central bank

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The Philippine central bank raised rates in a preemptive strike against mounting inflation risks fueled by the war in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Damjan Pfajfar, vice president in the research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, says the central bank prefers the PCE because it provides a “broader measure of inflation.”

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

“He didn’t ask, didn’t demand, didn’t require,” Warsh, who served on the Board of Governors of the central bank from 2006 until 2011, said of whether Trump had extracted promises from him.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

The central bank said ahead its May outlook revision that it expects growth to fall short of its February forecast of 2.0% this year, while inflation could exceed its earlier estimate of 2.2%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

And they recommended that the NIH establish a reference collection of cells: a central bank where all cultures would be tested, cataloged, and stored under maximum security, using state-of-the-art sterile techniques.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot