Inflation
Fed gloomy on 2009, more bullish on 2010 and 2011
The Federal Reserve has reduced its forecast for economic growth this year, but has upgraded its projection for 2010 and 2011.
Korea's target hits its aims
By having an explicit inflation target, the Bank of Korea is taking the optimum route to price stability, posits a new paper from the European Central Bank.
What moves the yield curve?
The monetary policy response to the inflation gap impacts the yield curve, says a new research form the Kansas City Federal Reserve.
Central Bank of Iceland - Annual Report 2007
Rising Icelandic inflation during 2007 was largely due to a surge in house prices, the country's central bank states in its latest Annual Report.
King presents gloomy outlook
The Bank of England has revised its forecast for growth in the British down sharply and says the recovery will depend "to a significant extent on developments in the rest of the world where a severe economic downturn has taken hold."
NY Fed's Dudley: the Tips are good
The benefits of the treasury inflation protected securities (Tips) programme exceed its costs, said William Dudley, the president of the Federal Reserve of New York.
Central Bank of Brazil - Annual Report 2005
Brazil's export sector had an excellent year in 2005, notes the Annual Report from the country's central bank.
SARB's easing cycle accelerates
The South African Reserve Bank cut its key rate by 100 basis points on Thursday following a 50 basis-point cut in January.
Floating rates worth weight in gold for Germany
German society was better off under the floating exchange-rate regime than during the pre-first world war classical gold standard period, finds a paper by Michael Bordo and Bernhard Eschweiler for the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Social role of banks must change: UK's McFall
John McFall, the head of Britain's influential Treasury Committee, on why finance-industry pay must be curbed, some of the country's biggest banks nationalised and lessons can be learned from abroad
SA's new CPI gauge trims inflation by 0.9pp
The new method of calculating South African headline inflation would have trimmed nine-tenths of a percentage point off the December measure, the government's statistics bureau said on Tuesday.
Australia slashes on signs of flagging demand
The Reserve Bank of Australia cut rates by a full percentage point for the second time in as many votes on Tuesday, saying that a dip in confidence was impacting demand.
Canada's Carney: controlling inflation fundamental
Controlling inflation is the best contribution that monetary policy can make to the economic and financial welfare of Canada, said Mark Carney, the governor of the country's central bank.
Financial variables impact inflation dynamics
Financial variables can explain the long-term dynamics of inflation expectations, finds a new paper from the European Central Bank.
Eurozone, Japanese inflation sink
Eurozone annual inflation fell to its lowest level since 1999 in January as data revealed price growth in Japan came to a near standstill in 2008.
Philippines cuts again as inflation abates
The Central Bank of the Philippines cut rates by half a point for the second month in a row on Friday, citing a shift in the inflation outlook.
NZ makes another mammoth cut, rates hit fresh low
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand slashed its benchmark official cash rate by 150 basis points to a new all-time low of 3.5% on Thursday and signalled it could cut again in the coming months.
Bank of Guyana - Annual Report 2007
In 2007, domestic inflation rose to its highest level in nearly two decades, notes the latest Annual Report from the Bank of Guyana.
Central Bank of Turkey - Inflation Report
Turkish inflation is likely to undershoot the 7.5% inflation target in 2009, notes the Central Bank of Turkey's January Inflation Report.
Canadian economy to contract this year
Canadian GDP will decline by 1.2% in 2009 and rebound by 3.8% in 2010, according to the Bank of Canada's Monetary Policy Report Update.
T&T's Williams: we can withstand recession
Trinidad and Tobago can accommodate a moderate level of deficit financing and withstand recession, said Ewart Williams, the governor of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago.
Labour markets matter for ECB policy
Disturbances in the wage-bargaining process are a significant contributor to inflation and output fluctuations in euro-area, a paper from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve finds.
Are commodities useful indicators of inflation?
Commodity prices are significant indicators of inflation, research published by the Bank of Canada posits.