Fiscal policy
Pakistan raises rates again as inflation climbs past 20%
IMF urges tighter fiscal policy as governor's post remains unfilled
Brazil central bank union ends strike
Months of industrial action fail to secure requested pay increase
Campos Neto says ‘worst of the inflation’ has passed
Brazil’s governor says central bank “came out ahead” of price increases
Zimbabwe central bank raises policy rate to 200%
Finance minister guarantees use of US dollar through 2025, while RBZ will mint gold coins
China loans Pakistan central bank $2.3 billion
Ailing country in talks with IMF as foreign exchange shortage crimps fuel purchases
BIS says central banks must act ‘decisively’ on inflation
Tightening policy hard and fast may be central banks’ best shot at engineering a soft landing
IMF paper proposes ‘policy space index’
Authors try to quantify countries’ room to respond to a “black swan” event
Paraguay continues rate hikes despite economic contraction
Central bank raises policy rate for 11th month in a row, as GDP growth falls
North Macedonia makes third 25bp hike
Central bank moves to increase local currency deposits, while inflation reaches double digits
Argentine central bank struggles to meet reserves targets
IMF signs preliminary agreement for loan payment but reports say BCRA cannot meet reserve target
Israeli sovereign wealth fund launches after years of delay
Government finally accrued required tax revenues from gas and mining sectors
Is this the end for ECB QE?
High inflation makes it increasingly difficult for the central bank to justify asset purchases across the eurozone, despite rising fragmentation risks
Algerian president replaces central bank governor
Saleh Eddine Taleb becomes sixth head of Bank of Algeria in as many years
BIS paper finds sovereign risk key to fiscal-monetary links
Study of Mexico models feedback loop between fiscal and monetary policy
Argentine central bank hikes rates as inflation reaches 30-year high
Central bank makes optimistic comments on inflation path
Eurozone could improve fiscal pact – ECB paper
Reformed framework should combine expenditure growth rule with “debt anchor”, researchers say
RBI extends Sri Lanka swap line
Island nation defaulted amid debt, currency and balance of payment crises
BCB union suspends strike for two weeks
Brazil central bank workers reject 5% pay offer and will continue some labour protests
Honduran governor asks for 50% salary cut
Santos’s request comes as president calls for spending cuts amid fiscal crisis
Presidential ally obtained funds from Zimbabwe central bank
RBZ exchanged Treasury bills at inflated rate as part of giveaway, investigation finds
Brazilian central bank strike escalates
Staff now out indefinitely, interfering with Pix and economic statistics
Lifetime achievement: Stanley Fischer
Fischer has had a profound impact on monetary economics and central banking during his prolific career
Bank of Ghana orders 250bp hike
Central bank moves meeting a week earlier to combat high inflation and a weak currency
Kuwait’s government names new central bank governor
Basel Al-Haroun will begin five-year term on April 1