Monetary Policy
Bonds best way for business funding: Bank data
Bank of England data on lending conditions suggests big business better off raising funds through debt markets than through borrowing
Leaning against the wind not enough: Chile’s De Gregorio
Governor of Central Bank of Chile cites collision between financial and price stability objectives as reason why interest rates cannot be used to burst bubbles
Japan says economy "showing signs of recovery"
Monetary policy statement takes a cautiously optimistic outlook in comparison to preceding months
Bank of England survey shows drop in overall satisfaction
Inflation Attitudes Survey also shows gap between public perception and real rates
Belgium and euro area will not face deflation
Policymakers’ swift adoption of expansionary policies will prevent Belgian and Euro area economies from spiralling deep into deflation, argues the National Bank of Belgium
King cautious on recovery
Bank of England’s Mervyn King warns return to trend growth will be slow and protracted, much to be done on regulation
Bahrain trims rates
Central Bank of Bahrain cuts rates for first time since December, offers month-long dollar loans
Monetary policy and the Jordanian central bank
Research charts the impact of central bank independence on policy
No, the markets are not in state of hysteria about US inflation
Brendan Brown, the chief economist at Mitsubishi UFJ, asks if fears of prices exploding in the US are as irrational as some suggest
Russia cuts for sixth time in five months
Bank of Russia lowers policy rate by 25 basis points in fresh effort to stimulate bank lending
European Central Bank - Monthly Bulletin September
European Central Bank’s Monthly Bulletin notes money and credit expansion continues to decelerate
Fed economist says 2% too low for inflation
San Francisco Federal Reserve’s John Williams says 2% inflation “insufficiently high” to protect economy
Riksbank's Svensson calls for better forecasting
Riksbank’s Lars Svensson reviews the development of the Riksbank’s transparency and communication since its independence in 1999
Financial stability must come second to inflation: ECB’s Bini Smaghi
European Central Bank’s Lorenzo Bini Smaghi says exit strategy must focus on price stability
Blanchflower slams Bank’s MPC for group-think
Economist David Blanchflower accuses group of being hobbled by “iron fist” of governor
Fed’s Evans states case for independence
Chicago Federal Reserve’s Charles Evans warns Congress risks fuelling inflation if limits placed on Fed independence
Central banks on hold
Bank of England, Bank of Canada, Reserve Bank of New Zealand and Bank of Korea all keep policy fixed
Crisis set to change inflation targeting: CentralBanking.com subscribers
CentralBanking.com snapshot shows most think inflation targeting will change. Almost a third believe crisis marks end of framework
ECB’s Stark on preserving price stability
European Central Bank’s Jürgen Stark says no role for government in monetary policy
Floating rate key defence, says Colombia’s Uribe
Central Bank of Colombia’s José Uribe says a flexible exchange rate proved crucial in coping with the global financial crisis
Watch demand-type shocks in move to peg
Czech National Bank economist says monetary policy should pay attention to demand-type shocks when moving to an fixed-exchange-rate-peg regime
ECB announces exit strategy
Trichet sets out cornerstones of retreat from extraordinary policy action
A model for monetary policy analysis
San Francisco Federal Reserve finds labour market impacts policy's goals
How do financial markets price new information?
European Central Bank research paper investigates the reception of public signals in financial market