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Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision

RBA Philip Lowe cash rate

At its meeting today, the Board decided to maintain the current policy settings, including the targets of 10 basis points for the cash rate and the yield on the 3-year Australian Government bond

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RBNZ: Prolonged Monetary Stimulus Necessary

Reserve Bank of New Zealand RBNZ inflation monetary

The Monetary Policy Committee agreed to maintain the current stimulatory level of monetary settings in order to meet its consumer price inflation and employment remit.

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Jerome H. Powell: Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress

Federal Reserve Monetary Policy

Chairman Brown, Ranking Member Toomey, and other members of the Committee, I am pleased to present the Federal Reserve's semiannual Monetary Policy Report

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Yannis Stournaras: Welcome address – 4th ECB Simulation Conference

Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras Simulation Conference

4th ECB Simulation Conference, organised by the "Get Involved" student initiative and supported by the Bank of Greece, the Department of Banking and Financial Management of the University of Piraeus

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Jerome H. Powell: Getting Back to a Strong Labor Market

Jerome Powell CARES Act Labor Market border payments

Today I will discuss the state of our labor market, from the recent past to the present and then over the longer term. A strong labor market that is sustained for an extended period

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Stefan Ingves at the Riksdag Committee on Finance: Hearing on financial stability

Stefan Ingves Riksbank

“The pandemic has had a major impact on the economy, both in Sweden and abroad.” This comment was made by Governor Stefan Ingves

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Richard H. Clarida: U.S. Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy

Richard H. Clarida monetary policy

Vice Chair Richard H. Clarida At the C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics Council on Foreign Relations, New York, New York

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Brexit countdown for UK financial services sector

Brexit London

With one week to go until the end of the Brexit transition period, the FCA is urging financial services companies to ensure they are ready.

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RBA Minutes of the December Monetary Policy Meeting

RBA Philip Lowe

Members commenced their discussion of the global economy by noting that some potential COVID-19 vaccines were reported as having a high efficacy rate and were nearing approval for emergency use in the United States,

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Luigi Federico Signorini: Globalisation and monetary policy

Luigi Federico Signorini globalisation

It is my privilege to open this meeting of the CEPR’s international finance and macro group. In these unusual times, one must forgo the benefits of informal, realworld interaction

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