Monetary Policy
Riksbank faces changed circumstances in first meeting since December hike
Dissenting deputy governor Per Jansson won’t attend due to personal reasons
Monetary policy must respond aggressively to persistent shocks – BoI paper
Researchers model economy where central bank has less information than private firms
Negative rates could have sped up US recovery – San Fran Fed paper
Output gap could have been reduced by as much as half compared to actual figures, researcher says
BoE offers bleak forecasts as Brexit 'fog' deepens further
Rates stay on hold as central bank eyes growing damage from Brexit uncertainty
RBI unexpectedly cuts rates as elections loom
Inflation at lowest point for 18 months, but cut will be welcome news for Modi administration
Thai central bank warns of housing and debt risks
Central bank says macro-prudential policy should curb build-up of weaknesses
ECB policy affects Eastern European economies – Bank of Italy paper
Researcher uses “shadow interest rate” methodology to measure monetary policy spillovers
A dual-currency system would make negative rates work – IMF research
Proposal would free monetary policy from lower zero bound when dealing with a recession
RBA governor does not rule out a rate cut in 2019
Uncertain international outlook has rebalanced policy options towards a looser approach
Jamaica’s Wynter says forex volatility is nothing to worry about
Central bank uses social media to calm markets after forex intervention
Pick-up in inflation to take ‘a little longer’ than expected – RBA’s Lowe
Inflation expected to reach 2.25% in 2020
Inflation set to decline in Argentina this year – central bank survey
Market analysts expect year-on-year inflation to fall to 28.5% from 47.6% in December 2018
Chilean central bank hikes rates
Rate rise comes despite US Fed holding rates on January 30
BIS study asks whether central bank crisis actions de-risk the balance sheet
Authors study whether a central bank can influence its own risk, or if this is “wishful thinking”
Bank of Albania must resolve policy transmission issues – IMF
Issues with monetary policy transmission are obstructing efforts to hit inflation target
Bank of Ghana slashes further 100bp from policy rate
Action follows similar move in 2018, as inflation declines into the target range
Fed takes dovish stance as it clarifies long-run monetary policy
New statement seeks to clarify Fed’s balance sheet normalisation strategy
Riksbank open to reassessing normalisation if needed – af Jochnick
Sweden’s central bank increased rates in December 2018 for the first time since 2011
ECB to launch market expectations survey
Study aims to gather information on participants' views on future monetary policy evolution
Turkish central bank sees inflation outlook improving
Inflation undershot forecasts in latest period, having overshot them earlier in 2018
PBoC continues with communications overhaul
Central bank aims to publish Chinese and English communications simultaneously in the future