The money supply has accelerated over the past three months and is now at the highest rate of growth seen in 40 months—since ...

Monetary Policy is implemented by the Federal Reserve Bank of the U.S. to control inflation, regulate interest rates, and support the efficient functioning of the banking system. Fiscal Policy is ...

It became clear in late July that Congress was unlikely to extend the stimulus, Keynesian pundits went into full freakout mode, warning that the recovery would be aborted. At the end of July, the ...

Financial conditions indexes summarize a broad range of financial indicators with the goal of measuring how financial markets affect economic activity. Evidence from event studies with high-frequency ...

Surveys of professional economic forecasters and financial market data can reveal public perceptions about the future conduct of monetary policy. Current estimates suggest that both professional ...

Does “monetary policy” – in the form of interest rate adjustments – actually work? Can the Federal Reserve “tame” inflation by raising the Federal Funds Rate? The question arises today because despite ...

In economics, a booming economy where everyone has money to throw around isn't always a good thing. Like an engine, the economy can overheat, causing inflation; everyone has more money, but everything ...

OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's central bank raised its main interest rate on Thursday, as expected, and said its next hike may come earlier then previously planned, strengthening the crown currency against ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Central banking in France from 1948 to 1973 was a paradigmatic example of a policy that relied on quantities rather than interest rates.