Monetary Policy
FOMC publishes 2002 transcripts
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Little demand for BoE cash
Bids for £15 billion-worth ($29.4 billion) of three-month loans from the Bank of England only just exceeded the amount on offer in spite of strong tensions in sterling interbank markets.
Carney comments indicate Canadian rates to fall
Expectations of further rate cuts in Canada rose on the back of comments made by Mark Carney, the governor of the central bank.
China's Zhou hints at further hikes
Zhou Xiaochuan, the head of the People's Bank of China, signalled that the central bank was set to make its seventh successive rate hike.
Australia hints at cuts later in 2008
Though the Reserve Bank of Australia opted to leave rates at a 12-year high of 7.25% last month, minutes published on Tuesday signalled that it could make cuts later this year.
Factory-gate inflation rise compounds BoE's woe
Producer prices in the UK leapt to 6.2% for the year to March, the highest rate since 1991.
Eurozone must avoid price spiral: France's Noyer
Christian Noyer, the governor of Banque de France, warned policymakers that the current wave of above-target inflation must not lead to a price and wage spiral.
Policy stance remains appropriate: BoJ minutes
Japanese policymakers remain keen to raise rates in spite of a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy, minutes of the March Monetary Policy Council meeting reveal.
SA's Mboweni braves political pressure, hikes rate
Tito Mboweni, the governor of the South African Reserve Bank, reaffirmed his commitment to the central bank's inflation target on Thursday, raising rates by half a point to 11.5% in the face of intense political pressure.
Iceland raises rates again
The Central Bank of Iceland hiked rates by half a point on Thursday. The move follows an emergency 125 basis point rise a fortnight ago.
Peru unexpectedly raises rates
The Central Bank of Peru surprised markets on Thursday by backing a 25 basis-point hike and raising the reserve requirement for foreign and domestic currency holdings.
Old Lady lowers rates to 5%
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) cut rates by a quarter point to 5% on Thursday.
Trichet indicates rates to remain at 4%
Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), signalled that the Governing Council will leave rates unchanged for the foreseeable future despite mounting evidence that the credit crunch could severely impact the real economy.
Fed minutes point to moderate easing
The latest Federal Reserve minutes suggest that the period of rapid monetary policy easing that started in late January may be over and could be replaced by a return to a more conventional, gradualist approach.
Thailand leaves rates on hold
The Bank of Thailand has kept rates at 3.25% for the sixth straight vote.
Housing bequests hamper monetary policy in Cyprus
Social customs in the Cypriot housing market interfere with monetary transmission mechanisms, a paper by the Central Bank of Cyprus finds.
ECB's Stark calls for structural reforms
Flexibility in wages and prices plays a pivotal role in helping the EU adjust to adverse shocks, said Jurgen Stark, a member of the executive board of the European Central Bank.
Communication reinforces commitment: Fed's Mishkin
Communication which increases transparency and accountability can play a key role in helping central banks demonstrate commitment to a nominal anchor, said Frederic Mishkin, a governor of the Federal Reserve.
Turkey's Yilmaz on managing inflation expectations
New communication tools have played an essential role in managing inflation expectations in Turkey, said Durmus Yilmaz, the governor of the central bank.
Czech Board's March minutes
The minutes of the March meeting of the Czech National Bank's board show that six of the seven members voted to keep the two-week repo rate unchanged at 3.75%.
Monetary tools limited - SNB's Jordan
There is no magic bullet with which central banks can restore lost confidence among market participants, said Thomas Jordan, a member of the governing board of the Swiss National Bank.
India's inflation surge may mean rate rise
India's key inflation rate rose to a three-year high, said the government on 4 April, raising the possibility of a rate rise being imposed by the Reserve Bank of India.
New members of Bank of Korea's MPC
Lee Myung-bak, the president of South Korea, has appointed three professors as new members of the Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Committee.
Nigeria raises rates 50bp, flags further hikes
Nigeria's central bank raised rates to 10% and warned that policy would need to tighten in the future with "huge fiscal injections" expected.