Monetary Policy
How will Europe’s central banks react to the Middle East crisis?
ECB unlikely to veer from rate path as it had expected to undershoot during 2026
ECB to promote women’s financial literacy with fitness tracker
EuroSteps initiative combines step counting with ‘bite-sized lessons’ in money management
RBA governor says conflict may require monetary policy response
Bullock says board considering potential supply shocks amid already high levels of inflation
Europe should be more independent of US – Nagel
Bundesbank president is latest ECB governing council member to call for European CBDC
Banxico took it easy for too long, says economist
Academic believes inflation will remain a challenge for central bank and government
South Korea holds policy and ups growth forecast
Bank debuts six-month forward guidance framework following expected rate stay
Monetary dominance depends on comparative advantage – paper
Money that is ‘too good’ as a store of value may not circulate, authors say
Thailand unexpectedly cuts rates on lower growth outlook
Central bank hopes easing of policy will support SMEs, households and overall economy
RBA did not lose focus on inflation, says deputy governor
Hauser says last year’s cuts were based on assumption that price levels in Australia would be lower
Monetary policy in Asia since the pandemic
Asean+3 nations must plan to tackle ‘disturbance’, ‘structural’ and ‘radical’ uncertainty using a disciplined policy mix to preserve price stability amid global shocks, writes Dong He
Hungary eases policy for first time since September 2024
Governor insists central bank is ‘not starting a rate cutting cycle’
Waller: my next FOMC vote is ‘close to a coin flip’
Governor says January’s positive jobs figures may be ‘noise’ rather than ‘signal’
Jamaica cuts rates as outlook for inflation improves
Figure expected to return to target by December, central bank says
Policy normalisation may cause economic contraction – BoJ study
Effects greater under less credible forward guidance, central bank researchers find
Lagarde downplays odds of early exit
ECB president uses interviews to say she is on a ‘mission’ with a ‘baseline’ of serving out her term
High tariff regime in the US is ‘here to stay’ – BoE’s Taylor
Impact on trade flows and pricing will take years to play out, MPC member says
Reform rules or risk ‘coercion and mercantilism’ – Lagarde
ECB president says it is better to revise current international order than to abandon it
Banxico minutes signal potential resumption of rate-cutting cycle
One-off hit of tax rises and tariffs could see rates cut in March
Kashkari says research criticism is new threat to Fed independence
Minneapolis Fed chief says comments by NEC director are continuation of pressure on monetary policy
Bank Indonesia holds rates again to defend currency
Weak rupiah to delay rate cuts as ratings downgrade weighs on investor appetite, analyst says
FOMC minutes show sharp division in projections
Some members argue rates may need to be raised while others make case for easing
Barr: US labour market ‘especially vulnerable to negative shocks’
Fed governor says FOMC likely to continue holding rates for the time being
RBNZ holds rates at 2.25% in new governor’s first meeting
Analysts expect central bank to maintain accommodative policy for some time
Russia has limited room for manoeuvre on policy – experts
Rate cut reflects nervousness rather than confidence about inflation and growth trajectory, say analysts