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  • Friday, 19 March, 2021
    Japanese war on deflation
    Bank of Japan edges away from massive monetary stimulus

    Central bank opts for discretionary policy and scraps target for equity purchases

  • Monday, 8 March, 2021
    Bank of England
    Bailey highlights BoE concerns about post-pandemic inflation risk

    Bank would need evidence price rises sustainable at 2% target before raising rates, says governor

  • Tuesday, 2 March, 2021
    Martin Wolf
    What central banks ought to target

    Amid a wide range of options, inflation targeting remains the simplest and least bad

  • Tuesday, 2 February, 2021
    News in-depthForeign exchange
    Central banks take rare step of flagging currency sales in advance

    Fading dollar forces rush of highly unusual announcements

  • Monday, 25 January, 2021
    News in-depthEuropean Central Bank
    ECB’s German policymaker sells stimulus to its hawks

    Isabel Schnabel emerges as key ally for president Christine Lagarde in building consensus

  • Wednesday, 6 January, 2021
    Markets InsightEva Szalay
    Swiss franc shrugs off being put on the naughty step by US

    Flood of money unleashed by the Fed has put dollar under pressure against other currencies

  • Tuesday, 5 January, 2021
    Markets InsightMohamed El-Erian
    New Covid variant will increase stress on global economy and widen inequality

    Policymakers need to take more action to tackle rising risk that short-term problems will become embedded

  • Wednesday, 16 December, 2020
    Bank of Japan
    Bank of Japan lines up $6bn in dollar ammunition

    Central bank to make first-ever outright purchase of US dollars from forex reserves

  • Friday, 11 December, 2020
    ECB scales back rise in bank support after policymaker pushback

    Some governing council members criticise initial plan for being too generous

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  • Thursday, 10 December, 2020
    European Central Bank
    ECB launches fresh stimulus to support Covid-hit eurozone economy

    Central bank expands bond-buying programme to provide more cheap funding for banks

  • Friday, 4 December, 2020
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Inflation fears should not hold back the recovery

    Deflation is still the bigger risk for a heavily indebted world economy

  • Wednesday, 25 November, 2020
    InterviewYves Mersch
    Departing ECB hawk draws red lines for fresh policy stimulus measures

    Central bank’s longest serving council member fires parting shot

  • Wednesday, 28 October, 2020
    Turkish economy
    Turkish lira drops to record low as central bank defends approach

    Governor Murat Uysal says the bank has reacted strongly to currency’s weakness

  • Saturday, 17 October, 2020
    US financial regulation
    Fed officials call for tougher rules to prevent asset bubbles

    Officials worry that low interest-rate policies could encourage excessive risk-taking

  • Thursday, 8 October, 2020
    Special ReportFT Wealth: Family Office
    Zero rates are a test of skill for family office investment managers

    For advisers asked to preserve capital for generations, a widening negative real return on cash is damaging

  • Monday, 28 September, 2020
    Eurozone economy
    Eurozone deflation will persist in coming months, Lagarde warns

    Euro’s rise is one of biggest factors holding down bloc’s prices, ECB president says

  • Thursday, 24 September, 2020
    Swiss National Bank
    Switzerland ready to hold down franc with sharper interventions

    Country’s haven currency under intense upward pressure due to Covid-19 crisis

  • Sunday, 13 September, 2020
    Gavyn Davies
    The Bank of England’s message on monetary financing needs clarity

    The central bank’s gilt purchases have been justified but could pose long-term risks for financial stability

  • Friday, 11 September, 2020
    European Central Bank
    ECB chief economist warns against complacency over recovery

    Philip Lane flags euro’s effect on inflation as policymakers consider more stimulus

  • Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
    News in-depthEuro
    ECB will struggle to rein in the euro, say investors

    Fund managers expect talk rather than action, as currency’s strength reflects dollar’s weakness

  • Saturday, 5 September, 2020
    The Long ViewMichael Mackenzie
    Beware what comes after the easy money binge

    History suggests the longer-term effects of policy stimulus are less rewarding

  • Thursday, 3 September, 2020
    Free LunchMartin Sandbu
    How to be a dove Premium

    The Fed leads an expansionary shift, but which tools will central banks use?

  • Thursday, 20 August, 2020
    European Central Bank
    ECB fears recovery is at risk from a delayed surge in unemployment

    State schemes to protect jobs cushioned workers in the pandemic’s early stages

  • Thursday, 20 August, 2020
    Central banks scale back dollar lending operation as demand drops

    Use of swap lines declines as financial system recovers from coronavirus panic

  • Friday, 14 August, 2020
    The editorial board
    The economy is too weak for inflation to return

    If central banks bow to governments, prices could eventually soar

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