Policy Watch

Coverage of fiscal and monetary policy, regulation, taxation, and geopolitical decisions that influence markets and everyday life. We break down government action and its economic impact.

Papua New Guinea Has $20 Billion in LNG Revenue Coming. Its Central Bank Is Managing the Economy Until That Money Arrives.

Monetary Policy

Papua New Guinea Has $20 Billion in LNG Revenue Coming. Its Central Bank Is Managing the Economy Until That Money Arrives.

Albania Is Growing at 4% and Chasing EU Membership. Here Is What That Accession Process Is Doing to Its Public Finances.

Fiscal Policy

Albania Is Growing at 4% and Chasing EU Membership. Here Is What That Accession Process Is Doing to Its Public Finances.

Costa Rica's Central Bank Has Cut Its Benchmark Monetary Policy Rate From 9% to 4.25%. Consumer Price Index Inflation Is Now Below 1%. Here Is What That Tells You.

Monetary Policy

Costa Rica's Central Bank Has Cut Its Benchmark Monetary Policy Rate From 9% to 4.25%. Consumer Price Index Inflation Is Now Below 1%. Here Is What That Tells You.

Jordan Spends $1.7 Billion Hosting Refugees. It Also Owes $115% of GDP. The Fiscal Strategy Holding It Together Has a Name: Resilience.

Fiscal Policy

Jordan Spends $1.7 Billion Hosting Refugees. It Also Owes $115% of GDP. The Fiscal Strategy Holding It Together Has a Name: Resilience.

Japan's Ministry of Finance Just Conducted the Largest Exchange Rate Intervention Since 2022. The US Treasury Joined It.

Monetary Policy

Japan's Ministry of Finance Just Conducted the Largest Exchange Rate Intervention Since 2022. The US Treasury Joined It.

Ecuador Has Used the US Dollar Since 2000. That Means It Has No Monetary Policy of Its Own. Here Is What Fills the Gap.

Monetary Policy

Ecuador Has Used the US Dollar Since 2000. That Means It Has No Monetary Policy of Its Own. Here Is What Fills the Gap.

Tunisia Rejected the IMF's €1.9 Billion Loan in 2023. Three Years Later, the Fiscal Consequences Are Visible.

Fiscal Policy

Tunisia Rejected the IMF's €1.9 Billion Loan in 2023. Three Years Later, the Fiscal Consequences Are Visible.

Luxembourg Has 700,000 People and Manages Nearly €5.5 Trillion in Investment Funds. Here Is How That Shapes Its Fiscal Position.

Fiscal Policy

Luxembourg Has 700,000 People and Manages Nearly €5.5 Trillion in Investment Funds. Here Is How That Shapes Its Fiscal Position.

Slovakia Joined the Eurozone in 2009. Every ECB Deposit Facility Rate Decision Since Then Has Been Slovakia's Monetary Policy. Here Is Why the July Hold Matters Specifically for Bratislava.

Monetary Policy

Slovakia Joined the Eurozone in 2009. Every ECB Deposit Facility Rate Decision Since Then Has Been Slovakia's Monetary Policy. Here Is Why the July Hold Matters Specifically for Bratislava.

Serbia Is Negotiating EU Membership and Running a Budget Deficit Below 3%. That Combination Is Rarer Than It Looks.

Fiscal Policy

Serbia Is Negotiating EU Membership and Running a Budget Deficit Below 3%. That Combination Is Rarer Than It Looks.

The Bank of Uganda Has Been Cutting Its Central Bank Rate for Three Consecutive Meetings. Consumer Price Inflation Is Now Within Target. Here Is What That Means.

Monetary Policy

The Bank of Uganda Has Been Cutting Its Central Bank Rate for Three Consecutive Meetings. Consumer Price Inflation Is Now Within Target. Here Is What That Means.

Slovenia Has the Lowest Public Debt Growth Rate in the EU. Here Is How a Small Eurozone Economy Managed to Stay Disciplined.

Fiscal Policy

Slovenia Has the Lowest Public Debt Growth Rate in the EU. Here Is How a Small Eurozone Economy Managed to Stay Disciplined.

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