Subject: Weekly round-up of Monetary Policy articles

MONETARY POLICY WEEKLY
TOP STORY
Monetary Policy
Market reforms are about boosting policy transmission, says CBN
Changes brought in by Nigerian central bank enable individual investors to participate in OMOs
18 Aug 2026   |  News
Communication
ECB speeches ‘twice as religious’ as other central banks’ – blog
Bank’s speechwriters use devotional tropes during times of crisis, LSE research finds
17 Aug 2026   |  Research
Monetary Policy
Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia and Uganda all hold rates
Expert says El Niño weather event likely to drive greater rate variability in 2027
14 Aug 2026   |  News
Monetary policy decisions
Peru holds rates for eleventh time in a row
BCRP highlights risk of escalating conflict in Middle East and more severe El Niño on inflation
14 Aug 2026   |  News
Communication
Comms staff need to reflect on how their messages are perceived
BoE’s Eric Tong discusses research probing how the public receives central bank messages via the media
14 Aug 2026   |  Interview
Operating framework
EU banks shrug off mooted minimum reserves increase
Doubling of unremunerated reserves would curb Eurosystem losses, but banks doubt it will pass
12 Aug 2026   |  Feature
Monetary Policy
BCB signals tighter monetary policy for longer
Policy-makers say demand-driven inflation requires monetary policy to “remain tight”
12 Aug 2026   |  Official Record
Monetary policy decisions
RBA remains on hold and says inflation still too high
Economists predict interest rates in Australia will stay put until mid-2027
11 Aug 2026   |  News
Monetary Policy
National Bank of Romania holds rates amid political instability
Board votes to keep policy rate at 6.5%, extending two-year hold
10 Aug 2026   |  News
Macroeconomics
Yield curve data can improve estimates of r* – IMF paper
Results suggest r* has risen and help explain ‘soft landings’ after inflation surge
10 Aug 2026   |  Research

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