Inflation
Poland and Romania hold rates
The central banks of Poland and Romania decided on Thursday to leave their benchmark rates unchanged at 4.75% and 7% respectively.
National Bank of Macedonia - Annual Report 2006
Petar Goshev, the governor of the National Bank of Macedonia, judged 2006 a successful year for the central bank.
Bank of Botswana - Annual Report 2006
Rising inflation was the biggest policy challenge the Bank of Botswana faced in 2006.
Sentance links UK inflation with global economy
The openness of the UK economy makes inflation vulnerable to global forces in the short term said Andrew Sentance, an external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, on Monday.
Israel holds rates
The Bank of Israel decided on Monday to keep its interest rate at 4% as the strength of the shekel is counterbalancing rising prices and keeping inflation in check.
Mexico holds rates at 7.25%
The Bank of Mexico on Friday voted to keep its benchmark overnight lending rate at 7.25%.
Riksbank deputy notes lessons of last 40 years
Lars Svensson, a recently-appointed deputy governor at Sweden's Riksbank, offered a "selective, eclectic, and possibly controversial" collection of lessons learned about monetary policy since 1967.
Chile raises rate
The Central Bank of Chile decided on Thursday to raise its interest rate by 25 basis points to 5.75%.
China raises rates again
The People's Bank of China decided on Friday to raise rates for the fifth time since March in order to curb rising inflation.
South African Reserve Bank - Annual Report 2006/07
Tito Mboweni, the governor of the South African Reserve Bank, noted the importance of transparency in his foreword to the central bank's latest annual report.
New Zealand holds rates
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand decided to keep its benchmark official cash rate (OCR) at 8.25% on Thursday.
SA reveals rate hikes are paying off
The South African Reserve Bank's monetary policy appears to be working as inflationary pressures dampened in the quarter to September.
Qatar to keep riyal pegged to dollar
Abdullah al-Thani, the governor of the Qatar Central Bank, said that the riyal would remain pegged to the US dollar on Tuesday.
The effect of expansion on EU inflation rules
The Bank of Estonia has published a paper that examines the impact of the expansion of the EU on the Maastricht inflation criterion.
Chinese inflation reaches 6.5%
China's consumer price index rose 6.5% in August, prompting speculation that the People's Bank of China will be forced to raise rates again.
Taiwan - Annual Report 2006
Taiwan's economy grew by 4.62% last year, buoyed by strong exports in the consumer electronics sector.
Iran to consider redenomination
The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran will look into the possibility of knocking three zeros off its rial currency.
Cyprus holds rates
The Central Bank of Cyprus decided to leave its benchmark rate at 4.5% on Monday.
Bank of Sierra Leone - Annual Report 2006
The Sierra Leonean economy grew by 7.8% in 2006. The growth was down to a strong mining industry, good relations with trade partners and sound economic policies, said the central bank.
Deputy looks to explain Japan's low inflation
Toshiro Muto, a deputy governor of the Bank of Japan, said he believes there are three reasons why the country's inflation rate has remained low in spite of economic growth.
ECB rate setting analysed
This paper, published by the Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability, uses the ordered-probit technique and variables noted in the European Central Bank's (ECB's) Monthly Bulletin to investigate how the central bank sets rates.
Malaysia holds rates at 3.5%
Bank Negara Malaysia decided to keep its overnight call rate at 3.5% on Friday.
Svensson defends publication of rate path
Lars Svensson, the deputy governor of Sweden's Riksbank, said the central bank had decided to publish an interest rate path because it was impossible to forecast inflation and resource allocation without having an assumption for the interest rate path.
China makes two rate hikes to cool inflation
The People's Bank of China increased its benchmark rate by 18 basis points to 7.02% and its deposit rate by 27 basis points to 3.6% in an effort to stabilise inflationary pressures.