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Tag: Central Banks

coin of European currency. Photo: iStock
Posted inCurrencies

The euro is plunging – and may not bounce back soon

by Keith Pilbeam November 24, 2021November 24, 2021

The euro has weakened against the US dollar since the beginning of 2021, from about US$1.23 to its current exchange rate of $1.13. That’s a fall of about 9%, which is significant, especially since these are the two major currencies of the world. The drop has also intensified in November, falling 3% since the turn […]

Protesters carry signs during the Peoples Climate March at the White House in Washington. Photo:     Reuters/Joshua Roberts
Posted inThe Environment

Why climate change poses a threat to central banks

by Osman Quattara November 4, 2021November 4, 2021
Posted inChina

Jack Ma re-emerges on the digital yuan vanguard

by William Pesek April 27, 2021May 2, 2021
Posted inAT Finance, World

Central banks grease the wheels as markets tumble

by Umesh Desai March 16, 2020March 16, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Financial

Markets this week: Central banks to the rescue

by Umesh Desai March 15, 2020March 15, 2020
US Federal Reserve's Jerome Powell. Photo: Reuters / Sait Serkan Gurbuz
Posted inOpinion

Central banks, the virus, and inequality

by Nomi Prins March 14, 2020March 16, 2020
Posted inWorld

Inflation’s demise has pros and cons for Asia

by William Pesek May 1, 2019February 18, 2020
Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria
Posted inUnited States, World

Citing China, Trump steps up calls for Fed stimulus

by Asia Times staff May 1, 2019February 18, 2020
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell. Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts
Posted inUncategorized

Fearing slower growth, Fed says no rate hikes this year

by David P. Goldman March 21, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inEuropean Union, World

Chart of the Day: Stocks dive on Draghi announcement

by David P. Goldman March 8, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inEuropean Union, World

A Draghi market

by David P. Goldman March 8, 2019February 18, 2020
Like lottery tickets, there is a high probability that cryptocurrencies are worthless. But there is also an extremely small outside chance that they will be worth a great deal someday, for reasons that currently are difficult to anticipate. Photo: iStock
Posted inChina, Germany, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

Bitcoin: a digital lottery ticket for a dystopian future?

by Kenneth Rogoff December 24, 2018February 18, 2020
Fed chair Jerome Powell. Photos: AFP
Posted inChina, European Union, Italy, United Kingdom, World

US Fed mumbles, stocks stumble

by David P. Goldman December 20, 2018February 18, 2020
Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria
Posted inChina, European Union, World

Trump stages last-ditch effort to stop interest rate hike

by Asia Times staff December 18, 2018February 18, 2020
US President Donald Trump at the White House with Fed chairman Jerome Powell Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria
Posted inUncategorized

Trump expresses more displeasure with Fed chairman

by Asia Times staff November 28, 2018February 18, 2020
China's President Xi Jinping arrives for the APEC CEO Summit 2018 in Port Moresby on November 17, 2018, a part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. (Photo by FAZRY ISMAIL / POOL / AFP)
Posted inBeijing, China, World

How to know China is serious about reforming mercantilist regime

by William Holland November 27, 2018
Reserve Bank of India governor Urjit Patel.  Photo: AFP/Punit Paranjpe
Posted inAT Finance, India, Indonesia, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Turkey, World

Trouble brewing at central banks at worst moment

by William Pesek November 2, 2018February 18, 2020
The Bank of International Settlements said, "Investors appeared unnerved by poor forward visibility of results." Image: iStock
Posted inChina, France, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Top finance doctor warns: World economy about to get very sick

by Marshall Auerback September 28, 2018
The US Federal Reserve building. Photo: AFP/Karen Bleier
Posted inMiddle East, World

Central bankers as ‘dealers of last resort’

by Marshall Auerback September 13, 2018
JP Morgan Chase's Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon's prediction has many worried. Photo: AFP/Eric Piermont
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand

US bond yield rise to 5% could wreck Asia’s economic year

by William Pesek August 7, 2018February 18, 2020

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