Reductions in purchasing power tend to be concentrated among lower-income workers.
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Octobre 20, 2022
10:19AM
Bernanke chose to pay interest on bank reserves, which caused banks to hold onto reserves rather than lend them out.
Septembre 15, 2022
9:43AM
The central bank has acknowledged that it underestimated the inflationary effects of its actions.
Novembre 26, 2021
9:44AM
Central banks may direct chartered banks to increase lending to borrowers from underrepresented communities.
Août 17, 2021
10:10AM
Governments around the world—including Canada—have injected an enormous amount of liquidity into the financial system.
Août 13, 2021
5:24PM
President Nixon ended the convertibility of the U.S. dollar into gold.
Mai 28, 2020
2:10PM
Since the 2008-2009 financial crisis, central banks in Canada and elsewhere have pursued quantitative easing.
Janvier 28, 2019
11:25AM
President Trump’s recent attacks on the U.S. Federal Reserve underscore the important role central banks play in any economy.
Novembre 23, 2018
1:44PM
In the 1970s the Bank of Canada switched to monetarist money-supply targeting.