This model may define the next generation of global finance, shaped by digital adoption, institutional evolution and ...

Even Milton Friedman—who never supported gold as money—admitted that a monetary system based on gold would “take care of ...

Discover how the Bank of England shapes U.K. monetary policy, sets interest rates, and ensures financial stability, mirroring the function of the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Monetary policy is the management or political maneuvering of the nation's economy. In the United States, the Federal Reserve is responsible for making monetary policy. The Federal Reserve typically ...

Good ideas don’t always outcompete bad ones. But willful foolishness usually has a cost. So it is with modern monetary theory. Ironically, this basket of economic fallacies, embraced by policymakers ...

Discover how the monetary conditions index (MCI), which was developed by the Bank of Canada, evaluates economic conditions using interest and exchange rates.

Good morning. I’m very pleased to be in such eminent company, especially that of my former advisor at Stanford, John Taylor. And I’ll begin my presentation with a reference to another pathbreaking ...

CFR’s Global Monetary Policy Tracker compiles data from 54 countries around the world to highlight significant global trends in monetary policy. Who is tightening policy? Who is loosening policy? And ...

In his December press conference, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank was embarking on a "new phase" of monetary policymaking. Just what that entails will play out over the next ...

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 ...

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 ...