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Chinese finance minister Xiao Jie and Britain’s Chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond at the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Germany on 17 March 2017. Photo: Reuters

China ‘adamant’ against protectionism as G-20 trade debate drags

5 min read . Updated: 18 Mar 2017

In the US, the number of workers unwillingly stuck in part-time jobs is back at 2008 lows. Photo: AP

From Osaka to Frankfurt, listless wage gains remain G-7 mystery

5 min read . Updated: 15 Mar 2017

The Reserve Bank of India seemingly stood aside as the Modi government rammed through a cash reform late last year that invalidated 86% of currency in circulation. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint

Age of populism shakes pedestal of central bank independence

6 min read . Updated: 28 Feb 2017

Christine Lagarde speaks during a meeting on the second day of the World Economic Forum on 18 January 2017 in Davos. Photo: AFP

Davos elite searches for fixes to save its system from populists

3 min read . Updated: 19 Jan 2017

US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen. Photo: Reuters

Yellen & Co.’s $13 trillion stimulus boon just keeps giving

4 min read . Updated: 20 Oct 2016

Fed officials have repeatedly complained that financial markets are underpricing the chance of rate increases—only to then refrain from raising rates. Photo: Bloomberg

Fed deluge of dots and discord leaves global markets baffled

5 min read . Updated: 14 Sep 2016

European Central Bank president Mario Draghi. Inflation in the 19-nation euro area was 0.2% in August, unchanged from July, and core inflation weakened. Photo: Reuters

Mario Draghi nears QE3 as ECB seen relying on ever-more stimulus

3 min read . Updated: 05 Sep 2016

Former IMF chief economist Olivier Blanchard says the singular focus on GDP growth in policy discussions is misleading. Photo: Bloomberg

With GDP fading as economy gauge, global hunt is on for a new yardstick

6 min read . Updated: 22 Aug 2016

The findings in David Hensley’s research show that whereas some big economies, like the US and Japan are marginally more volatile now than they were during the admittedly very calm ‘Great Moderation,’ others are much less so. Photo: AFP

The global economy may be slow, but it’s steadier than ever

1 min read . Updated: 21 Jul 2016

ECB president Mario Draghi said at the forum that he would like central banks, governments and regulators to ‘align’ their policies more, to mitigate the spillovers that policies have in a globalized world. Photo: Bloomberg

What the ECB’s Sintra policy forum focused on instead of Brexit

2 min read . Updated: 29 Jun 2016

BIS also said major central banks would limit market turbulence as much as possible after Britain voted last week to leave the European Union. Photo: Reuters

‘Risky trinity’ requires urgent global policy action, BIS says

3 min read . Updated: 27 Jun 2016

While the ultimate economic implications will take months, or years, to be quantified, central bankers didn’t have the luxury of time in the aftermath of the UK referendum result on Friday. Photo: Bloomberg

Brexit casts dark shadow on world’s great move to openness

6 min read . Updated: 25 Jun 2016

A file photo of RBI governor Raghuram Rajan. Photo: Mint

BIS channels Raghuram Rajan amid calls for new global monetary order

3 min read . Updated: 10 May 2016

A file photo of the headquarters of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. Photo: Reuters

ECB underlines readiness to act as Mario Draghi says ‘no surrender’

3 min read . Updated: 07 Apr 2016

A file photo of ECB President Mario Draghi. Photo: Reuters

ECB brainstorms as Draghi seeks boost that won’t hurt banks

4 min read . Updated: 16 Mar 2016

A file photo of the exterior of the Bank for International Settlements, also known as the ‘central bank for central banks’, in Basel, Switzerland. Photo: Bloomberg

Negative interest rates are working just fine so far, BIS shows

2 min read . Updated: 06 Mar 2016

Officials led Chinese finance minister Lou Jiwei (center left in front) and PBC governor Zhou Xiaochuan (center right in front) pose for a family photo of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Shanghai on 27 February 2016. Photo: AP

G-20 reaffirms no-devaluation pledge, to consult on currencies

1 min read . Updated: 27 Feb 2016

ECB president Mario Draghi addresses the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs at the European Parliament in Brussels on Monday. Photo: AFP

Draghi says ECB will act if market turmoil threatens outlook

2 min read . Updated: 15 Feb 2016

Photo: Bloomberg

ECB warns Asia risks rising as Fed liftoff tests stability

3 min read . Updated: 25 Nov 2015

A file photo of president Mario Draghi. Photo: Bloomberg

ECB will do what it must to raise inflation quickly: Mario Draghi

1 min read . Updated: 20 Nov 2015

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