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Weekly round-up of Monetary Policy articles
MONETARY POLICY WEEKLY
TOP STORY
Monetary Policy
Peru’s central bank holds rates as inflation picks up
BCRP says bad weather, domestic gas shock and fallout from Middle East conflict will push up prices
13 Mar 2026
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News
Monetary Policy
Slovak governor downplays odds of ECB rate hike
Kažimír says bank unlikely to react this month, but leaves open option of tightening in April or June
11 Mar 2026
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Speech
Monetary Policy
RBI buys bonds as Iran war threatens economic outlook
Economists expect central bank to stay on hold, despite risk of higher inflation and lower growth
11 Mar 2026
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News
Monetary Policy
Pakistan holds rates, citing uncertainty from Iran war
Central bank expects inflation to remain above its 5–7% target
10 Mar 2026
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Official Record
International
NBU governor calls for EU probe into asset seizure
State-owned bank’s staff now released from custody, but assets remain in Hungary
09 Mar 2026
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News
Communication
PBoC plans more market-based monetary policy formulation
Analysts expect Middle East conflict to have little impact on policy in China
09 Mar 2026
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News
Operating framework
Single and dual mandates often result in same policy – Schnabel
AI productivity boom yet to show up in eurozone data, ECB board member adds
09 Mar 2026
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News
Monetary Policy
Central Bank of West African States eases policy by 25bp
BCEAO says negative inflation prompted decision, but expects prices to rise in 2026
06 Mar 2026
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Official Record
Monetary Policy
ECB has ‘no reason’ to hike as ‘2026 is not 2022’ – BdF head
Villeroy de Galhau first eurozone governor to speak about war’s potential impact on inflation
06 Mar 2026
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Speech
Monetary Policy
Poland cuts rates against backdrop of falling inflation
Central bank lowers projections for price growth, while warning of geopolitical uncertainty
05 Mar 2026
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Official Record
MONETARY POLICY CORRESPONDENT
Daniel Hinge
is the editor of
Central Banking
’s Benchmarking Service and subject specialist for monetary policy.
daniel.hinge@centralbanking.com