Inflation
Poland holds rates
The National Bank of Poland's rate-setting council decided to hold rates on Wednesday after data revealed economic growth will be slightly weaker than expected.
Monetary policy must put inflation first: Weber
Monetary policy's primary role is to guarantee price stability, said Axel Weber, the president of the Bundesbank.
Hungary holds rates at 7.5%
The National Bank of Hungary's rate-setting board voted on Monday to keep its benchmark central bank base rate at 7.5%.
Israel leaves rates at 4%
The Bank of Israel's rate-setting board voted on Monday to hold its benchmark rate at 4%.
Mexico unexpectedly hikes rates to 7.5%
The Bank of Mexico decided on Friday to raise its benchmark rate by 25 basis points.
Global events motivated Turkey's 50bp cut
The global economic slowdown expected to follow the credit crunch was behind the Turkish central bank's decision to cut its benchmark rate by 50 basis points earlier this month, minutes of the monetary policy meeting, published on Friday, reveal.
Why Poland's MPC held rates
According to minutes published on Friday, Poland's Monetary Policy Council (RPP) decided at its meeting on 25 and 26 September that as the medium term probability of inflation running above the inflation target (2.5% year-on-year) had fallen there was no…
Colombia holds rates at 9.25%
The Banco de la Republica decided on Friday to keep its benchmark rate at 9.25%.
Chile's Corbo highlights main risks
Three phenomena threaten economic stability in Chile, according to Vittorio Corbo, the governor of the central bank.
Is a price or inflation target best for stability?
A paper looking at the costs and benefits of price-level and inflation targeting as tools for stabilisation policy has been published by the Bank of Canada.
Inflation behind first Brazil hold in two years
Fears that economic growth could lead to inflation were behind the Central Bank of Brazil's decision to hold rates for the first time since July 2005 earlier this month, minutes published on Thursday reveal.
Czechs hold rates at 3.25%
The Czech National Bank decided on Thursday to keep its benchmark two-week repo rate at 3.25%.
New Zealand leaves rates at 8.25%
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand decided on Thursday to hold its benchmark official cash rate at 8.25%.
UK business view used to judge economic impact
Kate Barker, a member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee, will use business surveys and housing market indicators to judge whether the downside risks to the UK's inflation outlook have increased.
Non-bank financial firms' impact on the eurozone
The growth in the amount of deposits held by financial institutions other than banks in the euro area has led to the integration and deepening of the region's financial markets and a shift in the attitude of investors towards risk, research by the…
Australian inflation stats make rate hike likely
A November rate hike looks a near certainty after Reserve Bank of Australia data showed a higher-than-expected percentage-point jump in inflation.
Scale of subprime unknowable until 2008: Weber
Axel Weber, the president of the Bundesbank, said on Tuesday that the extent of the subprime crisis will remain unknown until at least the end of 2007.
Gono set to put shopping "anarchy" right
Gideon Gono, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, said that the central bank would soon correct the "anarchy" that erupted after the government ordered retailers to cut prices in June.
Commission's data on euro-area inflation misleads
The balance statistic, used by the European Commission to gauge inflation perceptions, is a poor measure of actual inflation, research published by the Bank of Portugal finds.
Dodge's comments lead to temporary loonie fall
The Canadian dollar fell against its US counterpart on Monday, after David Dodge, the governor of the Bank of Canada, said that domestic conditions were unrelated to the loonie's recent "abnormally quick" rise against the greenback.
Inflation expectations firmer in euro area than US
Long-run inflation expectations are anchored more firmly in the euro-area than in the US, according to research published by the Centre for Economic Policy Research.
EMU leads to bond-market convergence
Economic and monetary union in Europe has led to substantial convergence in euro-area sovereign bond markets, according to research published by the San Francisco Federal Reserve.
Headline or core? It's not either-or says Mishkin
Both core and headline measures of inflation have an important role in monetary policy decisions, said Frederic Mishkin, a member of the board of governors at the Federal Reserve.
Greenback now worth a million Zimbabwean dollars
A single US dollar is now said to be worth 1 million of its Zimbabwean counterparts on the black market.