This strategy appears to be the path of least resistance for governments to reduce debt and keep bond vigilantes at bay
With financial risks lurking, Governor Ueda must maintain his cautious approach
Comments indicate central bank is likely to keep markets guessing on timing and scale of easing
The concern stems from price rises in services remaining too high in some places
Economists forecast inflation easing from multi-decade highs without sharp rise in unemployment
Milestone return to positive interest rates is only the beginning
Central bank becomes world’s last to unwind ultra-loose monetary policy
Claudia Buch says eurozone lenders face rising insolvencies, geopolitical risks and upheaval in energy-intensive industries
The headline acts will be the US Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan and the Bank of England
UK central bank’s decision would chime with approach of Fed and ECB
FT-Chicago Booth poll suggests bank will make two or fewer cuts this year, with the first between July and September
As the moment for easing nears, central bankers must stay clear-eyed on the data
Eurozone central bank announces one of biggest overhauls of its connections to financial system for a decade
Refinancing by economy ministry of $50bn in peso-denominated sovereign debt in bid to ease pressure on public accounts
Planned move a block away means central bank will no longer occupy offices next to iconic Euro sculpture
The current thinking is that they can, but there will be limits to asset sales
Frank Elderson apologises after comments triggered criticism over central bank’s ‘autocratic’ approach to green issues
Japan’s central bankers grapple with normalising monetary policy and unwinding the balance sheet
New data gives policymakers confidence they can cut rates by the summer
Comments from US central bank chair raise hopes for fall in borrowing costs within months
ECB president wants ‘more evidence’ to be sure inflation has been tamed and says it will have ‘a lot more’ data in 3 months
But what they should be thinking about are the consequences
Employees complain after executive said new recruits had to be ‘reprogrammed’ to support green policies
The international success of quantitative tightening strengthens the case for money printing
And more on QT’s future
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