Inflation
Ghana still going for goal
Lionel Van Lare Dosoo, a deputy governor at the Bank of Ghana, tells Central Bank News why the institution's Olympian efforts to eradicate the country's inflation problem will stay on track despite recent events.
SARB senior staff get inflation-busting pay rise
The South African Reserve Bank has awarded its governor and deputies massive pay rises at a time when inflation is far above the central bank's target band.
Slowdown will have scant impact on euro inflation
Poor economic growth in the eurozone is unlikely to bring down inflation, Jurgen Stark, a member of the European Central Bank's (ECB) executive board, has warned.
RBA's Stevens sees inflation falling
Inflation will remain uncomfortably high until the end of the year but should fall back after, Glenn Stevens, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, has said.
New RBI governor pledges to fight inflation
Duvvuri Subbarao, who took the helm at the Reserve Bank of India on Friday, has said fighting inflation is his "immediate priority".
Chile lifts rates to ten-year high
The Central Bank of Chile raised its key rate by half a point for the fourth straight month to 8.25%, its highest level since November 1998.
Riksbank hikes but hints at cuts to come
The Riksbank raised rates to a 12-year high on Thursday but indicated that it was likely to cut borrowing costs more sharply than previously thought next year.
The Fed should have followed the shadows: Poole
The US economy would have performed better during the Great Inflation era if the Federal Reserve had implemented the policy of the Shadow Open Market Committee, new research co-authored by William Poole, a former president of the St Louis Fed, finds.
Delhi defies expectations, names new governor
Delhi has named Duvvuri Subbarao, a finance secretary, the new governor of the country's central bank, confounding expectations of a second term for the incumbent Y.V. Reddy.
The tasks of the National Bank of Denmark
The National Bank of Denmark has published a report aimed at the general public outlining its main objectives.
Japan inflation hits highest level for a decade
Japanese annual inflation jumped 2.4% in July, up from 1.9% in June.
Turkey's Yilmaz confident on inflation targets
Inflation targets set for the next three years are attainable even if food and energy prices continue to rise quickly, said Durmus Yilmaz, the governor of the Central Bank of Turkey.
Low rates will soften slump: Japan's Shirakawa
Low rates and less exposure to subprime debt mean Japan is likely to escape a deep downturn, Masaaki Shirakawa, the governor of the country's central bank, has said.
Domestic inflation influenced by global factors
Common shocks, similar policy reactions, international trade and financial links are significant common components in global inflation rates, finds a new paper from the St Louis Federal Reserve.
Inflation dynamics in Turkey
A new paper from the Central Bank of Turkey examines monetary pressures and inflation dynamics in the domestic economy.
Focusing on headline could induce volatility
Policies that react to headline inflation can induce different macroeconomic effects than those reacting to core inflation, a new paper from the Federal Reserve Board finds.
SA may target different inflation measure
The South African Reserve Bank may target a different measure of inflation from 2009 onwards, the country's finance minister is reported as saying.
Errors in inflation forecasts
A new paper from the Central Bank of Chile assesses inflation forecasts from the Survey of Professional Forecasters for forecast errors for the period 2000 to 2008.
Gold standard and price-level targeting
A new paper from the Bank of Canada compares the gold standard and with price-level targeting regime.
Georgian violence prompts rate cut
The National Bank of Georgia has cut rates to combat the economic impact of the country's conflict with Russia.
Fed hawk Fisher softens stance
Richard Fisher, the president of the Dallas Federal Reserve and the lone dissenter on the last two Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) votes, has acknowledged that slowing growth and a slump in commodity prices may stem inflation.
Zimbabwean inflation soars to 11.2m%
Zimbabwe's official annual inflation rate rocketed by more than 9m percentage points last month to 11.2m%, up from 2.2 m% in the year to June.
Japan will bounce back: central bank
Growth is sluggish and inflation at its highest level since the early 1990s, but the Japanese economy remains on course to recover, the country's central bank said.
Eurozone slump may fail to subdue inflation
The Bundesbank warned on Monday that weaker growth may not adequately curb inflation.