Official Record
US expectations key influence on inflation - San Francisco Fed paper
Fed must maintain inflation expectations around target, researchers say
Riksbank faces changed circumstances in first meeting since December hike
Dissenting deputy governor Per Jansson won’t attend due to personal reasons
Israeli reserves increase sharply in January
Higher equity prices contributed to improved performance of investment portfolio
Thai central bank warns of housing and debt risks
Central bank says macro-prudential policy should curb build-up of weaknesses
Powell joins Trump for dinner at the White House
Fed puts out statement, as meeting follows regular criticism of the Fed’s interest rate path from the president
Pick-up in inflation to take ‘a little longer’ than expected – RBA’s Lowe
Inflation expected to reach 2.25% in 2020
Inflation set to decline in Argentina this year – central bank survey
Market analysts expect year-on-year inflation to fall to 28.5% from 47.6% in December 2018
Thailand and Cambodia join forces on QR code network
Central banks to pilot QR code network for retail payments
Chilean central bank hikes rates
Rate rise comes despite US Fed holding rates on January 30
Leverage increasing among large shared loans in US, regulators warn
Fed, FDIC and OCC say lenders are relying on borrowers’ “savings and synergies”
Bank of Ghana slashes further 100bp from policy rate
Action follows similar move in 2018, as inflation declines into the target range
Euro outpacing dollar as cross-border credit grows
Latest BIS statistics show widening gap between credit growth in the two major currencies
Turkish central bank sees inflation outlook improving
Inflation undershot forecasts in latest period, having overshot them earlier in 2018
Bangladesh Bank eyes national savings imbalances
Growth is high and inflation “contained”, but high-yield products are draining deposits from banks
BoJ minutes show disagreement over outlook
Not all members agree on how low 10-year yields should be
Norges Bank leaves rates unchanged
Central bank says it is still likely to hike rates in March 2019
Korea’s sluggish economy dampens growth prospects
Bank of Korea revises growth forecasts and leaves interest rates on hold
UAE deposits $3 billion with State Bank of Pakistan
Deposit comes as Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves dwindle and IMF talks continue
Indonesia keeps rates unchanged
Governor signals benchmark rate is “almost at its peak”
Central bank’s headline inflation projections improve significantly
Central bank’s headline inflation projections improve significantly over near term, but inflation still forecast to climb to 5.3%
Norges Bank excludes three companies from SWF
Central bank sanctions firms due to human rights and environmental violations
CBRT holds main rate steady at 24%
Turkish central bank keeps rates high as signs emerge of a “rebalancing trend” in the economy
Bhutan strengthens relations with India through payment co-ordination
New proposals will limit the number of tourists having to bring cash into the countries as ATMs and POSs become interoperable with local cards
AML/CFT regulation to cover crypto assets – Sarb
New proposals will construct a “limited” regulatory framework for crypto assets