JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Bank of Israel could lower short-term interest rates for the second time this month next week to further weaken the shekel and support exports, although it's a close call, according to a Reuters poll. Full story
A big swing for the markets after mixed signals from the Fed on when the central bank will taper its QE program. James Paulsen, Wells Capital Management, says in the market will digest its gains in the second half of the year.
PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is looking into expanding its range of policy tools, while the U.S. central bank is mulling scaling back its support measures, highlighting the contrasting fortunes between the world's two biggest economic blocs. Full story
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks extended their decline on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 falling 1 percent following remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke which suggested the central bank was not ready to pull back on its economic stimulus efforts but may act if the economy continues to impr Full story
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus faces substantial risks to its economic outlook and a forecast recession could be deeper than forecast, its central bank governor said in a prepared speech on Wednesday. Full story
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's central bank on Wednesday appointed a professor of economics and an investment bank chief economist as new members to its monetary policy board, replacing outgoing decision makers Lars Svensson and Barbro Wickman-Parak. Full story
Church of Cyprus Archbishop Chrysostomos has thrown a wrench in the country's bailout deal, and is suing the head of the central bank and the minister of finance, reports CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera.
A look at where the markets finished the day and the impact central banks are having on the world economy, with Danielle Hughes, Divine Capital; David Kelly, JPMorgan Funds; Todd Salamone, Schaeffer's Investment Research; Alan Valdes, DME Securities; a...
Jacob Frenkel, JPMorgan Chase International chairman, discusses the easy money policies of central banks and provides perspective on where he sees economic mega trends.
The Fed Minutes spooked investors Thursday. Meanwhile Bill Gross, co-CIO, founder & managing director of PIMCO, says bond vigilantes are no more, and central banks are in the "masters of the universe."
Jim Grant, "Grant's Interest Rate Observer" editor, explains why central bank easing, ultra-low yields and access to corporate and sovereign credit is creating a "soon to be regrettable situation." "Central banks are going from ease to hyper-ease," he ...
Julio Velarde, president of the Central Bank of Peru, speaks during an interview at the Reuters Latin American Investment Summit in Lima May 20, 2013. A weaker global economy and lower metals prices may lead Peru's central bank to trim its forecast for 2013 economic growth to as little as 5.9 percen
Julio Velarde, president of the Central Bank of Peru, attends an interview at the Reuters Latin American Investment Summit in Lima May 20, 2013. A weaker global economy and lower metals prices may lead Peru's central bank to trim its forecast for 2013 economic growth to as little as 5.9 percent from
A man walks past the Central Bank of Sri Lanka building in Colombo May 17, 2013. Sri Lankan shares rose more than 1 percent on Thursday to hit a 1-1/2 year high, with foreigners dominating trading, while retail investors also bought after a fall in interest rates. The main stock index rose 1.06 perc
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