Central Banks
RBI: in support of interest futures
The Reserve Bank of India has published details of new measures to strengthen the development of the country's interest-rate future markets.
Turkey: past FX intervention worked
Direct foreign-exchange market interventions carried by the Central Bank of Turkey between 2002 and 2005 led to a fall in predicted volatility in the foreign-exchange market, a new paper from the central bank finds.
China: credit information crucial
Credit information is a key priority for the People's Bank of China, said Su Ning, a deputy governor of the central bank.
China shifts stance as inflation falls
The People's Bank of China has moved from a tightening to a neutral monetary-policy stance on the back of a drop in inflation in recent months.
Chile stands tough on inflation
The Central Bank of Chile raised rates to 7.75%, their highest level since December 1998, and warned that it was likely to hike again.
China to set up FX unit to control renminbi
The People's Bank of China will establish a foreign-exchange department to help manage the appreciation of the renminbi.
Mexico hikes again, but further moves unlikely
The Bank of Mexico raised rates for the third straight month on Friday but signalled that it would hold in the coming months in signs of a slump.
South Africa signals end to rate hikes
The South African Reserve Bank's tightening cycle appears to be at a close after the Pretoria-based central bank held rates at 12% on Thursday.
US inflation soars to 5.6%
US inflation hit its highest level since 1991 in the year to July.
China moves to counter Olympic frauds
The People's Bank of China is introducing measures to avoid an upsurge in fraud during the Olympics.
RBA hints at September cut
Ric Battelino, the deputy governor at the Reserve Bank of Australia, on Thursday gave the central bank's strongest sign yet that it will cut rates at its next monetary policy meeting on 2 September.
RBA's Lowe on financial cycles
Proposals for banks to accumulate capital buffers in the good times might help smooth out the swings in the credit cycle, said Philip Lowe, an assistant governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Real exchange rates and monetary policy
Reserve Bank of Australia, the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England pay close attention to real exchange-rate movements, while the Reserve Bank of New Zealand does not, new research from the Bank of Canada finds.
ECB: inflation is here to stay
The European Central Bank sees increasing upside risks to price stability over the medium term, according to the central bank's August monthly bulletin.
Botswana to continue tightening
The Bank of Botswana will maintain its restrictive monetary policy, Linah Mohohlo, the governor of the central bank, said in the opening remarks to the mid-term monetary policy statement.
Asia needs to start raising rates
The recent rise in food prices will significantly impact inflation in Asian economies, according to new research from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
FOMC: blue chips and unemployment key indicators
Federal Open Market Committee members are more concerned with so-called "blue-chip" inflation expectations than with lagged actual inflation or analysts' inflation expectations, a new paper form the Dallas Federal Reserve finds.
Dollar pegs should be reconsidered: King
Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, warned on Wednesday that it would become "increasingly important" for countries to discuss abandoning their dollar pegs in the coming years.
Bank's outlook wintry for UK economy
The Bank of England gave a dismal forecast for the British economy on Wednesday, predicting inflation to rise to about three percentage points above its target and growth to fall sharply.
Central bank action removed liquidity threat: BoE
Senior Bank of England officials on Wednesday said liquidity tensions in global credit markets had diminished on the back of central banks' efforts.
IMF to change exchange-rate surveillance methods
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday is to alter the way in which its monitors members' exchange-rate policies.
Norwegian rates likely to stay high
Norwegian rates, now at their highest level since January 2003, look set to remain at least as steep in the coming months.
Colombia fights above-target inflation
The board of directors of the Banco de la Republica Colombia were unanimous in deciding to raise the central bank's benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 10%, the minutes of the 25 July meeting show.
Asia's reserves lower borrowing costs
Asian economies benefit from reduced spreads on their privately-held external debt because of their large holdings of foreign-exchange reserves, according to new research from the International Monetary Fund.