Inflation
BNB's Coene says ECB more likely to raise than cut
Belgian National Bank deputy governor Luc Coene said in an interview published Thursday 29 March that ongoing inflation risks in the eurozone mean that interest rates are more likely to rise than to fall.
Mboweni says RBZ can't be blamed for economy
South African Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni said on Tuesday 27 March that Zimbabwe's central bank can do little to curb rampant inflation as the causes are largely political.
Gonzalez-Paramo: Inflation risks still on upside
European Central Bank board member Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Paramo said Wednesday 28 March the eurozone still faces significant inflation risks.
Putting Bernanke's testimony in perspective
According to this article from MarketWatch, published Wednesday 28 March, the Federal Reserve's announcement last week that it was adopting a neutral bias on interest rate policy could turn out to be a fairytale that doesn't come true.
BoE's King on the inflation outlook
In opening remarks at an appearance before the parliamentary Treasury Select Committee, Bank of England governor Mervyn King said further volatility in inflation is likely in the coming months as retail gas and electricity prices fall.
Fukui says natural unemployment rate unknown
Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui said Tuesday 27 March that a natural rate of unemployment that would not trigger steep inflation in Japan has not yet been accurately estimated.
Pianalto says FOMC eyeing inflation risks
The Federal Reserve is keeping an eye on inflation because of a risk that price growth will not moderate as much as it had expected, Cleveland Federal Reserve president Sandra Pianalto said on Tuesday 27 March.
ECB's Garganas says maybe more work on rates
European Central Bank council member Nicholas Garganas said in an interview published Tuesday 27 March that the ECB may not be finished raising interest rates.
Fed's Mishkin on inflation dynamics
In the speech 'Inflation dynamics' given on 23 March Frederic Mishkin of the Federal Reserve said core US inflation is likely to drop to 2 percent from about 2 1/4 percent, but pushing it below that may require higher interest rates.
Fed's Mishkin said to fuel inflation target
According to an article from the Financial Times, published Monday 26 March, financial markets are likely to interpret Frederic Mishkin's recent speech (reported separately today) as further evidence that the Federal Reserve is stepping away from a…
EU's Almunia says stop attacking ECB
EU economic and monetary affairs commissioner Joaquin Almunia said Monday 26 March in an article that French politicians should stop attacking the euro and the European Central Bank.
Bini Smaghi says ECB must remove inflation risks
European Central Bank board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi said Monday 26 March the ECB still needs to take action to eliminate remaining inflation risks in the eurozone.
BOJ's Fukui repeats to hike rates slowly
Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui told lawmakers Monday 26 March that the central bank will maintain its accommodative monetary policy stance for now by raising interest rates only slowly.
Karvalits says Hungary can reach CPI goal
The Hungarian central bank's (NBH) medium-term inflation goal can be reached even at an exchange rate weaker than the current one, Ferenc Karvalits, nominated as deputy governor said on Monday 26 March.
RBZ's Gono warns on parallel market forces
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Dr Gideon Gono warned Thursday 22 March of the existence of "stronger forces" on the parallel market that are fuelling the slide of the Zimbabwe dollar against major currencies.
Gaspari says eurozone inflation under control
Outgoing European Central Bank council member Mitja Gaspari said in an interview published Friday 23 March inflation in the 13 euro nations is ``under control'' and it's not yet time to talk about further interest-rate increases.
SNB's Jordan says hikes less pressing
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) currently sees further rate hikes as necessary to keep inflation at bay, while indicating the need for action has become smaller, the central bank's directorate member Thomas Jordan said in a speech Thursday 22 March.
Central bank performance under inflation targeting
This Bank of Canada Working Paper analyses the inflation record of inflation targeting central banks. The authors find that a higher inflation target and a larger inflation control range are associated with more variable inflation outcomes.
Chile's Corbo sees inflation at low end of range
Chilean central bank President Vittorio Corbo told reporters Wednesday 21 March he sees inflation at the low end of the central bank's target range in the coming months as economic growth "gradually" rebounds.
China's Zhou not worried on current inflation
China's central bank is not worried about the current level of consumer price inflation, People's Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan was quoted as saying in a report by the official Xinhua News Agency on Wednesday 21 March.
McTeer says FOMC 'frozen in place'
The Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady amid "unusual" simultaneous signals of both higher inflation and slower growth in coming months, said Robert McTeer, former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, in an interview published…
A fresh mandate for RBI
India needs to debate the conduct of its monetary policy, according to this article published Tuesday 20 March by The Indian Express.
PBOC's Zhou worried over China CPI trend
People's Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan told reporters on Sunday 18 March he was not worried about the current level of inflation but was concerned with the inflation trend.
BoE's Sentance on the changing pattern of savings
In the speech 'The changing pattern of savings: Implications for growth and inflation' given on 15 March Andrew Sentance of the Bank of England warned of possible inflationary risks from strong consumer spending levels.