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LI KEQIANG It's true that monetary policy was too lax for too long, and the government encouraged lending t...
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MARC LEVESQUE Persistent deficit spending can create problems for monetary policy. When fiscal authorities run lar...
DALLAS FED Investors will be looking for clues for interest rate cuts. A U.K. rate cut is expected in February,...
JAMES STEWART It will be in the interest of future Fed chairmen to commit to pursue policy regularities that work ...
WILLIAM POOLE It was determined at today's meeting that we cannot say that core consumer prices have stabilized ab...
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ATSUSHI MIZUNO However, in spite of the general perception that monetary policy should be conducted so as to avert ...
TOSHIHIKO FUKUI In its assessment of the monetary policy stance, the monetary board noted that prevailing conditions...
AMANDO TETANGCO Giving a super-clear predictability on the course of monetary policy will not be good for any centra...
MASUHISA KOBAYASHI Expectations of tighter monetary policy in the U.S., Japan and Europe have been in stark contrast to...
DANICA HAMPTON One of the challenges is the issue of monetary policy in terms of determining what instruments to us...
JUMA WALUSIMBI The yen's strength is a shackle for the central bank that keeps it from shifting monetary policy. Th...
JUN FUKASHIRO
With UK growth remaining weak and below trend, and with inflationary pressures easing, we urge the (... DAVID FROST
Monetary policy is like juggling six balls... it is not 'interest rate up, interest rate down.&#... RAGHURAM RAJAN Nakagawa's comment on monetary policy will probably keep bonds strong. Government pressure on the Ba...
TSUTOMU KAWASAKI
My bottom line is that monetary policy should react to rising prices for houses or other assets only... JANET YELLEN You look at this and all you can say is, yes, monetary policy remains accommodative, it's not even n...
JOHN LONSKI You look at this and all you can say is, yes, monetary policy remains accommodative, it's not even n...
JOHN LONSKI
A good monetary policy follows inflationary expectations and not historical numbers. ADI GODREJ A strong inflation figure will heighten speculation the Bank of Japan will change its easy monetary ...
TETSU AIKAWA In addition, the market seems to have come to the conclusion that an end to the quantitative monetar...
NORIAKI ICHIKAWA The key point is the stability and declining trend in core inflation. The central bank isn't going t...
ALONSO CERVERA
These inflation effects should fade even if energy prices remain elevated, so long as monetary polic... BEN BERNANKE
Monetary policy has less room to maneuver when interest rates are close to zero, while expansionary ... BEN BERNANKE A gain in lending may be signaling that people are rushing to borrow before the central bank shifts ...
SOICHIRO KIMURA The bank did a splendid job. The market had expected an end to the policy, but the bank still left i...
YASUHIDE YAJIMA The economy could get back to an above trend rate this quarter, and that is what will matter to mone...
JOSEPH LAVORGNA There was speculation more members would vote for a shift in monetary policy. The bank decided to ke...
TOMOHIKO KATSU There is always the potential for a central bank to engage in discretionary monetary policy and to b...
STEVE HANKE The Bank of Japan has already laid out a map on how it will alter its policy framework, and financia...
TAKUJI AIDA
The central bank needs to be able to make policy without short term political concerns. BEN BERNANKE The statement fueled market expectations that the Fed will further increase interest rates.
HIROKI SHIMAZU Politicians' remarks opposing a policy shift have reduced expectations of an early end to the deflat...
TORU UMEMOTO After the exchange rate reform, interest rate policy must be more responsive to smoothen exchange ra...
ZHANG XUECHUN One wants to make sure that it continues to build and not to be too far ahead of the curve in moneta...
HOMI KHARAS The rise in output prices ... will not ruffle the doves unduly when the Monetary Policy Committee me...
DARAGH MAHER
I am confident that China will continue its prudent and cautious exchange-rate-policy, HELMUT SCHMIDT Most important thing for the government is consistency of policy. Bank Indonesia shouldn't change th...
ANTON GUNAWAN Given pressure from the government and the ruling party, the Bank of Japan will be forced to maintai...
AKIO MAKABE
Monetary policy is not a panacea. BEN BERNANKE At this point, I believe inflation and inflation expectations will be largely contained by competiti...
JACK GUYNN
In 1977, when I started my first job at the Federal Reserve Board as a staff economist in the Divisi... JANET YELLEN It's not going to affect monetary policy. The Fed is forward looking. The change is at the low end o...
GARY SCHLOSSBERG Long-term interest rate levels reflect real economic growth, inflationary expectations and risk prem...
KAORU YOSANO The plus reading will definitely pave the way for an end to the Bank of Japan's ultra-easy monetary ...
TSUYOSHI SEGAWA The plus reading will definitely pave the way for an end to the Bank of Japan's ultra-easy monetary ...
TSUYOSHI SEGAWA If the hurricane does not derail the expansion, then against the backdrop of continuing strong domes...
KATHLEEN STEPHANSEN All of this adds ammunition to the argument that the ECB will tighten (monetary policy).
PHYLLIS REED Today's decision means the end of zero interest rate policy is coming closer. Less liquidity is avai...
CARSTEN FRITSCH This left orders in the fourth quarter up an impressive 4.1% quarter-on-quarter and points to strong...
ADAM COLE
The more guidance a central bank can provide the public about how policy is likely to evolve the gre... BEN BERNANKE The world economy is entering a global monetary transition that will see incremental monetary policy...
GOOLAM BALLIM Strong economic figures will confirm the Japanese economy is doing better, reinforcing expectations ...
