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The Fed left interest rates unchanged but said improving economic data means it will likely lift them later this year. We asked two scholars – and ex-Fed officials – if it was the right call.
The Australian economy continues to deliver mixed, but on the whole positive, signals.
The 2008 financial crisis exposed major gaps in central banks’ operations. New features like quantitative easing have since emerged.
Central banks around the world are struggling with the failure of low (or negative) interest rates to breathe life back into ailing economies.
Independent Senator Nick Xenophon wants the RBA to focus on economic growth, and he’s not alone.
Economists are divided on whether the latest interest rate cut to 1.5% was needed, as the RBA tries to boost inflation and growth.
All economic data is pointing to disappointing global growth.
Incoming Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe will face the challenges of rapid credit and asset prices growth.
Paying every citizen a basic living wage sounds costly and counter-intuitive to reducing unemployment. But Finland is about to do it and Australia could too.
At least a dozen sub-Saharan Africa countries have raised debt through sovereign bonds. The chickens are now coming home to roost.
There are some good reasons why the RBA should retain its flexibility in managing inflation.
Rousseff is about to go on trial for allegedly borrowing $11 billion to fund social programs and conceal a budget deficit. Why is that a crime?
Watch out on budget day for how creative Treasury assumptions are on inflation.
Africa needs to navigate the difficult economic waters that lie ahead without undoing the gains of the past two decades. Success will require difficult political choices.
The budget showed some sense of urgency but still fell short on implementation plans. There should have been more, particularly details on cost-cutting initiatives.
South Africa’s government should urgently announce a moratorium on civil service employment growth. The country has reached its upper limit in the number of civil servants that can be sustained.
The reporting of “higher than expected” inflation seemed a bit overblown.
The Fed decided to hold its key interest rate at about zero, but that doesn’t mean it did nothing.
The Fed’s policy-setting committee decided to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged. Here’s why that’s the wrong call.
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Associate Professor of Finance, Mississippi State University
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Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Senior Lecturer, Research School of Economics, and Research Associate, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Australian National University
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