Central Banking
Former Latvian governor must face prosecution, court rules
ECJ says Rimšēvičs does not have official immunity over alleged bribe-taking and money laundering
Powell: FOMC may accelerate taper
Fed will no longer refer to inflation as “transitory”
Has the SNB accepted a stronger franc?
Swiss central bank reduces FX interventions as currency breaks 1.05 ceiling against the euro
Central banks’ diversity policies can only go so far – RBA’s Debelle
Policies can only go so far in reducing the inequality gap, Debelle says, while providing update on “reconciliation” plan
Eurozone QE helped increase R&D spending, paper finds
Firms that had bonds bought by the ECB increased R&D spending by 9% on average
Podcast: central banks’ data models going granular
Vizor Software’s chief technology officer, Ryan Flood, provides an update on changes to central banks’ regulatory data models
Hungary central bank widens rate corridor to create ‘room for manoeuvre’
“Asymmetrical” rate corridor designed to allow central bank to tighten policy quickly
Eurozone inflation hits record high of 4.9%
ECB expected to clarify the future of its stimulus programme on December 16
Kenya’s central bank highlights growth rebound in 2021
Inflation has fallen to 6.5% following government stabilisation efforts to stem fuel prices
IMF mission worried about Mongolian central bank
Bank of Mongolia’s operational independence has been compromised, says fund
Kyrgyzstan raises rates again after lull
Central bank orders 50bp hike amid double-digit inflation
BIS and Fed launch New York ‘innovation centre’
Fed has mandate to “understand and, in some cases, manage” technological change, says Jerome Powell
Argentine central bank orders foreign exchange sales
BCRA also bans “payments in instalments” for overseas travel as currency weakens
German inflation reaches 5.2% in November
ECB’s Schnabel says inflation will peak this month and will decline towards 2% target in 2022
Colombian central bank leaves inflation target unchanged
Rise in inflation is likely to prove transitory, board says, as it sticks to 2% to 4% range
Bank of Tanzania ‘working on CBDC’, governor says
Luoga says “cryptocurrencies are not safe” and president has urged work on CBDC
Sri Lankan central bank holds rates despite rising inflation
Authorities face FX crisis as prices increase at fastest level in four years
Brazilian inflation may be stabilising – official data
Mid-November inflation reading was unchanged from October as rate of food price increases slows
Central bank independence helps build reserves – researcher
Latin American central banks given independence built up strong FX reserves, paper finds
Zambia raises rates for the first time since 2019
Year-on-year inflation falls but remains well above central bank’s target level
House prices rising at fastest rate since global crisis – BIS stats
Advanced economies see sharpest average increase, but India records largest cumulative rise
Bank of Korea raises rates again as inflation climbs
Governor Lee Ju-yeol says he will not rule out another hike in the first quarter of 2022
Lebanese president orders central bank to comply with audit
Aoun says repercussions from failure to hand over documents would be negative on all levels
Dominican Republic’s central bank raises interest rates
Central bank forecasts inflation will reach target by mid-2022 after “gradual” decline