, making higher interest rates the right policy despite the success of Abenomics-era monetary easing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/07/13/world/should-boj-raise-rates/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #boj #ppp #interestrates #japaneseeconomy #monetarypolicy #scottbessent #us #donaldtrump #georgesoros #shinzoabe
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The government must strengthen the institutions, social compact and economic fundamentals on which currency confidence ultimately rests. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/07/10/japan/weak-yen-not-japan-strength/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #bankofjapan #europe #yen #forex #japaneseeconomy #inflation #monetarypolicy #us #plazaaccord #louvreaccord #china #imf #sanaetakaichi
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Economist Justin Wolfers on the 'absurdity' of Trump's America
By Yiying LiFormer Reserve Bank economist Justin Wolfers says Australia urgently needs to consider the role of money in its politics while examining how US President Donald Trump profits from his position.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-10/economist-justin-wolfers-on-trump-america/106901422
#MonetaryPolicy #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #FinancialMarkets #StockMarket #WorldPolitics #YiyingLi
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Fed Sees Oil Prices Cooling Despite Renewed Iran War
The Federal Reserve still thinks energy prices are headed lower even as missiles are flying again in the…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #Crude #Fed #Iran #iranwar #monetarypolicy #Oil #oilprices
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https://open.substack.com/pub/aldogrech/p/what-if-i-told-you-that-you-want
Everything you were taught to fear about deflation protects the people collecting from you. The forbidden question: why shouldn't progress show up in your pocket?
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Where are the eurozone’s cheapest and highest mortgage rates?
Borrowers in the Baltics pay just over twice what Maltese households do for a home loan, ECB data to April 2026 shows.
#Mortgages #Economy #Housing #InterestRates #Eurozone #MortgageDivide #MonetaryPolicy #Europe
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And instead of remaining independent & impartial when the next financial crisis occurs, the #Fed will be biased towards supporting the very sectors that likely created the crisis.
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