Monetary Policy
Bank Indonesia raises interest rates for first time in three years
Governor says decision is “pre-emptive” after inflation reaches a seven-year high
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PBoC cuts key lending rates
Move follows unscheduled cut to two other rates after official data showed growing slowdown
Bank of Jamaica hints rate rises may be ending
MPC increases policy rate 50bp and says 6% may be “appropriate”
Glapiński accuses Germany of wanting to redraw land borders
Polish governor warns on plans for EU super-state as German foreign office calls claims “absurd”
Uruguay continues policy tightening
Policy-makers say inflation and expectations are stubbornly high
Turkish central bank shocks with 100bp rate cut
Rogoff describes move as “nuts”, as official inflation neared 80% in July
Ghana emergency MPC meeting ends with 300bp increase
Country in renewed IMF talks as inflation spirals and currency falters
Philippine central bank raises policy rates by 50bp
The BSP revises upwards average inflation for 2022 to 5.4% from 5%
Norges Bank ups rates by 50bp and signals faster tightening
Inflation is “considerably higher” than projected by the central bank, and well above its 2% target
Is money growth really the main inflation culprit?
Jakob de Haan and Jan-Egbert Sturm take a closer look at inflation in the eurozone and Switzerland
RBNZ delivers fourth straight 50bp rate hike
New Zealand’s central bank now expects rate to peak 15bp higher, at 4.1%
US academics praise reduction in Fed’s forward guidance
Central bank seeking to keep its options open on the path for monetary policy
The PBoC, real estate debt and financial stability in China
Central bank policy-makers are restricted in terms of capacity and space by their efforts to manage the nation’s property bubble amid declining growth
ECB rate hikes could damage climate change policies, paper finds
Researchers claim tighter financing conditions will hamper transition to capital-intensive green technologies
Rates round-up: Argentina adds 950bp to main rate
Central banks in Argentina, Peru, Rwanda, Serbia and Uganda tighten policy
China cuts key interest rates as growth weakens
Analysts lower China’s annual GDP growth estimate to around 4%
Ukraine’s wartime economy faces possible crisis
Foreign donors must increase financing of Ukrainian government, NBU ex-governor and current government adviser argue
Fed’s Evans charts path for rates
Chicago Fed president is optimistic inflation will be near 2% next year
Bank of Mexico increases interest rates by 75 basis points
Central bank once more revises up inflation projections
Uncertainty over ECB’s TPI muddies monetary and fiscal impact
Analysts say anti-fragmentation tool exposes long-standing flaws in EU fiscal framework
Kuwait raises policy rate 25bp
Central bank usually times increases to match FOMC meetings
Monetary policy ‘increasingly synchronised’, say IMF officials
Very few central banks have bucked the global trend since the start of the pandemic
PBoC vows not to flood economy with liquidity
Chinese central bank warns of rising structural inflation pressures