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Kevin Warsh lectures at Stanford University School of Business, New York, on 8 July 2017. Reuters

Kevin Warsh: a more Trump-friendly Fed chair?

As US monetary policy enters a new phase and amid White House pressure for the Fed to lower interest rates, a trusted Wall Street insider with government experience has been asked to step up

Toufic Chanbour 02 February 2026
The decision to cut interest rates not by 0.25% but by 0.5% lets industry and money markets breathe a sigh of relief after two years of stress and turmoil. Eduardo Ramon

What do US interest rate cuts mean for the economy and election?

Donald Trump will not be happy but Kamala Harris could benefit from this week's decision along with borrowers, consumers, and investors

Khaled Kassar 19 September 2024
Diana Estefanía Rubio

Cooling inflation restores confidence and motivates interest rate cuts

After a period of rapid price rises and surging interest rates, most of the world’s major central banks are now sufficiently confident about the trajectory of inflation to start bringing interest…

Al Majalla - London 10 September 2024
In early August, the markets went into meltdown, but no sooner had trillions been wiped, things were getting back to normal. What is going on? Al Majalla

A storm in a Japanese teacup: how it pays to be brave

Unusual selloffs, concern about jobs, and questions over interest rates led to a recent global panic, with some big firms losing $300bn overnight. Then the world righted itself. What does it tell us?

Khaled Kassar 11 August 2024
Traders wait at the Bahrain Bourse after Joe Biden won the U.S. presidency, in Manama, Bahrain, November 8, 2020. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

Major Gulf Markets Dip On Oil Weakness, Inflation Worries

Most major Gulf stock markets fell on Sunday amid fears of a potential global recession and volatile oil prices, but Egypt continued to rise after its central bank kept its overnight interest rates…

21 August 2022
Central Bank of Egypt's headquarters is seen in downtown Cairo, Egypt February 25, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Egypt Central Bank Holds Rates Steady After Change of Governor

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) kept its overnight interest rates steady on Thursday, hours after a new governor was named to replace Tarek Amer, who quit unexpectedly on Wednesday. President…

18 August 2022
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