Monetary Policy
Nigeria makes biggest rate cut since 2007
CBN also recalibrates standing facilities corridor to strengthen policy transmission
MNB seeks closer alignment with ECB, lowers inflation target
Monetary policy decisions will also be reduced from 12 to eight each year from 2027
Adapting to AI crucial to central banks’ credibility, Panetta says
Bank of Italy governor tells Kyiv conference tech-driven investment will alter inflation
UK mortgages out of sync with BoE policy
Average two-year rates for home loans have risen since March, despite BoE’s extended pause
The OeNB’s Martin Kocher on the Eurosystem’s inflation outlook
The Austrian central bank’s governor speaks about ECB succession, forward guidance and eurobonds, as well as lessons from QE losses, access to cash interventions and Austria’s excessive deficit procedure
Relying on ECB to fight inflation ‘no longer viable’ – paper
Researchers argue EU should co-ordinate with central bank to tackle ‘shockflation’
BoJ raises rates to 31-year high
Ueda says ‘policy phase has changed’ and focus now is on ensuring inflation does not exceed 2%
Czech Republic extends pause while Moldova raises rates
CNB leaves door open to rate rise while Moldova presses on with third hike since May
BoE holds rates and reveals talks to sell gilts to Treasury
Economists voice concerns over blurred fiscal and monetary policies
Brazil cuts for fifth consecutive time ahead of elections
Fed hike not an ‘outright impediment’ for BCB to continue loosening, economist says
Taiwan holds, with inflation expected to fall next year
Central bank says growth exceeded expectations as AI-driven demand continues
Federal Reserve delivers first rate hike since 2023
FOMC expects policy to remain around 4.1% for 2026–27 and inflation to reach 2% by 2029
Geopolitical tensions raising rate hike expectations – BIS
Quarterly review highlights new communication challenges for central banks
Middle East conflict will prolong inflation shock, Lagarde says
ECB chief warns AI is also driving long-term funding costs for governments
Increasingly uncertain outlook prompts Pakistan to hold
Inflation rises but fiscal consolidation is above target, central bank says
SNB’s hikes swing expectations, but its cuts do not – study
Swiss households respond to tightening and holding, but loosening fails to shift views
Naji Issa on Libya’s reform efforts and why he threatened to quit
The Central Bank of Libya governor speaks about the need for national unity and fiscal responsibility, digital transformation and exchange rate reforms
Turkey holds rates for fifth consecutive meeting
Expert says conditions are ‘falling into place’ for rate cut next month
Peru holds as inflation risks from Middle East war loom large
Central bank also cites El Niño climate phenomenon as upside risk to price growth
The Fed enters a new epoch
Chair Kevin Warsh takes his first steps to transform the US central bank
ECB implements second 25bp hike of year
Bank says second-round effects have yet to show up in wage data as energy inflation spikes to 14.2%
Repos key to post‑Covid balance sheet reduction – RBNZ
Assistant governor says further repo growth will support monetary policy, liquidity, capital markets
Chile holds amid weak growth and rising inflation
Quarter-point hikes expected in December and March next year, economist says
Waller steps up to the plate with rationale for rate setting
Fed governor compares himself to baseball umpire and says data will determine his next FOMC vote