Fiscal policy
Weak policy co-ordination associated with excess liquidity, paper finds
Trinidad and Tobago authorities can improve policy co-ordination, researchers say
World is ‘sleepwalking into next crisis’, says UK’s Gordon Brown
World is ‘sleepwalking into next crisis’, says UK’s Gordon Brown
Brainard sees room for continued tightening over next two years
But some economists expect growth to slow over the coming year
Denmark should avoid fiscal stimulus to preserve balanced recovery – central bank
Government should be ready to tighten public spending to prevent the economy from overheating
Fed’s Rosengren sees less room to tackle next recession
Fiscal, monetary and regulatory buffers are not as high as they should be, says Boston Fed president
RBI’s Kanungo warns on fiscal imbalances
State governments have borrowed heavily, making the RBI’s job harder, the deputy says
Weidmann urges Greece to implement further reforms
Deutsche Bundesbank president recommends additional reforms and “sound” fiscal policy
Bank of Israel criticises government’s defence spending plans
Outgoing governor Flug also disagrees with finance ministry’s low-tax policies
Venezuela carries out massive devaluation with 'new bolivar'
Maduro pegs “new bolivar” to oil-backed cryptocurrency and unveils minimum wage hike
Bank of Mexico board unsure about new government’s fiscal policies
Board members said uncertain policies of incoming government may alter domestic demand
Fed may have to speed up rate rises, Australian governor warns
Philip Lowe says fiscal stimulus could lead to US inflation growing faster than expected
IMF warns of global risks from US fiscal expansion
Faster policy tightening by Fed could harm emerging economies, Obstfeld says
China’s weakening data triggers stimulus action
PBoC official complains the central bank was having to act alone
Trump tariffs could force Fed’s hand – IMF
US central bank could be forced to raise rates more quickly if tariffs force prices higher
Liberia’s central bank chief resigns amid reports of ‘government pressure’
Local media reports Weeks resisted government pressure to agree to loan financing
ECB warns EU may be making wrong assumptions on ageing
Eurostat projections more favourable than those of other agencies – ECB bulletin
Eurozone governments’ post-crisis fiscal policies were ‘self-defeating’
Policies ended up being contractionary, IMF-organised conference hears
Bundesbank forecasts German growth will continue
Fiscal expansion will support aggregate demand in coming year, says Bundesbank
Trump’s fiscal policy threatens emerging markets – Lagarde
Looser fiscal policy could increase market volatility and worsen global imbalances- IMF chief
Sarb should adopt mid-point in inflation target band – IMF
Inflation expectations could be lowered with the explicit adoption of a mid-point at an “opportune time”, fund says
Weidmann calls for fiscal consolidation and sovereign risk reform
Bundesbank president maintains tough stance on key policy issues
Barbados calls for help from IMF as economic situation worsens
Fund to provide technical assistance with new economic plan as government suspends debt payments to external creditors
IMF releases world’s most comprehensive debt database
Data covers 190 countries and a wide range of instruments; Kenneth Rogoff calls the new database “really stunning”
IMF says Ghana should change law to prevent monetary financing
Directors commend recent progress in reducing inflation but call for stronger safeguards