Commentary

BOJ opens two-day IMES conference on monetary policy, global central bank cast: Fed, RBA

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda opens the two-day IMES conference in Tokyo on Wednesday, with Fed, RBA, IMF and BIS representatives among speakers across sessions on price shocks, trade and monetary imbalances. Programme: Day One, May 27 — Times in JST / GMT / US Eastern 9:00 J

Economic and event calendar in Asia 27 May 2026 - BoJ, Fed, Aussie CPI, RBNZ rate decision

It's a packed agenda today. Bank of Japan Governor Ueda is speaking. Yesterday we heard from Deputy Governor Himino . Himino confirmed the BOJ intends to continue raising its policy rate and adjusting the degree of monetary accommodation in line with economic activity, prices and

BOC Vincent: The more shocks by structural changes, the less clear-cut policy decisions

The BOC Vincent is speaking and says: The more the economy faces shocks accompanied by structural change, the less clear-cut our monetary policy decisions will be Structural changes in labor markets are making the Bank of Canada’s job more complicated One of our main challenges i

The US Blockade of Iran after Six Weeks

Much of the commentary on the US blockade says it's failed, but that's total nonsense

ECBs Lane:Monetary policy decisions will continue to be made on a meeting-by-meeting basis

ECBs Lane gave a speech at a Dinner event. Below are the main commentary on the Economy/Policy. Supply-driven energy shocks hurt euro area growth: Lane said oil-price increases caused by supply disruptions — especially geopolitical events — tend to lower euro area GDP growth by a

Taking Stock of the US Blockade

There's endless commentary that the blockade has failed, but that's total nonsense