Exchange rate
HKMA spends over $2 billion to defend local currency
Hong Kong dollar fell to hit lower limit of its 7.75-7.85 peg to US dollar
Denmark’s exchange rate stable despite greater FDI inflows
Large international investments absorbed by krone market, central bank says
Indonesian central bank hikes rates as global volatility hits rupiah
Forex interventions cut reserves by 11% between January and July 2018
Weak inflation keeps rates at record low in Israel
Bureau of statistics revised economic forecasts upwards in the face of solid growth
Trade uncertainty keeps Bank of Mexico on hold
Central bank leaves interest rates at 7.75%; revises up inflation expectations
PBoC acts to rein in renminbi depreciation
Reserve requirement makes it more expensive to short-sell yuan, the first effort by the central bank to stem the currency’s three-month slide
Central bank deputy arrested as Iran grapples with forex crisis
Vice governor in charge of forex has been “arrested and sent to jail”, state media reports
Shock end to euro floor avoided ‘enormous’ speculative attack, says SNB’s Jordan
Swiss central bank chairman believes sudden removal of forex controls was least bad policy option and limited reputational damage
SNB chairman dismisses calls for revised inflation targets
Jordan says raising targets would 'harm credibility' built up over decades; sees room for more negative rates
Peru central bank clashes with IMF over communication
Central bank says it has no plans to modify communication given success of guidance
IMF demands reinforced inflation targeting in Argentina
A new central bank charter should reinforce independence, fund says
First left-wing Mexican president in a generation unlikely to upend institutions
Andrés Manuel López Obrador has promised to respect the Bank of Mexico’s autonomy
Vietnam says it is “actively prepared” to intervene in forex market
Interventions have helped protect the dong’s value, but depreciation gathered pace in June
Brazilian government must respect central bank independence – IMF
IMF directors warn against excessive exchange rate interventions
Danish governor reflects on central bank’s legacy at 200th anniversary
Fixed exchange rate adopted in 1982 was a turning point, Rohde says
National Bank of Angola settles $426 million debt with Namibian counterpart
Failed currency agreement resulted in huge accumulation of debt as a fall in oil prices stifled Angola’s access to US dollars
New Jamaican law could end Caribbean’s ‘colonial era’
Granting the Bank of Jamaica operational independence to pursue an inflation target could transform central banking in the Caribbean
Bank of Jamaica’s Wynter on the path to inflation targeting
Bank of Jamaica’s governor talks about revamping accountability, communications and operations as the central bank embraces inflation targeting
Bank Indonesia surprises markets with aggressive rate hike
Markets had expected the central bank to opt for a smaller move in the policy rate
Bank of Mexico hikes rates amid fears of rising inflation risks
Uncertainty over Nafta negotiations clouds economic outlook, experts say
IMF says independent central bank is key to Argentine recovery
Argentine authorities agree to limit forex market interventions
Central Bank of Venezuela gets another new president
Ramón Lobo becomes latest victim of institution’s revolving door
Argentina launches new measures to stem peso depreciation
Analysts concerned new central bank tools to control peso are not enough
Argentina falters at ‘historic’ moment for BCRA
Replacing Federico Sturzenegger with a finance minister with close ties to the president sends a confused signal about central bank independence