Commentary / World Mar 17, 2021
The future of money is digital, but is it Bitcoin?
by Andy Mukherjee
The Bank of Japan has no immediate plans, but it acknowledges the possibility "of a surge in public demand” for official digital cash going forward.
Commentary / World Feb 13, 2021
History tells us to worry about inflation
by Ferdinando Giugliano
One cannot assume that the near future will be like the recent past. The post-pandemic world will offer a first test of whether low inflation is here to stay.
Commentary / Japan May 18, 2020
Central banks have let the genie out of the bottle
by Daniel Moss
If anyone knows how hard it is to roll back extraordinary monetary support, it’s Japan.
Commentary / Japan May 8, 2020
BOJ’s monetary easing lags behind U.S. and European central banks
by Sayuri Shirai
Monetary easing measures adopted by the Bank of Japan lack boldness.
Commentary / Japan Apr 29, 2020
The world’s economic visionaries can't see past tomorrow
by Daniel Moss
The Bank of Japan was once a monetary policy pioneer. Now it’s in crisis mode.
Commentary / World Mar 16, 2020
The Fed's barrage faces some obstacles to success
by Mohamed A. El-Erian
The U.S. central bank's intervention carries the risk of backfiring.
Commentary / World Jul 9, 2019
Central banks under siege of populism
by Yoichi Funabashi
In the age of Trump, the Fed's independence from the government is under even greater threat.
Commentary / World Jun 10, 2019
A top global finance meeting loses relevance
by Daniel Moss
Ministers mouth the right words, but aren't empowered to solve what ails the global economy.
Commentary / World Apr 16, 2018
How central banks should and shouldn't tackle global warming
by Ferdinando Giugliano
Monitoring the impact of climate change is sensible, but tipping the scales is dangerous.
Commentary / Japan Jan 23, 2018
Japan and Europe start the central bank reset
by Daniel Moss
Officials are going to respond accordingly to the improving global economy.
Business / Financial Markets Dec 18, 2017
Central banks quietly trim stimulus while hoping to maintain global growth
by Rich Miller and Alessandro Speciale
Central bankers are gingerly trying to take away the punch bowl without interrupting the party. Led by interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve and the People's Bank of China, central banks around the world shifted toward a tighter monetary stance last week. Yet the moves ...
Business / Financial Markets Dec 5, 2017
Alan Greenspan's 'conundrum' said revived as banks mollycoddle markets
Alan Greenspan's conundrum is back, and central bankers' new-found love of treating markets with kid gloves is playing a large part. While the U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates for the third time this year, and officials expect another three hikes in ...