Monetary policy guides inflation and economic growth. Learn what it means, the main types, and how central banks manage interest rates and stabilize the economy.

This article discusses the big divergence between U.S. fiscal policy and U.S. monetary policy over the past year, and how that impacts various parts of the economy differently. It also takes a look at ...

Just as inflation eases and more economists bet on a soft landing for the U.S. economy, a new risk is emerging, a policy push and pull. The divide between fiscal and monetary policy is increasingly ...

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 ...

Researchers at the University of Seville have analysed interdependencies between fiscal and monetary policies and economic growth in Eurozone countries. The study highlights the need for greater ...

The recent passage of a tax cut package in the U.S. raises an interesting and important question for monetary policy: Will the tax cuts create inflation that the Fed cannot contain? According to ...

Bangladesh emerged strongly from the COVID 19 pandemic. But persistent inflation, a balance of payments deficit, and financial sector vulnerabilities have hampered post pandemic recovery. Urgent ...

This paper analyzes the impact of fiscal policy on inflation expectations across a large sample of advanced economies (AEs) and emerging market economies (EMs). We identify episodes of significant ...

This two-day conference—organized jointly by the IMF, Inter-American Development Bank, Faculty of Business and Economics (University of Chile), and Faculty of Economics and Management (Pontifical ...