US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing in Washington on March 3.  Photo: EPA-EFE
US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing in Washington on March 3. Photo: EPA-EFE
David Brown
Opinion

Opinion

Macroscope by David Brown

Despite the Ukraine crisis, global interest rate rearmament looks like a done deal

  • The UK and Canadian central banks have already raised rates, and the US Federal Reserve seems set to press ahead as early as next week
  • China must follow the Fed’s lead on rates or accept the consequences of a much weaker renminbi exchange rate

US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing in Washington on March 3.  Photo: EPA-EFE
US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing in Washington on March 3. Photo: EPA-EFE
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