Global Finance magazine is out with its annual report cards for the world’s most influential central bankers. The grades, which range from A to F, are based on banker’s success in controlling inflation, fostering economic growth, and...

Michael Snyder,/Activist Post If you want to figure out what is going to happen next in the financial markets, carefully watch what the insiders are doing. Those that are “connected” have access to far better sources of...

If you want to figure out what is going to happen next in the financial markets, carefully watch what the insiders are doing.  Those that are “connected” have access to far better sources of information than the...

In his latest Viewpoints note, Jim O’Neill reflects on new policies that have been introduced in the last five years. “It seems to me, policymakers have made a probable significant error and need to consider important changes,”...

Markets rallied after European Central Bank president Mario Draghi said he would do “whatever it takes to preserve the euro”. They also promptly sold off after announcements from the ECB, the Federal Reserve, and the Bank of...

It’s Central Bank Week this week. On Wednesday we get the next policy decision from The Federal Reserve. On Thursday the Bank of England and the ECB weigh in. And it’s possible that maybe the People’s Bank...

When it opens next year, One57 will be the tallest residential building in New York City. It will also be one of the most expensive and luxurious properties to come on the market in recent history. The...

The Bank of Korea surprised the markets by cutting its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 3.00 percent, reports Bloomberg. This is the first interest rate cut since February 2009. “Big surprise,” tweeted Bloomberg BRIEF economist...

According to a new poll conducted by IPSO, a union at the European Central Bank, staffers are complaining of stress and that they are being overworked.  This is according to an the AFP via tweets from the...

UBS’s Art Cashin thinks the world’s central banks are suffering from the same sleepless nights that plagued their compatriots in the 1930s. He turns almost all of his note to clients this morning to Liaquat Ahamed, author of...