Growth
Australian governor says productivity rises needed to boost incomes
Lowe told lawmakers falling house prices will not ‘derail’ Australian economy
BoE paper outlines results of uncertainty experiment
Decision-maker panel seeks to gauge business uncertainty in the context of Brexit
Climate change: a new challenge for financial stability?
Do climate change and the transition to a low-carbon economy pose a risk to financial stability? What is the role of central banks?
Barbados central bank comes under fire over tourism data
Minister says he has “no idea” where the governor got his information
RBA’s board stresses uncertain outlook in latest minutes
Trade tensions, slower Chinese growth and local consumption outlook behind policy decision
GDP needs to be supplemented with welfare measure – economist
Daniel Sichel defends GDP as a measure of production, but says it is not enough on its own
The Brexit conundrum
The Bank of England has only limited room to respond to a hard Brexit
The answers to the 2018 Central Banking Christmas quiz
We reveal the answers to the Christmas quiz, and the winner
BoE’s Vlieghe says bleaker outlook calls for more cautious policy
Weaker growth and Brexit uncertainty imply one or two hikes a year may be too fast, he says
Riksbank maintains normalisation plans despite global slowdown
Next rate hike still expected in the second half of 2019
Brexit solution that ‘works for all’ must be found – Carney
BoE governor calls Brexit an “acid test” of a “new global order”
RBNZ keeps options open as rates stay on hold
Next rate move “could be up or down” says governor Adrian Orr
Lower Chinese demand helped slow eurozone growth – ECB’s de Guindos
Political uncertainty also helping to reduce growth, says ECB vice-president
Zhou Xiaochuan wins 2019 lifetime achievement award
The former PBoC governor served for a record 15 years, implementing sweeping reforms that have reshaped the Chinese economy
UK economy stumbles as Brexit looms
Quarterly growth slips to 0.2% in final quarter of 2018, and monthly growth turns negative in December; business investment also down
BoE offers bleak forecasts as Brexit 'fog' deepens further
Rates stay on hold as central bank eyes growing damage from Brexit uncertainty
RBA governor does not rule out a rate cut in 2019
Uncertain international outlook has rebalanced policy options towards a looser approach
PBoC handed leading role in macro-prudential policy
Shake-up of PBoC’s governance structure sees central bank gain macro-prudential department
Chilean central bank hikes rates
Rate rise comes despite US Fed holding rates on January 30
Kazakh president piles pressure on central bank to boost growth
Autocratic ruler berates ministers and central bank chief over banks and growth rates
Bank of Ghana slashes further 100bp from policy rate
Action follows similar move in 2018, as inflation declines into the target range
Rwanda’s Rwangombwa handed second term
Governor previously oversaw improvement in country’s growth prospects and progress towards single eastern currency union
Norges Bank leaves rates unchanged
Central bank says it is still likely to hike rates in March 2019
Risks to eurozone growth are rising, warns Draghi
Uncertainty over trade and political instability are affecting confidence, ECB president says