• April 1 2026
  Bank of England

  Iran war shock is intensifying risks to financial system, says BoE

  Central bank warns conflict likely to hit economic growth as Keir Starmer insists UK ‘well placed’ to weather crisis

  
• April 1 2026
  Federal Reserve

  The Fed is vacillating as the war continues

  This is starting to look like a central bank appeasing its political masters

  Chris Giles

  
• March 31 2026
  US interest rates

  Drop in hiring adds to Fed’s concerns over low job growth

  Vacancies remained strong but US businesses hired far fewer new workers in February

  
• March 31 2026
  European Central Bank

  The ECB’s three-pronged monetary strategy

  Unless the war ends quickly, a rise in Eurozone interest rates looks inevitable

  Chris Giles

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• March 31 2026
  US Treasury bonds

  Foreign central banks sell US Treasuries in wake of Iran war

  International official holdings at New York Federal Reserve fall to lowest level since 2012

  
• March 30 2026
  Yen

  Yen and rupee rise as Asian countries struggle to defend their currencies

  Japan’s top currency official warns ‘decisive action’ by government might soon be necessary

  
• March 29 2026
  Philippines

  Philippines ‘between rock and a hard place’ over surging energy prices

  Central bank governor warns that raising rates to tackle inflation could hit already weak economic growth

  
• March 27 2026
  Monetary Policy Radar

  War forecasting

  Our March scenarios look at how central banks would react to a short conflict — and to a long one

  
• March 27 2026
  Global Economy

  Explainer. Inflation and interest rates tracker: see how your country compares

  Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane. Explore the latest data through interactive charts

  
• March 27 2026
  Investments

  What the 1970s can teach investors about today’s oil shock

  As central bankers tread the line between controlling inflation and avoiding economic stagnation, investors face tough decisions

  
• March 26 2026
  US economy

  Fed could cut balance sheet by $2tn without market turmoil, says Miran

  Bank governor says regulatory changes and reduced stigma around lending tools could allow a gradual reduction in assets

  
• March 26 2026
  Federal Reserve

  Alphaville. Central bank governance reform for the lols

  End the Fed?

  
• March 26 2026
  Federal Reserve

  Bessent praised BoE as model for tighter oversight of Fed

  Private conversations come at time when Donald Trump has launched assault on US central bank

  
• March 25 2026
  UK interest rates

  Why the Bank of England will not raise rates this year

  The UK’s central bank is making a Maradona-like feint with hawkish monetary policy signals

  Karen Ward

  
• March 25 2026
  European Central Bank

  ECB ready to raise rates ‘at any meeting’, says Lagarde

  Central bank chief says policymakers need time to assess ‘nature, size and persistence’ of inflation surge from Iran war

  
• March 24 2026
  Turkish economy

  Drain on Turkey’s reserves raises prospect of gold sales to prop up currency

  Central bank has spent $30bn to support lira as foreign investors sell Turkish assets during Iran war

  
• March 24 2026
  Chris Giles on Central Banks

  Why the Fed and BoE have diverged on the war

  The BoE’s hawkish tone clashed with the Fed’s non-committal approach at last week’s rate-setting meetings

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• March 24 2026
  Bank of Japan

  Weak headline inflation unlikely to stop Bank of Japan normalisation

  Headline inflation dropped in February as a result of energy price subsidies

  
• March 23 2026
  UK interest rates

  Markets wrong on UK interest rate rises, say economists

  Forecasters argue a weak economy will prevent the energy shock fuelling persistent inflation

  
• March 20 2026
  Monetary Policy Radar

  Strait talking

  A big week in central bank decisions saw relatively pointed communications from the Bank of England

  
• March 20 2026
  Bank of England

  Bank of England’s tough rhetoric on rates makes it an outlier

  Analysis of recent central bank decisions shows BoE making the largest shift in tone following energy shock

  
• March 20 2026
  Indian economy

  India’s central bank battles to protect rupee from Iran war fallout

  RBI burns through more than $20bn of foreign exchange reserves this month trying to defend currency, say bankers

  
• March 20 2026
  Markets

  Interest rates take fright

  The market’s calm in the face of war is beginning to crack

  Robert Armstrong

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• March 19 2026
  European Central Bank

  ECB holds rates steady and highlights raised uncertainty

  Central bank is reserving judgment on whether it can look through the energy price shock

  
• March 18 2026
  US economy

  Fed chief Jay Powell says Iran oil crisis will worsen US inflation

  Short-term borrowing costs jump to highest level since last summer as central bankers lift forecasts for price growth