UK interest rate rises - waiting for lift-off

With prominent members of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee (MPC) – not least the governor – lining up in recent weeks to talk up the prospect of rate rises at some point in the coming months, this week’s meeting has already sparked another burst of speculation about when the first hike in eight years will happen.

Romanian Central Bank to Review Stance After Halting Rate Cuts

Romania’s central bank said it will reassess its monetary-policy stance after government talks over a rainy-day loan broke down with contagion from Greece threatening the financial system.

Bank of America Starts Countdown Clock on Interest Rate Hikes

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- At times, it seems like speculation on interest-rate hikes have been going on almost as long as the Fed's near-zero interest rate policy.

G-7 Finance Officials to Discuss Loose Monetary Policy Risks

Financial chiefs from the Group of Seven nations will discuss policies to achieve sustainable economic growth and fight potential risks from the present loose monetary policy, a German official said Tuesday.

Janet Yellen says Federal Reserve flexible on rate rise

Janet Yellen has said the Federal Reserve can be flexible in deciding when to raise interest rates, which have been near zero since 2008.

G-20 Plans $2 Trillion Growth Boost to Uneven Global Economy

Group of 20 leaders agreed to take measures that would boost their economies by a collective $2 trillion by 2018 as they battle patchy growth and the threat of a European recession.

Canada’s Oliver Eases Austerity Push as G-20 Gathers

Some Group of 20 countries may need more breathing room to meet their deficit targets with the global economy struggling to pick up steam, Canadian Finance Minister Joe Oliver said.

China's new budget law to improve policy transmission -c.bank

BEIJING, Sept 5 (Reuters) - China's new budget law which allows regional governments to raise debt by themselves would improve the transmission mechanism of the country's monetary policy, a senior economist at the central bank said on Friday.

Fed's George says U.S. economy is ready for a rate hike: CNBC

(Reuters) - The time has come for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates, a top U.S. central banker said on Thursday, citing improvements in the labor market.

Italy crashes back into shock recession as Spain recovers

Italy has unexpectedly slipped into its third recession since the global financial crisis, underlining the ongoing economic agonies of the eurozone’s third largest economy.

ECB's Coeure says bank's measures are not a 'panacea'

(Reuters) - Policy measures announced by the European Central Bank are not a "panacea" for the European economy, ECB Executive Board member Benoit Coeure told a Greek newspaper in an interview published on Saturday.

America can’t prosper with low rates, weak dollar

Five years after the beginning of the economic recovery, after rock-bottom interest rates and trillions of dollars of quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve, the economy is growing about 2%.

G20 to focus on boosting global growth, not Crimea: official

(Reuters) - Global financial leaders will thrash out details of individual country pledges to boost growth and overhaul their economies at this week's meetings in Washington, a senior Australian official said on Tuesday.

China's manufacturing, services sectors diverge in February

(Reuters) - China's services sector regained some momentum in February but its manufacturing sector struggled, separate surveys showed on Monday, with the divergence adding to the difficulty in assessing the strength of the economy at the start of 2014.

Fed may need to let inflation run hot to meet goals: Evans

(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve should be willing to let inflation temporarily run above its target level so as to more quickly bring the economy back to health, a top Fed official said on Friday, even as a second policymaker signaled the very idea left him cold.

Yellen Wins G-20 Praise as Emerging Markets’ Angst Eased

The world’s major economies pledged to maintain generally accommodative policies and pay heed to the international repercussions of their actions as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen won praise for helping smooth emerging-market concerns.

G-20 Pushes Growth as Stimulus Withdrawal Backed, Draft Says

The Group of 20 will take “concrete actions” to bolster growth while backing the normalization of monetary policy in advanced economies, according to a draft communique seen by Bloomberg News.

IMF, Britain warn emerging economies ahead of G20 talks

SYDNEY: IMF chief Christine Lagarde and British finance minister George Osborne on Thursday demanded emerging economies get their own houses in order, after some attacked US monetary policy in the run-up to G20 talks this weekend.

All G20 members have role in softening volatility: Canada official

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Advanced economies must explain their monetary policy approach clearly to the rest of the world and some emerging economies need to strengthen policies in order to soften the financial market volatility during this unprecedented period of transition, a senior Canadian finance official said on Monday.

Indonesia Unexpectedly Raises Key Rate

Indonesia’s central bank unexpectedly raised its benchmark interest rate, stepping up its campaign to contain inflation (IDCPIY) and shore up the rupiah.