The Latest Breaking News from Monetary Policy

The essence of the impossible trinity is that a country can successfully achieve only two of these goals at any one time.

The economic world recently turned its attention to the resort of Jackson Hole, in a remote Wyoming valley. The annual economic policy symposium of central bankers, policymakers, academics and financial gurus took place in this unlikely spot, producing outcomes that hold significant implications for economies worldwide.

Recent concerns about the unwinding of yen carry trades and its potential impact on financial markets have proven less disruptive than anticipated. Despite other countries raising interest rates to combat post-pandemic inflation, Japan has kept borrowing costs low to address its long-term economic stagnation. Although the Bank of Japan (BoJ)…

A growing chorus of central bankers and academics believe climate change does impact price stability—and this impact should be built into modeling.