Central Banks
Honduras central bank warns on bitcoin again
Central American country will not follow El Salvador in making bitcoin legal tender, BCH says
SNB keeps rates at -0.75% but increases inflation forecasts
War in Ukraine is boosting inflation through higher oil and other commodity prices, SNB says
López Obrador apologises for leaking rate rise
Mexican president’s announcement had stoked new fears about the central bank’s independence
Heads of state often play key role in governor appointments
Benchmark respondents say governors’ terms last four to seven years
Argentina orders 200bp rate increase, to 44.5%
Tighter monetary policy is in line with IMF deal, while neighbour Paraguay makes 50bp hike
Mexican president leaks news of central bank’s rate hike
López Obrador reveals 50bp rise hours before monetary policy announcement
Ida Wolden Bache becomes Norges Bank governor as MPC raises rates
Jens Stoltenberg steps down from role due to Ukraine crisis
RBI paper finds high market power can undermine bank stability
Author documents “inverse U-shaped” relationship, suggesting only some mergers are desirable
US’s Rouse optimistic on inflation outlook
Chief economic adviser says food production can do more to raise supply than in energy industry
Barbados to make switch to polymer
Redesigned banknotes will circulate by end of year, says governor
Board sizes vary widely across central banks
Board terms average around five years and non-executive directors are common
Putin demands export payments in rubles
Central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina reportedly tried to resign after invasion but was told to stay by Russian president
Riksbank may need to raise interest rates earlier – Anna Breman
Deputy governor warns inflation is likely to continue to rise due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Korean president names new central bank governor
Rhee Chang-yong is currently IMF Asia-Pacific director
Rich countries’ central banks less likely to manage sovereign debt
Practice is more common among middle and lower income countries, and in Africa and the Americas
Powell: ‘nothing’ in the way of a 50bp rate hike
Fed chair is hoping to even out supply and demand imbalances in the labour market
Lebanese judge brings corruption charges against governor
Salameh denies all wrongdoing as his brother is transferred to another judge’s custody
Moldova hikes another 200bp as inflation spirals
Central bank has raised rates nearly 10 percentage points, but inflation is surging towards 20%
Azerbaijan continues gradual tightening
Central bank adds 25bp at March meeting, for a total of 150bp in hikes since September
Egypt hikes rates at unscheduled meeting
Central bank orders 100bp increase on March 21, the first rise since July 2017
Bank of Ghana orders 250bp hike
Central bank moves meeting a week earlier to combat high inflation and a weak currency
Three-quarters of surveyed central banks answer to parliaments
Held accountable: benchmark responses on how central banks report on their activities