The “no jab, no job” policy for education staff officially kicks in on Monday – but it’s still not clear how many workers will leave the sector as a result. […]
ECB's Lagarde pushes back on market rate-hike bets
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde pushed back on Thursday against market bets that runaway inflation would force a rate hike as early as next year, reaffirming the […]
Risk of higher euro zone inflation on the rise: ECB's Vasle
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation is at risk of overshooting projections so the European Central Bank needs to carefully monitor price growth and should end its emergency stimulus programme […]
ECB to unveil tweaked inflation target, climate role on Thursday
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will on Thursday announce the outcome of a 18-month strategy review, redefining its inflation target and laying down what role it plans to […]
Europe has passed turning point but still needs ECB support: Schnabel
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The euro zone economy has reached a turning point and the recent rise in borrowing costs reflects improved fundamentals, European Central Bank board member Isabel Schnabel told […]
Time to review migration policy – Productivity Commission
The Government should commission a major review of migration policy to ensure New Zealand employers have access to skilled worker while reducing the inflow of low skilled and temporary migrant […]
Vice presidents’ policy projects come with political risks – The Denver Post
WASHINGTON — Mike Pence led the coronavirus task force only to be constantly overruled by the White House. Al Gore’s efforts to “reinvent government” were largely forgotten during the Monica […]
Exclusive: ECB's Stournaras calls for increasing bond buying to calm markets
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Greece’s Yannis Stournaras became the first European Central Bank policymaker on Friday to openly call for increasing the pace of ECB bond purchases to stem a rise […]
Central bankers seek new role in brave new world
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Taking a break from fighting the coronavirus crisis, the world’s top central bankers will attempt to resolve the existential questions of their profession this week as they […]
ECB sees big 2020 recession, partial rebound next year
FRANKFURT, June 4 (Reuters) – The European Central Bank expects the euro zone to suffer a deep recession this year, with losses only partly made up in 2021 as pandemic-related […]