Subject: Weekly round-up of Monetary Policy articles

MONETARY POLICY WEEKLY
TOP STORY
International
Reform rules or risk ‘coercion and mercantilism’ – Lagarde
ECB president says it is better to revise current international order than to abandon it
20 Feb 2026   |  Speech
Monetary Policy
Banxico minutes signal potential resumption of rate-cutting cycle
One-off hit of tax rises and tariffs could see rates cut in March
20 Feb 2026   |  News
Monetary Policy
Kashkari says research criticism is new threat to Fed independence
Minneapolis Fed chief says comments by NEC director are continuation of pressure on monetary policy
20 Feb 2026   |  News
Monetary policy decisions
Bank Indonesia holds rates again to defend currency
Weak rupiah to delay rate cuts as ratings downgrade weighs on investor appetite, analyst says
19 Feb 2026   |  News
Monetary Policy
FOMC minutes show sharp division in projections
Some members argue rates may need to be raised while others make case for easing
19 Feb 2026   |  News
Monetary Policy
Barr: US labour market ‘especially vulnerable to negative shocks’
Fed governor says FOMC likely to continue holding rates for the time being
18 Feb 2026   |  Speech
Monetary policy decisions
RBNZ holds rates at 2.25% in new governor’s first meeting
Analysts expect central bank to maintain accommodative policy for some time
18 Feb 2026   |  News
Monetary Policy
Russia has limited room for manoeuvre on policy – experts
Rate cut reflects nervousness rather than confidence about inflation and growth trajectory, say analysts
17 Feb 2026   |  News
International
ECB to offer repo line access to almost all central banks
Euro liquidity ‘granted by default’ unless breaching AML/CFT rules or sanctions, says Lagarde
16 Feb 2026   |  News
Monetary Policy
QT ‘crucial’ if ECB is to tackle future crises, says Nagel
Bundesbank president says dollarisation by way of stablecoins could weaken European sovereignty
13 Feb 2026   |  Speech
MONETARY POLICY CORRESPONDENT
Dan Hinge is editor of the economics newsletter
 
Daniel Hinge is the editor of Central Banking’s Benchmarking Service and subject specialist for monetary policy.
daniel.hinge@centralbanking.com

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