Subject: Weekly round-up of Monetary Policy articles

MONETARY POLICY WEEKLY
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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   |  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   |  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   |  Official Record
Monetary policy decisions
Malaysia holds policy with an eye on conflict uncertainty
BNM also notes upside potential of tech, lower tariffs and pro-growth measures globally
05 Mar 2026   |  News
Monetary Policy
Asian central banks prepare for conflict-induced energy shock
IMF’s Georgieva says Iran war creates energy and confidence risks for most of region
05 Mar 2026   |  News
Monetary Policy
BoJ’s path to normalisation less certain with Iran conflict
Ueda suggests rate hikes will continue, but analysts point to a range of possible scenarios
04 Mar 2026   |  News
Monetary Policy
How will Europe’s central banks react to the Middle East crisis?
ECB unlikely to veer from rate path as it had expected to undershoot during 2026
03 Mar 2026   |  News
Communication
ECB to promote women’s financial literacy with fitness tracker
EuroSteps initiative combines step counting with ‘bite-sized lessons’ in money management
03 Mar 2026   |  News
Monetary Policy
RBA governor says conflict may require monetary policy response
Bullock says board considering potential supply shocks amid already high levels of inflation
03 Mar 2026   |  News
International
Europe should be more independent of US – Nagel
Bundesbank president is latest ECB governing council member to call for European CBDC
02 Mar 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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