The coordinated intervention by the country’s monetary authorities and the banking sector to reduce export financing costs — ...

Central bank governors shape monetary policy, financial stability and investor confidence. Around the world, their appointment processes vary widely, revealing stark contrasts between transparent, mer ...

The military conflict in Iran and the Middle East is curtailing the global flow of oil and natural gas. Along with ...

Last year, emerging markets broke free from their long-standing pattern of financial underperformance. From equities to bonds ...

The preference for bitcoin as a long-term store of value was referred to as the most dominant response in the recent Bitcoin ...

Friday’s personal consumption expenditure data drop will give policymakers a broader picture of what’s happening with inflation.

Keynote Speech by IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at Japan's Ministry of Finance's "Future of the Global Economy amid a Fluid International Economic and Monetary Order" Symposium ...

A broad-based upturn in global cyclical activity has been underway since the end of Q3 2025. The question is whether the upturn will falter in the face of the energy price shock from the war ...

It is not the same as the post-pandemic Russian invasion of Ukraine, since that shock elevated demand alongside reduced energy supplies. A pure supply shock, being itself a hit to global GDP, weakens ...

A free-market economy empowers Ugandans to innovate and prosper, while a free-floating currency preserves stability, ...

Recessions and other economic shocks are inevitable. Although the timing and particulars of the next downturn or emergency are hard to anticipate, one can predict with certainty that another will ...

Gold’s strategic role has become even more important as escalating tensions in the Middle East push oil prices higher. The ongoing United States–Israel conflict with Iran has disrupted energy markets, ...