easing programme, becoming the latest major central bank to start exiting emergency stimulus. Canada

The stimulus deal the Senate agreed to on Wednesday will prohibit loans or investments from

stocks, showing raised hopes of a sea change in China stimulus.... — BloombergMarcus Ashworth is a

companies were left out.... The new bill is the second-largest federal stimulus package after the

Bank only slightly reining in stimulus. The different paths taken by major central banks underline

SYDNEY: The Reserve Bank of Australia( RBA) says tapering its bond-buying programme at the first meeting of 2022 and ending it in May is consistent with existing forecasts, as policy makers presented an upbeat view of the economy. The RBA’s board discussed two other options for quantitative easing( QE): it could cease purchases in February if better-than-expected progress was made toward its employment and inflation goals, according to minutes of the Dec 7 meeting released yesterday.... The thi

Those purchases have flooded financial markets with cash, potentially fueling asset bubbles, some economists have argued.... The policymakers forecast that they would hike the Fed's benchmark short-term interest rate twice by the end of 2023.... But she cautioned that the economy is “ far from full employment.".....

SACRAMENTO— As California emerges from the pandemic, state leaders have approved a$ 100-billion

government’s “ state of emergency, ” some restaurants closed or limited their hours, and events and

and massive stimulus programme." We can't touch it for the time being.... Removing the goal could