Monetary Policy
Riksbank raises rates and signals further tightening
Swedish central bank accelerates government bond sales and is looking to hedge currency risk
Use of asset purchase programmes for monetary policy wanes
Additional central banks end scheme, as more institutions forecast decrease
Policy has not been tight long enough – governors
Hot labour markets boost wages and core inflation, making inflation persistent
New Zealand rejects RBNZ’s call for single price-stability goal
Updated central bank remit retains twin goals of price stability and maximum sustainable employment
A letter to Andrew Bailey
Jagjit Chadha warns the Bank of England governor not to let markets take control
Few central banks brief fiscal authorities on monetary decisions
But practice is more common in institutions from the Americas
Communications Benchmarks 2023 – presentation
Specialist Jimmy Choi discusses communication strategies, social media, staffing and more
ECB ‘cannot declare victory yet’ over inflation – Lagarde
President stresses rates will need to be higher for longer to defeat persistent inflation
Caution needed with forward guidance and QE – IMF’s Gopinath
“Straitjacket” of ultra-loose policies may have delayed response to inflationary shock
SBP reverses course and hikes rates 100bp
State Bank of Pakistan raises key rate in emergency session as IMF deadline looms
Corridor systems most used to set monetary policy
Floor systems less popular overall but widely used with asset purchase programmes
Debt issuance powers remain key attribute of most central banks
Proportion of non-debt issuing institutions narrows year-on-year to 6%
RBI’s Shaktikanta Das on financial sector reform, sticking to inflation targets and the e-rupee
The Reserve Bank of India governor speaks about developing credible self-insurance, bank regulatory reforms, and daily UPI payments hitting 300 million transactions
Bank of Mexico holds rates again
Board says rates will remain at current level “for an extended period”
Philippine and Indonesian MPCs hold rates again
Analysts expect both banks to keep rates unchanged for several more meetings
NBER paper estimates demand for bank reserves in US
Fed needs global estimates of demand curve slope to maintain interest rate control, authors say
Turkish central bank raises rates for first time since 2021
Lira falls despite tightening as finance minister promises “free foreign exchange regime”
Africa: Rate rises for DRC and Namibia, but Zimbabwe says no
DRC and Namibia react to high inflation as expert says Zimbabwe is suffering hyperinflation
Latin America: Brazil holds rates despite president’s attack
Chilean board also holds policy, while Costa Rica cuts after inflation goes below target
Switzerland and Norway raise rates
Norges Bank expects further increases while SNB does not rule them out
BoE makes surprise 50bp rate increase
Central bank to review modelling framework after repeated forecast errors
Schnabel stresses inflation risks and need for tighter policy
ECB needs to err on the side of doing too much rather than too little, says board member
State Bank of Vietnam cuts interest rates
Move comes after government’s call on the central bank to support businesses and economic growth
Higher or longer? That is the ECB’s question
Speeches by Bundesbank president and Banque de France governor stake out divergent positions on ECB governing council