Monetary Policy
Central Bank of Nigeria holds rates and pushes for lending boost
CBN governor also announces new protectionist policy
Fed’s floor could be ‘junked’ if credit surges – Goodhart
Credit demand and plentiful liquidity could be potent inflationary mix, Charles Goodhart says
Bank of Israel willing to hike rates in 2019 – minutes
Monetary committee left rates unchanged at 0.25% on July 8 due to global economic uncertainty
Central bank ‘put’ can harm market function – Kuroda
BoJ chief says easing measures are working, but central banks must be wary of side-effects
Chile’s central bank holds rate, but signals future cut
Rate-setters point to below-target inflation as main reason for future easing measures
New York Fed forced to clarify Williams’ speech
Spokeswoman steps in after Williams appears to hint at more aggressive policy cut
Philippines poised to cut rates as inflation cools
Governor Diokno hints at more easing if inflation is under control
South African central bank cuts rates after first-quarter growth plunge
South Africa saw 3.2% GDP contraction in first quarter after major power shortages
Bank of Korea cuts rates for first time in three years
Central bank warns of trade tensions as official figures show economy contracted in first quarter
Indonesian central bank makes first rate cut in two years
Bank Indonesia lowers seven-day repo rate as governor hints at further cuts
Pakistan sharply increases rates on higher inflation
Central bank increases policy rate by 100 basis points to 13.25%
BoE’s Hauser sheds light on ‘quantitative tightening’ in the UK
Central banks have a greater obligation to provide liquidity in good times and bad, official says
Bank of Canada latest to reform key reference rate
Central bank is set to take over administration of new reference rate next year
Senior policy-makers differ on future of global monetary system
Trichet, Lipton and Reinhart debate whether SDR could play a bigger role in global stability
IMF paper analyses Philippines inflation
Longer delay in tightening rates would have led to higher inflation, researchers find
FOMC considers using repo facility
But some committee members warn over possible financial stability risks
Chinese domestic interest rates falling – PBoC official
Key money market rates falling, says PBoC official, and bank will try to boost credit for SMEs
Cleveland Fed paper looks for reasons for flatter Phillips curve
Monetary policy responses to “output deviations” may be key factor, researcher argues
Riksbank’s rate-setters disagree on future rate moves – minutes
Some executive board members stress trade tensions, while others point to local economic strength
New Turkish governor hints at willingness to cut rates
Monetary policy has “room for manoeuvre”, Murat Uysal says ahead of next week’s meeting