Monetary Policy
Geopolitical tensions raising rate hike expectations – BIS
Quarterly review highlights new communication challenges for central banks
Naji Issa on Libya’s reform efforts and why he threatened to quit
The Central Bank of Libya governor speaks about the need for national unity and fiscal responsibility, digital transformation and exchange rate reforms
Turkey holds rates for fifth consecutive meeting
Expert says conditions are ‘falling into place’ for rate cut next month
Peru holds as inflation risks from Middle East war loom large
Central bank also cites El Niño climate phenomenon as upside risk to price growth
The Fed enters a new epoch
Chair Kevin Warsh takes his first steps to transform the US central bank
ECB implements second 25bp hike of year
Bank says second-round effects have yet to show up in wage data as energy inflation spikes to 14.2%
Repos key to post‑Covid balance sheet reduction – RBNZ
Assistant governor says further repo growth will support monetary policy, liquidity, capital markets
Chile holds amid weak growth and rising inflation
Quarter-point hikes expected in December and March next year, economist says
Waller steps up to the plate with rationale for rate setting
Fed governor compares himself to baseball umpire and says data will determine his next FOMC vote
BoE chief economist explains his votes for pre-emptive hike
Wait-and-see approach to monetary policy risks signalling bias towards status quo, says Pill
Demographics force central banks into balancing act – Goodhart
Panel weighs risks to central bank independence from fiscal pressures, in part due to ageing societies
Malaysia holds but hints at future tightening
BNM no longer referring to its monetary policy stance as ‘appropriate’
Bank of Canada extends rate hold as trade war intensifies
Macklem says surprise uptick in growth is fragile thanks to new US tariffs and high petrol prices
Higher global yields complicate ECB’s position, Nagel says
Bundesbank president says inflation too high, and backs eurozone-wide debt earmarked for defence
Low inflation allows Israel to continue easing cycle
Borrowing costs reach almost four-year low as central bank makes quarter point cut
Ample reserves can yield highest welfare – BoE paper
Central banks face trade-off between financial stability and resource misallocation, author says
New Zealand tightens policy as inflation remains above target
RBNZ says currently ‘lacklustre’ growth likely to accelerate after carrying out expected hike
Bessent believes BoJ will act in support of yen
‘I have information that the market doesn’t have,’ US Treasury secretary says
Warsh declines to outline Fed’s reaction function
Chair tells Jackson Hole that ‘humble, never naïve’ approach will work and assesses US economy
Botswana keeps rates steady, Rwanda hikes by 50bp
Rising inflation drives east African nation to raise bank rate to highest level since 2009
Tonga holds rates amid ongoing monetary policy reform
Pacific island’s central bank says inflation is running hot due to external price shocks