Inflation
Bank’s Sentance warns of misjudging spare capacity
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee external member Andrew Sentance warns of difficulty in measuring spare capacity
BoE rate-setters split four ways once more
Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee minutes shows three members continued to vote for rate hikes despite downward revision in fourth quarter of 2010 growth figures
Hungary revamps inflation report
National Bank of Hungary says enhancements will improve efficiency of monetary policy communications
QE helped boost broad money growth: BoE paper
Bank of England Q1 2011 Quarterly Bulletin says quantitative easing programme helped revive broad money growth during recession
Fund study on inflation volatility in West Africa
Fund study finds evidence of inflation uncertainty in West African Economic and Monetary Union members that experience high inflation
UK inflation expectations rise
Bank of England survey on public attitudes to inflation show rise in inflation expectations
RBA minutes: rates on hold as temporary inflation effects dissipate
Minutes of RBA rate-setting meeting says inflationary effects of extreme weather conditions only short term; renewed focus on global inflation risks of higher oil prices
RBA paper estimates long-term inflation expectations
Reserve Bank of Australia study measures long-term inflation expectations in Australia
Underlying inflation, unemployment should ground mandate: Riksbank’s Svensson
Riksbank deputy governor Lars Svensson calls for refined monetary policy framework focusing on underlying, rather than headline, inflation and unemployment over resource utilisation
ECB rejects temporary price pressures argument; signals tightening
European Central Bank’s hawkish Thursday announcement shows a different interpretation of commodity price pressures, second-round effects, to Bank of England and Fed
Canada pressed to develop inflation market
Current issuance of inflation-linked bonds is too meagre to meet demand from domestic and international investors, say market participants
Bernanke on inflationary impact of global commodity boom
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says rise in global commodity prices may lead to temporary spell of inflation
Inflation targeting a successful framework: Central Bank of Chile paper
Central Bank of Chile study says sharp movements of inflation in Chile were consistent with inflation targeting framework
King warns of delay in switch to new regulatory regime
Bank of England governor Mervyn King says correct implementation of regulatory reforms takes precedence over achieving deadlines
Bank won’t hike rates as gesture to market: King
Bank of England governor Mervyn King says use of interest rate to signal Bank’s intention to curb inflation would be self-defeating
Commentators split on Bank justification for high inflation
CentralBanking.com web panellists divided on whether Bank of England is acting within remit in accommodating persistently above target price pressures
BoE forecasts at odds with public view: BIS paper
Bank for International Settlements study finds substantial disagreement among UK consumers and Bank of England over inflation forecasts
Hanoi to ban trade of gold bars
State Bank of Vietnam says government will issue ruling barring the trade of gold bars; move will follow 2008 ban on gold imports
BoE - Agents' Summary of Business Conditions (February 2011)
The Bank of England’s February 2011 Agents' Summary of Business Conditions finds evidence of moderate pick-up in retail sales
Look to global output gap: St. Louis Fed’s Bullard
St. Louis Federal Reserve president James Bullard says policymakers should look to global output gap for true measure of domestic inflation
Bank’s chief economist joins dissenters on rate hike
Bank of England chief economist Spencer Dale votes for rate hike; analysts say outlook remains unclear given persisting weakness in data
Choice of payment method affects inflation: Bank of Canada paper:
Bank of Canada study charts influence of credit purchases on inflation, monetary policy
No energy pass-through to headline inflation: St Louis Fed paper
St Louis Federal Reserve study finds no pass-through effect from energy prices to trend headline inflation
Wellink throws hat into ring as ECB race continues
Netherlands Bank president Nout Wellink signals interest in top European Central Bank role; stresses anti-inflation stance, opposition to E-bonds