Official Record
RBA does not see inflation pick-up as threat to target
Minutes from latest board meeting show RBA staff expect inflation to remain ‘consistent’ with target despite annual CPI inflation hitting 3% in June
Lesotho holds policy as inflation grows in line with neighbour South Africa
Minimum target for international reserves kept at $610 million, which Lesotho's MPC says is consistent with price stability and currency parity with the rand
Timor-Leste SWF hits 40% equities allocation
Timor-Leste petroleum fund quarterly report shows returns still exactly in line with benchmark; equity allocation hits 40%
ECB publishes ‘manual' explaining eurozone banks' comprehensive assessment
Publication of the manual ‘demonstrates ECB's commitment to transparency' on how it is conducting the ‘rigorous' assessment of the eurozone's biggest banks
Bank of Japan expects inflation to remain short of target for ‘some time'
BoJ policy board votes to continue expanding monetary base by ¥60-70 trillion annually; effects of recent decline in demand ‘expected to wane gradually'
Bank of Israel expects 0.4% inflation for 2014
Low rates prompted by flagging domestic demand, appreciation of the shekel and low inflation environment worldwide, bank says in monetary policy report
Bank of Zambia holds interest rate as inflation stabilises
First MPC meeting of new quarterly schedule sees no change in policy; bumper maize harvest and a stabilising exchange rate credited with lowering inflation
Central Bank of Colombia raises rates for fourth consecutive month
Bank raises benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.25% as annual growth is expected to reach 5% this year on the back of jump in household spending
SNB reports profit of almost $18bn for first half of the year
Swiss National Bank recovers from $10bn loss in 2013; profit on foreign currency positions amounts to Sfr 12.6bn, while gold holdings see Sfr 3.5bn valuation gain
Central Bank of Brazil yet to see effects of tightening cycle
Inflation 'still shows resistance', July minutes note; bank lowered reserve requirements for lenders last week in bid to inject additional liquidity into Brazilian economy
Eurozone banks ease credit standards for first time since crisis hit in 2007
ECB bank lending survey shows that more banks eased credit standards than tightened them in second quarter of 2014
Credit cards account for more than half of all payment cards in the US, report shows
Credit cards accounted for 334 million of the 776 million ‘general purpose cards' used in 2012; Over 250 million mobile payments made using mobile wallet application, Fed study finds
Bangladesh Bank lays out monetary policy stance for the rest of 2014
Central bank aims at lower inflation and external stability through containing money growth and building up foreign reserves
Serbia central bank takes aim at food price volatility to bring inflation in line
Agricultural commodity price volatility accounted for more than two-thirds of headline inflation volatility in 2013, the central bank says, leading it to seek measures to combat it
Nigerian central bank welcomes drop in depletion of foreign reserves
Communique says reserves accumulation must improve to provide buffer for fiscal operations, in part by greater domestic production of foodstuffs
BoJ board members fear structural problems behind sluggish exports
A ‘few’ members of the policy board are concerned that competitiveness issues are to blame for slow growth in Japanese exports
MAS launches consultation on tightening up money laundering controls
Monetary Authority of Singapore releases consultation paper on amending the rules aimed at cracking down on money laundering and financing terrorism
Polish financial stability goes from strength to strength, report says
National Bank of Poland financial stability report says banking system is more resilient than ever, but threats from the outside environment remain
RBA sees subdued wage growth ‘for some time’
Minutes from latest board meeting reveal discussion on labour market; board members say conditions have improved ‘a little’ but wage growth remains ‘subdued’
Review finds Belgian CPI still ‘diverges’ from HICP
National Bank of Belgium’s latest economic review analyses the recent changes in the methodology underpinning CPI, and demonstrates why it remains different from HICP
Malawi cuts policy rate in line with falling inflation
Less pressure on prices and a more stable exchange rate meant an even bigger cut was on the cards, but the MPC preferred to wait and see what the budget brings
Colombian monetary policy-makers ignore World Cup effect
Decision to raise interest rates attributed to rising inflation expectations - which were not put down to the country's footballing success
Highly indebted poorer households pose risk to Israeli banking system
Bank of Israel says lenders should look more carefully at ‘payment-to-income' ratio, which is highest for those households most exposed to macro- and micro-level economic shocks
Turkey central bank announces research award winners
Emrah Şener awarded $7,000 for 'The Geography of Risk Capital'; annual awards granted to support research on 'Turkish economy, emerging market economies and/or central banking'