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India, China fall into ‘monetary’ leadership

India and China are leading the world. Kind of. In the dovish tilt that’s defined interest rates lately, only two noteworthy central banks have actually loosened monetary policy: the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Both have indicated there’s more to come. When people talk about Asia’s two giants moving out front, they tend ...

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Central bankers confronted with climate threats

Towards the end of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony before Congress this week, US Senator Brian Schatz asked him, “Do you agree that climate change creates financial risks for the individual financial institutions and for our financial system as a whole?” His answer reveals the challenge in finding a long-term, universal answer to business as usual. It also raises ...

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US stocks edge lower as dollar rallies for fifth day

Bloomberg US stocks edged lower as investors struggled to find inspiration after a torrid start to the year. The dollar rallied for a fifth day. The S&P 500 Index fell 0.1 percent. Equities opened lower amid a lack of progress on the US-China trade deal before briefly erasing losses on home-sales and service-industries data that beat estimates. General Electric Co. ...

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