Swiss central bank maintains world’s lowest rate
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has left its policy rate unchanged at zero, the lowest policy rate in the world. Inflation remains subdued. Consumer prices rose by 0.8% in August, th...
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The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has left its policy rate unchanged at zero, the lowest policy rate in the world. Inflation remains subdued. Consumer prices rose by 0.8% in August, th...
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The survey showed that all the Swiss bankers surveyed are expecting the SNB to keep its policy rate at 0% for the rest of this year. And looking to 2027, 60% are expecting that to...
cont / ......to be about that. Of course if everyone ran a ZIRP or close to it it wouldn't be an issue. So, my question is to ask if it is politically realistic to expect the...
I don't think anyone would want to the be in the BOJ's shoes right now. On the one hand, inflation pressures are giving policymakers every reason to keep raising interest rates. Bu...
“President Donald Trump demanded an interest-rate cut after the Federal Reserve raised rates by a quarter percentage point, defying his repeated calls for lower borrowing costs,” B...
Graph is via the folks at Trading Eocnomics. Higher neutral-rate estimates are a structural argument for keeping long-dated yields elevated, which helps explain why bonds have sold...
The European Central Bank raised its base interest rate to 2.5% yesterday. This move is meant to control inflation arising as a consequence of the Read the full article...
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On the run, at noon CT: Figure 1: Ten year constant maturity Treasury (blue), on the run at noon CT (red dot), both in %.
@ Phil, I've previously made the argument that the ZIRP should be applied to a real (or after inflation) rate of interest rather than literally zero so I'm not disagreeing with...
In this podcast, Harry Downie and Abiel Reinhart discuss the latest US inflation data and read through to rates markets. Speakers: Abiel Reinhart, US Economic Research Harry Down...
The cost of borrowing money is moving unrelentingly higher, with profound implications for savers, borrowers and the U.S. government's fiscal outlook. … Source
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Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says interest rates could fall further if the country maintains its current price stability, raising the prospect of c...
The Federal Open Market Committee approved the following statement for release by a 12 – 0 vote:The Committee decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate by 1/4 pe...
Many developing countries borrow from the IMF in Dollars to prop up an unsustainable currency peg, for polticial reasons e.g. Price level, elections and to help the rich get cheap...
In reply to <a href="https://billmitchell.org/blog/?p=63343#comment-204541">Peter Martin</a>. Dear Peter Martin (at 2026/08/30 at 5:45 am) Thanks for continued contri...
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