Subject:
Weekly round-up of Monetary Policy articles
MONETARY POLICY WEEKLY
TOP STORY
Monetary policy decisions
Sveriges Riksbank holds rates, signals longer-term pause
Swedish economy continues to grow, despite ‘dramatic’ geopolitical developments, bank says
29 Jan 2026
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Official Record
Monetary policy decisions
South African central bank holds rates in split decision
Sarb stays cautious as country continues to adjust towards new 3% inflation target
29 Jan 2026
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Official Record
Monetary policy decisions
Brazil holds rates again but signals easing at next meeting
BCB may cut by half point in March as forward guidance is ‘explicitly dovish’, analyst says
29 Jan 2026
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News
Monetary Policy
Bank of Ghana slashes rates by 250bp
Institution says fiscal consolidation and plummeting inflation justified additional easing
29 Jan 2026
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Official Record
Monetary Policy
Fed risks president’s ire by holding rates
Experts say decision was obvious way to go, given US labour market and inflation figures
28 Jan 2026
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News
Monetary policy decisions
BoC holds as governor says Fed independence affects Canada
Analysts disagree over underlying strength of country’s economy
28 Jan 2026
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News
Monetary policy decisions
Chile holds rates at 4.5%
BCCh in no rush to cut but says inflation likely to undershoot previous forecast in short term
28 Jan 2026
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Official Record
Monetary Policy
Banxico to slow easing cycle in 2026
Tax reforms and tariffs on China expected to have one-off effects on prices, Mexican central bank says
28 Jan 2026
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News
Communication
Weak yen prompted BoJ’s December rate hike, minutes show
Japan likely to continue tightening, though board said it had ‘no specific pace in mind’
28 Jan 2026
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News
Operating framework
ECB tweaks collateral framework, ‘paves way’ for DLT-based assets
Bank clarifies ‘climate factor’ in securities pricing, introduces haircuts on sterling, dollar and yen assets
27 Jan 2026
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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