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Brazil holds policy at 15% for third time in a row
BCB continues to signal hawkishness despite calls from finance minister to cut rates
Poland cuts rates, while Albania and Sweden hold
Riksbank warns of US stock market bubble
Bolivia raises $83m in bonds linked to gold prices
Central bank sells instruments directly to retail investors at above-market rate
Central banks speak opaquely to avoid overreaction – ECB study
Authors say institutions tend to communicate more clearly when they know their reputations are low
Cook: US labour market solid, inflation to remain elevated
Governor differs from fellow members of Fed board in first speech since Trump’s attempted dismissal
AI models ‘know more than they say’ – BoE paper
Tapping into ‘hidden states’ of large language models can improve data processing, authors claim
Posen predicts Supreme Court will side with Cook
However, PIIE president tells panel that justices are still likely to undermine Fed independence
Emerging market central banks should be hawkish – NBER paper
Stronger reactions to inflation surges help to build institutions’ reputations, researchers argue
Firms slow to adjust investment targets for inflation – BoJ study
Discount rates are sticky and do not rise with expected increases in price levels, research finds
RBA holds policy as inflation rises
Australian central bank’s inflation forecast assumes one further rate cut in easing cycle
South Sudan opens new currency centre as UN warns of looming war
Efforts to decentralise ops come after General Assembly hears that political transition is ‘falling apart’
Fed accepts wealth redistribution at top, says ex-Kansas City chief
Hoenig calls for new accord with Treasury, as fellow former governors defend Fed independence