Interest rates
Serbia follows ECB with 25bp rates cut
Central bank cites slowing domestic and global inflationary trends for its decision
Peru cuts rates by 25bp for second successive month
Policy rates among lowest in Latin America amid cooling domestic inflation
House prices react rapidly to rates shocks – BIS paper
Monetary policy transmission stronger in US property market than previously thought, study argues
Japan should gradually raise rates to around 1% – BoJ’s Tamura
Board member considers this to be country’s neutral interest rate
Costa: communication was key during high inflation period
Chile’s central bank governor says explaining price rises to public brought new challenges
FOMC members signal rate cut
Waller, Bostic, Daly, Schmid, Goolsbee and Williams speak towards balancing both sides of dual mandate
RBA’s Bullock says talk of rate cuts is ‘premature’
Governor says keeping down inflation helps support bank’s objective of maximising employment
Malaysia holds policy rate
Decision comes after country posts 5.9% year-on-year growth in Q2 and currency rebounds
Chile resumes rate cuts following unanimous vote
Central bank announces 25bp reduction amid weak consumption and moderate inflation
Ueda: BoJ will continue raising rates if ‘outlook realised’
Governor affirms central bank’s hawkish stance ahead of this month’s monetary policy meeting
Interpreting the PBoC’s slew of policy reforms
How are new stimulus measures, bond market tactics, deflationary pressures and monetary policy framework changes affecting central banking in China?
All eyes on the Fed
The US central bank faces a challenging path to fulfil its mandated goals
Mortgage reforms, surprise rate hikes harm renters – ECB study
Researchers say young people could lose equivalent of 1% of their lifetime consumption
Campos Neto on inflation targeting, independence and the future of financial intermediation
The Brazilian governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about tackling inflation, the need for financial autonomy, and redefining the financial landscape with open finance, programmable Pix, deposit tokenisation and sound cross-border payments governance
Fed likely to cut rates in September – FOMC minutes
Participants at July meeting said they would need greater confidence inflation was falling
Book notes: Easy money, cryptocurrency, casino capitalism, and the golden age of fraud, Ben McKenzie with Jacob Silverman
Casts light on how shady crypto characters defraud consumers but does little to identify and control such fraudsters while protecting the public
Bank of Jamaica delivers first rate cut in two years
Inflation should remain within target despite Hurricane Beryl, MPC says
Sweden’s central bank cuts rates by 25bp
Sveriges Riksbank says country is in “mild recession"
RBA minutes reveal hawkish outlook after rate hold
Members considered hike during last meeting, MPC says
Uruguay holds rate for fourth consecutive time
Central bank projects inflation will remain with 3–6% target over coming two years
BIS paper links interest rate risk to bank lending supply
Monetary tightening affects bank lending more when “duration gap” is larger, authors find
Trump administration would pursue ‘course correction’ at Fed
Former Fed adviser says ex-president would try to reform an institution he already sees as politicised
PBoC delays medium-term lending facility operations
Postponement to later in the month aligns with bank’s plan to diminish MLF’s role as key policy rate
UK CPI up less than expected as services inflation falls
Figures may help allay concerns over persistent wage pressures