At the monetary policy assessment of 9 and 10 December 2025, the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank decided to leave the SNB policy rate unchanged at 0%. The SNB communicated its monetary ...

maintaining Bank Rate in restrictive territory so as to continue to squeeze out persistent inflationary pressures.

There is no question that the sentiment is shifting within the Federal Reserve for an easier monetary policy, in the coming months. Services and shelter inflation have finally started to cooperate ...

We study the role of life insurers in the transmission of US monetary policy. Insurers have uniquely long-term liabilities. We posit that they face a trade-off between matching liability duration ...

The Federal Reserve, or the Fed, is the largest and most important financial institution in the world. As the central bank of the United States, the Fed conducts Monetary Policy to promote stable ...

The calibration of monetary policy is particularly challenging at a time of large shocks. Interest rates in Hungary rose sharply in response a significant increase in inflation and depreciation in the ...