U.S. President Donald Trump launched a blistering critique of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell this week, intensifying his demand for lower interest rates as Rep.
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Zero Percent: Switzerland Reverts to 0% Rates to Counter Deflation Pressure
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) cut its key interest rate to 0% on June 19, 2025, reinstating a zero interest rate policy (ZIRP) effective immediately.
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The World’s Most Dangerous Bond? Analyst Sounds the Alarm on Japan’s 40-Year JGB Market
Market analyst Weston Nakamura has labeled the 40-year Japanese Government Bond (JGB) market as the “most dangerous market in the world. Cross-Asset Contagion While many
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Bank of Ghana Flags Yellow Card Affiliate and Hanypay as Unauthorized Entities
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has issued warning to the public, financial institutions, and all relevant stakeholders regarding their engagement with two digital payment platforms,
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Central Bank of Brazil Open to Change Proposal Establishing Controversial Stablecoin Ban
Eduardo Nogueira Liberato, an official from the Central Bank of Brazil, stated that this stablecoin proposal is not set in stone, and that there is
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Markets Bet on Fed Pause in May Even as Trump Rattles the Cage
On April 12—just over two weeks prior—expectations surrounding a potential cut to the federal funds rate were in flux, with markets assigning a 39.8% probability
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