Independence
Court will not suspend Carrasquilla appointment to Colombian central bank
Lawyers allege appointment is form of state capture and violates gender quota law
Book notes: Shutdown, by Adam Tooze
A useful, wide-ranging overview, showing how health and economic policies are intimately intertwined with geopolitics
Leading Colombian presidential candidate plans central bank reform
Gustavo Petro claims current government has captured the board of directors
Diego Labat on policy normalisation, capital flows and tech challenges
The Central Bank of Uruguay governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery and Ben Margulies about governance, financialisation, flexible rates versus capital controls, payment upgrades and CBDCs
Staff suing Turkish central bank over Istanbul move, says report
Media says staff have been told to move to “uncompleted” headquarters in June
Brazil’s Campos Neto: markets show less fear of Lula win
Presidential candidate reported to have embraced central bank independence
Bank of Mexico continues tightening under new governor
President’s nominee Victoria Rodríguez supports 50bp rate hike in her first policy meeting
Slovene parliament rejects government’s central bank nominee
MPs criticise candidate over alleged governing party links as banking dispute continues
Turkish government fires statistics head as inflation climbs rapidly
Finance minister meets London investors after official inflation hits highest level since 2002
Norwegian government appoints former PM as governor
Critics say Nato head Stoltenberg is close to governing party but finance minister praises his "rare skills"
Polish president nominates governor for second term
Opposition politicians criticise Glapiński over rising inflation and claims of bias
Long-serving Bank of Uganda governor dies
Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile sometimes courted controversy, but he also worked hard to defend the central bank’s autonomy
Turkish MPC holds rates after sharp inflation rise
Central bank announces $5 billion UAE swaps deal as Erdoğan seeks currency from Turkish allies
Chilean governor leaves central bank to become finance minister
Mario Marcel led central bank through period of social unrest and Covid-19 pandemic
Pakistan’s central bank asks government to rethink Afghan scheme
Channelling donations to Afghanistan might violate international regulations, central bank warns
Norges Bank appointment process stirs debate on independence
Nato chief and former prime minister Jens Stoltenberg is proving a controversial governor candidate
Nagel warns high inflation could last longer than expected
New Bundesbank president says monetary policy should monitor climate change risks
Turkish central bank announces $10 billion one-day profit
Move follows president’s pledge on dollar deposits amid evidence of worsening economic crisis
Mexican government announces CBDC for 2024
Bank of Mexico has yet to comment publicly on the initiative
IMF finds Argentina bailout ‘did not deliver on its objectives’
Largest-ever IMF loan was ineffective and “not sufficiently robust”
Turkey’s Dornbusch moment
Turkey’s new deposit scheme sets the stage for hyperinflation, writes Barry Eichengreen
Turkey’s currency hits new low after further rate cut
CBRT says it is intervening on foreign exchange markets as Erdoğan raises minimum wage
Podcast: Oliver Wünsch on a solution to eurozone fragmentation risks
A common fiscal authority could offer stability, but would require sharing more sovereignty
Pakistan confronts inflation with 100bp hike
Third consecutive increase may be last for a while, MPC says