When inflation threatens an economy by becoming excessive, the government has two ways to dial back the problem: Contractionary fiscal policy and contractionary monetary policy. Congress handles ...

Germany must end its expansionary fiscal policy or risk fuelling inflation, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner told Reuters in an interview. "Rising interest rates are already a signal for the ...

Fiscal policy uncertainty (FPU)—ambiguity in government spending and tax plans, as well as in public debt valuation—is widely regarded as a source of economic and financial disruptions. However, ...

Saudi Arabia: Fiscal Policy Remains Prudently Expansionary The 2007 Saudi budget announced last week is "prudently expansionary in nominal and real terms," even more so if the impact of debt ...

The 2025 Article IV Consultation with Sweden discusses that with inflation successfully brought under control, adopting a more supportive macroeconomic monetary and fiscal policy mix and the focus on ...

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is maintaining its expansionary monetary policy. Interest on sight deposits at the SNB is to remain at –0.75% and the target range for the three-month Libor is unchanged ...

Bangladesh Bank is expected to revise its long-standing contractionary monetary policy, with an eye towards easing interest rates.

Bangladesh Bank is set to announce a new monetary policy on Thursday for the first half of the current fiscal year 2025-26.

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has maintained its tight monetary policy stance for the second half of the current fiscal year (FY) 2024-25 to tame the stubbornly high inflation.

Contractionary fiscal policy for private sector, not for government, says BNP’s Mintoo “Everyone wants corruption to continue—just give me the turn this time,” quips the energy advisor ...

Germany must end its expansionary fiscal policy or risk fuelling inflation, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner told Reuters in an interview. "Rising interest rates are already a signal for ...

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is maintaining its expansionary monetary policy. Interest on sight deposits at the SNB is to remain at –0.75% and the target range for the three-month Libor is unchanged ...