by Peak Dev | Jan 1, 2017 | News, Perspectives
January 2017 Just over a year ago, the US Federal Reserve ended a zero interest rate policy which lasted seven years. Last month, the Federal Reserve made its second interest rate increase in 10 years (from ¼% to ½%). This one year interim between rate increases was...
by Peak Dev | Oct 1, 2015 | News, Perspectives
October 2015 Major central banks, like the US Federal Reserve, can print money and lower interest rates in order to stimulate their economies; this is referred to as easy monetary policy. Sometimes this also leads to a lower currency valuation which can boost exports....
by Peak Dev | Jul 1, 2015 | News, Perspectives
July 2016 Government central banks, like the US Federal Reserve, control short “overnight” interest rates and the printing of money. In order to stimulate an economy, a central bank may loosen monetary policy (i.e. lower interest rates and print money) in order...
by Peak Dev | Jul 1, 2015 | News, Perspectives
July 2015 As global growth has slowed, many countries have sought to accelerate their growth by lowering interest rates. Australia, China, India, South Korea and Sweden central banks are just a few to take such measures. The United States (US) Federal Reserve...
by Peak Dev | Apr 1, 2015 | News, Perspectives
April 2015 Central banks are attempting to accelerate their countries’ economic growth rates by lowering interest rates and expanding money supply (printing money or easing bank restrictions). In the last quarter, China, India and Russia lowered interest rates....
by Peak Dev | Jan 1, 2015 | News, Perspectives
January 2015 Central banks try to control monetary policy with the printing of money and movement of short-term interest rates. Switzerland recently joined Japan and the European Union (EU) in creating negative interest rates. In these regions, banks now charge...
