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New Zealand’s inflation hits 30-year high
Labour shortages also affecting many businesses
People: Chicago Fed’s Evans to retire
Bulgarian parliament rejects governor pick; political heat on Cook still high as vote nears; and more
UK faces possible inflation ‘ratchet’ – BoE’s Mann
MPC member says shocks to UK economy have “piled on top of each other”
NBU plots path out of war economy
Ukrainian central bank turns to monetary financing as government struggles to pay for war
Paraguay legislators clash with central bank over secrecy rules
Legislators considering changes to central bank law
BCB union suspends strike for two weeks
Brazil central bank workers reject 5% pay offer and will continue some labour protests
G20 creates fund to guard against future pandemics
WHO says there is a $10.5 billion annual funding gap
IMF panel weighs up wholesale versus retail CBDC
Officials reflect on trade-offs involved in crypto assets and new payments technology
Global spillovers not unique to US monetary policy – BoE paper
Fed and ECB both create spillovers through macroeconomic and financial channels
Nabiullina admits sanctions taking toll on Russian economy
Central bank preparing legal action in bid to unfreeze $300 billion of foreign exchange reserves
PBoC on hold as Fed signals steeper rate rises
Policy-makers face worsening pandemic, rising inflation and tighter global financial conditions
Russia-Ukraine war revealing financial vulnerabilities – FSB’s Knot
Commodities markets, leverage and cyber attacks “warrant further attention”, says FSB chair
Climate transition set to boost inflation, finds Swedish research
Sveriges Riksbank analyses main inflationary forces stemming from climate policies
Chile central bank board adopts code of conduct
Regulations include anti-drug measures and trading restrictions
War forcing central banks into ‘delicate balancing act’, says IMF
Sudden repricing of risk could expose vulnerabilities, fund says in latest stability report
PBoC announces policies to help pandemic-stricken economy
Package of 23 measures echoes actions taken in 2020
Yellen calls for IMF reform
US Treasury secretary says fund needs better “tools” to tackle crises as well as governance reform
Myanmar deputy governor is alive after shooting – reports
Military junta says Than Than Swe is being treated in hospital
South Korea and Singapore tighten monetary policy
Central banks revise inflation forecasts up and GDP down
BoJ’s Uchida outlines phase two of CBDC experiments
Japanese people will ultimately decide whether they want a digital currency, executive director says
Canada and New Zealand step up rate hikes
Both central banks raise rates by 50bp in bid to “head off” rising inflation expectations
UK inflation climbs to 7%
Rapid rise in fuel prices pushes inflation to new 30-year high
Sri Lankan central bank postpones sovereign debt repayment
Weerasinghe leads MPC in raising rates by 700 basis points and appeals for funds from overseas
IMF paper calls for action on long-term Covid risks
Vaccination drive is falling short and is not enough on its own, authors say