Subject:
Weekly round-up of Monetary Policy articles
MONETARY POLICY WEEKLY
TOP STORY
Monetary policy decisions
Israel cuts rates by 25 basis points
Central bank’s updated forecast points to higher growth in 2026 than was previously predicted
06 Jan 2026
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News
Monetary Policy
Japan’s monetary base declines for first time in 18 years
BoJ’s balance sheet also shrank by 9.4% last year amid policy normalisation drive
06 Jan 2026
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News
Monetary Policy
Philly Fed president says rate cuts could come late in 2026
Paulson points to variety of factors hampering US labour market
05 Jan 2026
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Speech
Communication
Scenario analysis difficult to get right, say BoE watchers
Economists welcome attempt to convey uncertainty but criticise aspects of central bank’s reforms
22 Dec 2025
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News
Monetary Policy
Russia makes 50bp cut, citing falling inflation
Central bank says pro-inflationary risks are still greater than disinflationary ones
19 Dec 2025
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Official Record
Monetary policy decisions
BoJ raises policy rate to 30-year high
Japan’s central bank, as expected, hikes rate to 0.75% and indicates further tightening to come
19 Dec 2025
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News
Monetary Policy
Federal funds rate is not optimal, study warns
Dallas Fed research says transmission to other markets has deteriorated in recent months
19 Dec 2025
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Research
Monetary policy decisions
National central banks hold rates across Europe
Albania, Czech Republic, Hungary, Norway and Sweden all leave policy unchanged
18 Dec 2025
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News
Monetary policy decisions
European Central Bank holds rates
Updated forecast includes higher inflation and growth figures
18 Dec 2025
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News
Monetary policy decisions
BoE cuts rates by 25bp in another knife-edge decision
Doves see cold labour market while hawks fear ‘structural changes’ in wage-setting behaviour
18 Dec 2025
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News
MONETARY POLICY CORRESPONDENT
Daniel Hinge
is the editor of
Central Banking
’s Benchmarking Service and subject specialist for monetary policy.
daniel.hinge@centralbanking.com