Explore how fiscal policy and monetary policy drive aggregate demand, influencing economic growth through spending, taxation, and money supply changes.

This article discusses the big divergence between U.S. fiscal policy and U.S. monetary policy over the past year, and how that impacts various parts of the economy differently. It also takes a look at ...

Learn how changes in fiscal policy, like government spending or tax rates, can multiply economic growth by increasing GDP and ...

The economic importance of fiscal policy has grown since the start of pandemic and at this juncture there are no easy choices for central bankers. Central banks purchased large amounts of government ...

When you ask economists what they think about the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy, as in interest rates, a growing number of them will tell you that rates are restricting the economy too much right ...

The DGAS document places special emphasis on policy coherence between the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank. Uzoka-Anite described this relationship as a “joint performance framework” where ...

This year’s conference brought together six research papers that explore issues related to fiscal and monetary policy and their interaction. The papers ranged from a theoretical analysis of the design ...

Monetary theory in economics has consisted of various schools of thought rather than a single unified model. Each of these schools emphasizes different forces that drive inflation and recommends a ...

Expansionary fiscal policies include increased federal spending, reduced taxes, and direct payments. Issues like inflation and budget deficits often arise from these policies. Despite drawbacks, these ...

Mainland China stocks eye their strongest rally in years as AI optimism and Beijing’s policy support offset weak domestic ...

WITH climate change becoming a macro-critical risk for the Philippines, a balanced and data-dependent monetary policy response, as well as creating fiscal space to finance climate-resilient ...

Michelle Bowes is a Sydney-based business and personal finance journalist; author of 'Money Queens: Rule Your Money', a personal financial guidebook for teenage girls; and a personal finance speaker ...