Consumer price index (CPI)
Big Mac price never catches up with dollar – Dallas Fed blog
Prices barely adjust to currency swings even after four years, economists find
Low- and middle-income US households most hurt by housing inflation – Barr
Governor signals more rate hikes to come to tame inflation
Canadian households and firms adapting to volatility – Macklem
Country has gone through ‘several stages of grief’ over death of open trade with US, says governor
BoJ raises rates to 31-year high
Ueda says ‘policy phase has changed’ and focus now is on ensuring inflation does not exceed 2%
BoE holds rates and reveals talks to sell gilts to Treasury
Economists voice concerns over blurred fiscal and monetary policies
Federal Reserve delivers first rate hike since 2023
FOMC expects policy to remain around 4.1% for 2026–27 and inflation to reach 2% by 2029
The Fed enters a new epoch
Chair Kevin Warsh takes his first steps to transform the US central bank
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
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
Warsh declines to outline Fed’s reaction function
Chair tells Jackson Hole that ‘humble, never naïve’ approach will work and assesses US economy
Hungary cuts rates as inflation hits lowest level in nearly a decade
Monetary policy council votes to reduce base rate to 5.5%, extending easing cycle
CPI quirk helps explain low Swiss inflation, says SNB’s Tschudin
Central bank official shares her views on monetary policy strategy
Sweden holds while Iceland tightens
Both Nordic central banks cite lingering inflation risk, but reach different conclusions
Weather shocks impact the economy unevenly, study says
Central banks overlook the broader economic fallout of cold spells
Federal Reserve holds rates with three members dissenting
Hammack, Kashkari and Logan push for 25bp rise in what FOMC chair says was a collegial ‘family fight’
Implications of the 2026 Middle East war
Gavin Bingham, Paul Fisher and Andrew Large detail the monetary policy, financial stability and international co-operation challenges for central banks
Kazakhstan makes surprise 25bp rate cut
Analyst says central bank is trying to signal that disinflationary measures are working
Shocks greater when inflation already high – BoE study
Bank publishes latest response to Bernanke review of UK monetary policy-making
Nine out of 10 Japanese people see prices rising
BoJ survey shows around half of respondents expect economic slowdown in a year’s time
US inflation and monetary policy at ‘crossroads’ – Waller
Fed governor says FOMC must be ready to prevent repeat of post-Covid inflation
Serbia holds rates for 22nd consecutive month
Central bank says it is continuing to pursue cautious monetary policy