Inflation
FOMC members signal rate cut
Waller, Bostic, Daly, Schmid, Goolsbee and Williams speak towards balancing both sides of dual mandate
RBA’s Bullock says talk of rate cuts is ‘premature’
Governor says keeping down inflation helps support bank’s objective of maximising employment
Malaysia holds policy rate
Decision comes after country posts 5.9% year-on-year growth in Q2 and currency rebounds
Chile resumes rate cuts following unanimous vote
Central bank announces 25bp reduction amid weak consumption and moderate inflation
Turkey’s annual inflation drops by nearly 10 points
Month-on-month inflation also fell in August, having risen in July
Ueda: BoJ will continue raising rates if ‘outlook realised’
Governor affirms central bank’s hawkish stance ahead of this month’s monetary policy meeting
Sri Lanka inflation drops in August
Central bank projects consumer price index to remain below 5% target
Schnabel outlines alternative scenarios for eurozone inflation
ECB board member says uncertainty looms over trajectory for prices
All eyes on the Fed
The US central bank faces a challenging path to fulfil its mandated goals
Campos Neto on inflation targeting, independence and the future of financial intermediation
The Brazilian governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about tackling inflation, the need for financial autonomy, and redefining the financial landscape with open finance, programmable Pix, deposit tokenisation and sound cross-border payments governance
Bailey highlights key challenges to central banking orthodoxy
BoE governor says focus on financial stability remains key during “Covid-Ukraine era”
Fed likely to cut rates in September – FOMC minutes
Participants at July meeting said they would need greater confidence inflation was falling
Fed chair says time has come to adjust policy
Powell warns of ‘unmistakable’ labour market cooling in speech at Jackson Hole summit
‘Beveridge threshold’ can explain US soft landing – study
Gauti Eggertson tells Jackson Hole attendees why many economists were too gloomy about growth
Food inflation spills over in India – RBI study
Central bank economists call for disinflationary monetary policy to tame phenomenon
Greedflation, if it ever existed, is correcting itself
Steve Kamin constructs a “wage gap” to assess inflationary pressures in the US
Public sector pay rises ‘will not drive UK inflation’
Former BoE deputy governor says wage agreements’ impact on private sector prices is likely to be limited
Bank Indonesia keeps rates unchanged
Central bank sees room for cuts in fourth quarter, governor says
Bank of Thailand holds rates at 2.5%
Change of government poses uncertainty over major cash handout plan
Bank of Jamaica delivers first rate cut in two years
Inflation should remain within target despite Hurricane Beryl, MPC says
Turkey keeps interest rates unchanged
Central bank says people’s inflation expectations are more pessimistic than its own