Official Record
US corporate debt could amplify economic downturn, Kaplan says
Dallas Fed president warns about “historically high” corporate debt levels in economic letter
Norway to ditch oil stocks from Norges Bank fund
Government says move will reduce the economy’s vulnerability to oil price shocks
Bank of Canada keeps rates unchanged on weaker economic outlook
The central bank thinks it is still necessary to keep policy rate below its neutral range
Malaysia keeps rates unchanged on lower inflation pressure
Interest rates remain at 3.25% as lower oil prices keep headline inflation under control
BoE publishes revamped FPC communications
New approach follows the style of MPC announcements more closely
Central Bank of Sri Lanka must repair reserves buffers – IMF
IMF programme set to be restarted after political turmoil, but authorities have fallen behind on their targets
BoE refocusing strategy for 2019–20
Central bank seeks to achieve progress despite budget remaining flat in nominal terms
NBKR cuts rates as deflation bites
Broad-based drop in prices prompts 25bp rate cut
Bank of Israel confirms looser stance
After first rate hike since 2011 in November, the central bank reaffirms accommodative approach
RBI minutes: dissenters eye ‘elevated and persistent’ core inflation
Viral Acharya and Chetan Ghate voted against a rate cut at the latest meeting
Bank of Mexico gets lost in translation
Central bank removes sentence from English translation opening the possibility of a future rate cut
Fourth non-bank gains BoE settlement account
Bank of England continues to level the playing field with new entrant FairFX, following FCA audit
RBA’s board stresses uncertain outlook in latest minutes
Trade tensions, slower Chinese growth and local consumption outlook behind policy decision
Riksbank to transfer Skr3.8 billion to Treasury
Profits have varied widely in recent years
RBNZ keeps options open as rates stay on hold
Next rate move “could be up or down” says governor Adrian Orr
FSB publishes annual work programme for first time
Priority is to address new vulnerabilities, while finalising, implementing and evaluating reforms
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