ETSUKO YAMASHITA Because of fears over an early end to the quantitative monetary easing policy and overrated speculat...
OSAMU TAMADA The low jobless rate, the steady upward creep in wage increases and the solid employment gain will a...
DOUG PORTER As the government is growing increasingly receptive to the idea of a policy shift, the central bank ...
MASUHISA KOBAYASHI
A country survives its legislation. That truth should not comfort the conservative nor depress the r... WALTER LIPPMANN People who pretend to be your friend lead you up a garden path by saying everything that you want to...
GARY F EVANS... We don't think they will intervene -- there are various policy responses possible and there could be...
KAMAL SHARMA Investors are thinking the BOJ may change its monetary policy sooner than expected and that's why bo...
JUN FUKASHIRO Wage and labor conditions have been a lot stronger than expected. We expect the bank to end its zero...
HIROAKI MUTO The wording was that monetary policy is still stimulative, which implies further rate hikes down the...
DAVID POWELL
The two men had a conversation. Brief, cryptic, to the point. As though they had exchanged numbers a... ARUNDHATI ROY If the core CPI is above market consensus forecast of a rise of 0.4 percent year-on-year, this would...
HARRY IDA If the core CPI is above market consensus forecast of a rise of 0.4 pct year-on-year, this would fue...
HARRY IDA Investors and traders have already factored in the Bank of Japan changing its policy in March or Apr...
SEIJI ADACHI Over the past three weeks U.S. financial markets were starting to discount that there would be no ch...
JOE ROONEY We think the Fed is trying to manage market expectations on the pace of economic recovery and on whe...
GEMMA WRIGHT The ongoing scenario of supply and demand dynamics require a cautious interest rate approach by the ...
ALEXANDRE LINTZ All the warning signs that had been detected in recent surveys have come to a head. There is now a d...
DAVID BOWERS
Our ability to predict how the federal funds rate will evolve over time is quite limited because mon... JANET YELLEN Domestic inflation reflects domestic monetary policy.
MARTIN FELDSTEIN Investors are buying bonds as they realize a policy shift is not so easy when the government opposes...
JUN FUKASHIRO The dynamic of the move in stocks is you have an extremely bombed-out market coupled with a central ...
RUSSELL JONES The dynamic of the move in stocks is you have an extremely bombed-out market coupled with a central ...
RUSSELL JONES The trend of Japan's economic recovery won't stop. The central bank seems to become increasingly con...
MASAAKI KANNO After the October monetary policy we hoped to see improved production. We are still trying to unders...
DAVID MURANGARI The inflation outlook remains very, very comfortable and certainly based on these numbers the Fed sh...
KATHLEEN STEPHANSEN Our national savings rate is still far too low, driven by a personal savings rate that is not where ...
LAWRENCE SUMMERS
I want our immigration policy to be a global policy, a chosen policy: that is the condition for its ... DOMINIQUE DE VILLEPIN Simply because the Fed is maintaining an accommodative monetary policy position doesn't mean they ke...
MIKE RYAN We believe the Monetary Policy Committee will be forced to make two more cuts – in November and Fe...
STUART THOMSON
I think Americans should have a policy of love. That should be the foreign policy, love. Export Love... ZIGGY MARLEY
In principle, there are only three main components of spending that much matter to monetary policy: ... EVAN DAVIS So in the background, too, is the notion that if there is any move to sell the dollar, there will be...
DAVE GILMORE Interest rate expectations are driving the dollar.
BOB SINCHE It is hard to argue that it will have a significant impact on monetary policy, given that Mr Lambert...
ALAN CASTLE The main goals in the conduct of monetary policy after quantitative easing will be to ensure that th...
ATSUSHI MIZUNO
Monetary policy itself cannot sensibly be directed at reducing imbalances. TIMOTHY GEITHNER With core consumer prices set to rise steadily above zero and today's GDP report confirming that a s...
MASAAKI KANNO
When there's downward pressure on growth, one choice is to adjust economic policy, increase defi... LI KEQIANG It's true that monetary policy was too lax for too long, and the government encouraged lending t...
PAUL SINGER Investors are awaiting the outcome of the central bank's policy-setting meeting tomorrow. Caution be...
AKIO YOSHINO Basically the top ten industries were those that are economically sensitive and are bouncing back fr...
SAM STOVALL This week's data is proof that the hawks in the Monetary Policy Committee are wrong, giving gilts su...
STUART THOMSON
The major economic policy challenges facing the nation today - pick your favorites among the usual s... TIMOTHY GEITHNER
Otherwise a spend-prone fiscal policy teamed with a pro-growth monetary policy could be problematic ... DAVID GILMORE The crux of the statement was unchanged (from the last meeting), ... They said that policy remains a...
STEPHEN STANLEY The crux of the statement was unchanged (from the last meeting). They said that policy remains accom...
STEPHEN STANLEY What we're seeing in terms of currency movements - and it will probably continue at least over the n...
MARC LEVESQUE Persistent deficit spending can create problems for monetary policy. When fiscal authorities run lar...
DALLAS FED Investors will be looking for clues for interest rate cuts. A U.K. rate cut is expected in February,...
JAMES STEWART It will be in the interest of future Fed chairmen to commit to pursue policy regularities that work ...
WILLIAM POOLE It was determined at today's meeting that we cannot say that core consumer prices have stabilized ab...
TOSHIHIKO FUKUI It is quite clear that the markets understand Fed policy to a much better extent than before. My own...
WILLIAM POOLE
