Central Banks
Bank of Russia raises rates again
Nabiullina warns of “pro-inflationary risks” from increased government spending on war
Brazilian MPC makes fourth consecutive 50bp cut
MPC unanimously anticipates cuts of same magnitude in future meetings
Mexico holds rates again, while Peru cuts
Peruvian board says inflation is falling faster, while Banxico predicts more gradual disinflation
PBoC carries out record liquidity injection
Chinese authorities relax home-buying rules in Beijing and Shanghai
Regulating data use: implications of data sitting in the middle
Regulators need to take action to ease tensions created by the growing use of data, says Manoj Singh
ECB holds rates as it lowers inflation expectations
Central bank intends to stop reinvesting maturing assets under PEPP in second half of 2024
BoE holds rates for third straight meeting
“There is still a long way to go,” says Bailey
Credit lines can amplify stress – NBER paper
Study finds junk-grade firms draw more credit, and drawdowns can worsen liquidity shocks
Norges Bank makes surprise rate hike as inflation rebounds
Governor warns economy is cooling but inflation has risen in past two months
Philippines and Hong Kong hold rates
BSP governor says monetary policy has to remain “sufficiently tight” to bring inflation back to target
SNB lowers inflation expectations as it keeps rates at 1.75%
Swiss central bank adopts a more dovish communication, analysts expect rate cuts early in 2024
Economics Benchmarks 2023 report – tentative steps on AI
The benchmarks show some small steps to increase AI use, and shed light on broader reforms to modelling, governance and more
Ghana’s Ernest Addison on the chain of events that led to a loss of $5 billion
The Bank of Ghana governor speaks about monetary financing, ‘independence’ and the offline e-cedi
FOMC holds rates again, ending year at 5.25–5.5%
“Committee is proceeding carefully” as inflation recedes, but slowly, says Powell
ECB paper attempts to measure spillovers from Fed policy
Authors use asset price data to estimate global effects of FOMC moves
New Zealand’s government returns central bank to single mandate
New coalition government says Labour’s shift to a dual mandate in 2018 was “a mistake”
Bank of Canada maps path to ‘fourth-generation’ models
Officials plan to create new workhorse model backed by variants focusing on key topics
CFTC sounds alarm on clearing capacity
US regulator warns porting cannot be guaranteed in the event of a large member default