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Eurozone QE helped increase R&D spending, paper finds
Firms that had bonds bought by the ECB increased R&D spending by 9% on average
Hungary central bank widens rate corridor to create ‘room for manoeuvre’
“Asymmetrical” rate corridor designed to allow central bank to tighten policy quickly
Kenya’s central bank highlights growth rebound in 2021
Inflation has fallen to 6.5% following government stabilisation efforts to stem fuel prices
IMF mission worried about Mongolian central bank
Bank of Mongolia’s operational independence has been compromised, says fund
BIS and Fed launch New York ‘innovation centre’
Fed has mandate to “understand and, in some cases, manage” technological change, says Jerome Powell
Argentine central bank orders foreign exchange sales
BCRA also bans “payments in instalments” for overseas travel as currency weakens
German inflation reaches 5.2% in November
ECB’s Schnabel says inflation will peak this month and will decline towards 2% target in 2022
Colombian central bank leaves inflation target unchanged
Rise in inflation is likely to prove transitory, board says, as it sticks to 2% to 4% range
Bank of Tanzania ‘working on CBDC’, governor says
Luoga says “cryptocurrencies are not safe” and president has urged work on CBDC
Sri Lankan central bank holds rates despite rising inflation
Authorities face FX crisis as prices increase at fastest level in four years
Brazilian inflation may be stabilising – official data
Mid-November inflation reading was unchanged from October as rate of food price increases slows
Zambia raises rates for the first time since 2019
Year-on-year inflation falls but remains well above central bank’s target level
House prices rising at fastest rate since global crisis – BIS stats
Advanced economies see sharpest average increase, but India records largest cumulative rise
Dominican Republic’s central bank raises interest rates
Central bank forecasts inflation will reach target by mid-2022 after “gradual” decline
BoE paper links inequality to credit crises
Central banks will redistribute resources whether they act or not, authors say
JP Morgan becomes world’s most systemically important bank
A handful of banks climb the rankings in this year’s updated FSB G-Sib list
Fed's monetary policy ‘spillbacks’ have significant effects – ECB paper
Researchers estimate how impact of Fed policy on foreign economies in turn affects US
Mervyn King attacks central bank theories of inflation
Expectations are “too fragile” to serve as an anchor for inflation, former BoE governor says
Taiwan’s central bank to ‘follow tightening trend’ next year – governor
Central bank has maintained a record-low rate for six straight quarters
US agencies conduct ‘policy sprints’ to tackle crypto risks
Approach modelled around “tech sprints” aims to get results quickly
RBNZ continues tightening as inflation approaches 5%
Rising commodity and transport costs see central bank overshoot 2% inflation target
Financial crises can radicalise voters – BIS paper
German banking crisis in 1931 contributed to the rise of the Nazi party, researchers find
RBNZ prepares curbs on debt service
Central bank is concerned by “very high debt” and “unsustainable house prices”
IMF renews Mexico’s Flexible Credit Line
Two-year programme reduces funds from about $61 billion to $50 billion