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Debt poses a threat to African monetary policy – BIS paper
Central bankers could use their influence to encourage government prudence, authors say
New Zealand Treasury secretary to attend monetary policy meetings
RBNZ’s amendment bill set to create a permanent observer position for the Treasury
Central Bank of Bahamas lagging in independence and transparency – IDB
Independence and transparency influence the central bank’s credibility in controlling inflation, economist says
Zimbabwe’s central bank struggles to stem bond note crash
Government economist claims central bank has resorted to printing money
Bank lawsuit pushes Fed to rethink monetary system
The Narrow Bank has the potential to alter how the Fed conducts monetary policy
Future balance sheet size hard to judge – BoE’s Ramsden
Reserves demand likely to become more important as QE winds down, deputy says
Argentina adopts floating exchange rate regime to tackle peso crisis
IMF extends running standby arrangement to $57.1 billion
Boston Fed economists call for monetary policy evaluations
Effective lower bound and reduced ability to stabilise the economy warrant a rethink of the monetary policy framework, economists say
Zimbabwe may axe bond note scheme – finance minister
Incoming finance minister says priority will be currency reform
New Zealand to open next phase of RBNZ act review
Labour government to review case for separating prudential supervision from the central bank
IMF paper proposes cash-based solution to zero lower bound
“Decoupling” cash from electronic money could be an alternative to QE or a higher inflation target
Brian Wynter on Jamaica’s inflation-targeting transition
Jamaican governor says fiscal, forex and rate reforms essential
Trump and Erdoğan: cut from the same populist cloth
Barry Eichengreen compares the respective strongmen of the US and Turkey
NY Fed’s Potter: technical tweak helped avoid breaching target range
Effective federal funds rate has been rising in the target range
BoE mulls post-QE balance sheet policy
Central bank is “minded” to retain its floor system for setting rates
SNB chairman dismisses calls for revised inflation targets
Jordan says raising targets would 'harm credibility'
IMF demands reinforced inflation targeting in Argentina
A new central bank charter should reinforce independence, fund says
IMF aims at major reforms of Malawi’s central bank
Aid aims to help central bank move to interest-rate-based framework and inflation targeting
Argentina tweaks monetary policy framework
Committee will now meet once a month and publish members’ votes
Danish governor reflects on central bank’s legacy at 200th anniversary
Fixed exchange rate adopted in 1982 was a turning point, Rohde says
New Jamaican law could end Caribbean’s ‘colonial era’
Bank of Jamaica operational independence could transform region
Bank of Jamaica’s Wynter on the path to inflation targeting
Brian Wynter speaks about revamping Jamaica’s policy toolkits
Alternatives to Japan’s 2% flexible inflation target
BoJ may review its framework due to ongoing failure to hit 2%
PBoC cuts RRR amid growing instability
The move will release $108 billion amid concerns on the slowing economy and trade disputes