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Old people hit hardest by inflation, research finds
Authors find income effects and “Fisher channel” have the biggest impact on Spanish households
US may release frozen Afghan central bank funds – report
Plan would transfer up to $3.5 billion to the BIS under third-party supervision, source claims
IMF paper explores second-round effects of oil shocks
Authors find oil shocks have greater impact where inflation is already high
Costa Rica continues tightening with 100bp increase
Central bank cites concerns about rising inflation expectations and second-round effects
PBoC holds key interest rate unchanged
State council defers some firms’ tax payments and says it will increase support measures
IMF unlocks $31.9 million for Madagascar
Natural disasters and oil price rises increased fiscal deficit
UK inflation dips below 10%
Lower fuel costs bring down headline figure, but underlying inflation remains strong
Liechtenstein judge confirms he is investigating Lebanese governor
Salameh is now subject of several judicial probes as central bank ends petrol subsidies
Fed’s Waller: rates could go ‘well above’ 4%
Governor projects “significant” September hike and says it is “too early” to judge inflation drop
Hong Kong leader eyes financial summit success amid Singapore rivalry
Hong Kong struggles to balance Covid measures with desire to affirm itself as a top financial hub
ECB raises rates on government deposits to ease transition
Governments should make “alternative arrangements”, ECB says, after pandemic saw deposits rise
BoI’s Yaron highlights mortgage market reform
Bank of Israel measures aim to foster transparency and comparability in key market
IMF paper offers ‘fear-based theory’ of economy
Central banks risk distorting the economy if they don’t move interest rates to offset “fear cycle”
Peru slows down tightening cycle to 25bp hike
Central bank had implemented 50bp rate increases every month since September 2021
Myanmar may go on money laundering blacklist, report says
Opposition calls on New York Fed to unfreeze Myanmar assets to back proposed digital currency
Central banks will be ‘tested’ by long-term inflation – BIS’s Borio
Persistent inflationary forces could bring central banks into conflict with government, official says
People: July to September 2022
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
BoE to act as lender of last resort to UK energy firms
Move aims to counter high collateral demand, given energy market volatility
Fiji will eliminate cheques from 2024
Governor says improved RTGS will replace paper payments
RBA’s Lowe admits inflation models need rethink
Governor acknowledges forecasting mistakes but rejects calls to resign
Malaysian MPC raises interest rate for third successive meeting
BNM says Malaysian economic growth will continue despite growing currency volatility
Eurozone repo markets are slowing policy transmission, ECB paper says
Dealer banks use market power to get better prices from other institutions
People: new deputy governors in China, Sweden and Argentina
Bank CEO joins PBoC, while former regulator goes to Riksbank
Exchange rate key to policy decisions – Sarb’s Cassim
“What counts as tight” is changing worldwide, forcing central banks to keep up, deputy says