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Ecuador congress removes bank regulator
Legislators charged Ruth Arregui with failure to perform duties of her office
Banks still falling short of final Basel III requirements
Basel Committee says some metrics seem to have been impacted by Covid-19
RBA preparing changes to open market operations
Assistant governor says reforms needed as liquidity and monetary policy evolves
Bailey seeks to clarify controversial comments on wage restraint
BoE governor says firms need to curb price rises to limit impact on poorest households
Riksbank minutes confirm board division on normalisation
Three out of six board members voted to accelerate end of net asset purchases
Bank of Jamaica launches ‘stronger actions’ against inflation
Central bank accelerates monetary tightening as inflation nears 10%
Bank of Israel set to increase interest rates soon
Central bank points out inflation expectations have increased
BIS paper finds real links matter for asset price co-movement
Real economic integration may be more important than previously thought, authors say
Rwanda raises benchmark rate 50bp
MPC statement warns of expected spike in inflation in 2022
Uruguay continues programme of interest rate hikes
Central bank announced plans for two more increases at January meeting
FOMC’s January minutes hint at policy actions and inflation fears
Committee signals determination to end asset purchases in March and raise the funds rate
IMF paper finds falling r* should eventually reverse
Authors say several policies could be used to push natural rate back up
Honduran Congress clears way for SDR loan
Declaration of “emergency” will allow government to access $335 million held at central bank
Turkish central bank holds main rate despite high inflation
Committee says it expects inflation trend to reverse soon, as headline figure nears 50%
Namibia marks first rate hike in six years
Central bank acts to “safeguard” link to South African rand
US short and mid-term inflation expectations fall, says NY Fed
But housing price expectations rose 0.5% in January
Lebanese judge says security forces blocked interview of governor
Signs of rising political tensions over investigation of corruption allegations against Salameh
FSB warns of rising crypto asset risks
Sector could harm global financial stability if it carries on growing at current rate, FSB says
PBoC keeps key rate on hold
MLF rate stays at 2.85%, as investors turn attention to second rate move next week
Fed to stress-test banks’ commercial real estate exposures
The Fed will look at lending capabilities under ‘severe’ economic conditions
RBI deputy makes case for crypto asset ban
Left alone, crypto products could “wreck the currency system”, says T Rabi Sankar
US Treasury opposes ending IMF surcharges
Biden administration rejects initiative championed by Democratic progressives
Nigerian governor says credit programme has boosted agriculture
Emefiele repeats warning on over-reliance on oil and says central bank has lent $2 billion to farmers
US core inflation much higher than eurozone’s, says ECB
Central bank points out differences in inflation dynamics across the Atlantic