Monetary policy is an approach taken by a central bank or government authority that is intended to influence economic growth by expanding or constraining the supply of money in that region. The vast ...

This data series is part of the Center for Monetary Research. Monetary Policy Surprises data capture the exogenous changes in interest rates over tight windows around the monetary policy announcements ...

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Inflation is all over the news and commentary today, particularly after a presidential election that was allegedly all about it. The problem remains that few who utter the word grasp its singular ...

Good ideas don’t always outcompete bad ones. But willful foolishness usually has a cost. So it is with modern monetary theory. Ironically, this basket of economic fallacies, embraced by policymakers ...

Monetary policy seeks to control the economy by manipulating the money supply and interest rates. Fiscal policy is designed to achieve the same end using targeted taxes and spending. The Achilles' ...

The monetary route in Argentina appears to be entering a new phase, and some form of currency competition was implied in the July 2024 statements of Minister of Economy Luis Caputo. The route is akin ...

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