Inflation
BoE's Bean on globalisation and inflation
In the speech 'Globalisation and inflation' given on 24 October Charles Bean of the Bank of England said downplayed the impact on inflation from lower oil prices and warned that policy-makers have to be extra careful not to allow above-target inflation…
Buba's Weber warns inflation fall is temporary
Bundesbank President Axel Weber said the current decline in inflation rate is temporary and does not necessarily signal a long-term easing of inflationary risks, according to an interview with Tagesspiegel newspaper published Wednesday 25 October.
Gono: Zimbabwe losing inflation battle
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono said in an interview published Monday 23 October there were several factors that were outside the central bank's control, which made it difficult to control inflation.
ECB's Wellink says rates still 'very low'
European Central Bank council member Nout Wellink said in an interview published Monday 23 October interest rates in the euro region are ``very low'' and the speed of economic growth could risk fueling inflation.
Nobel winner Phelps sees Fed transparency risk
Edmund Phelps, awarded the Nobel Prize for economics last week, told Bloomberg in an interview published Wednesday 18 October that Federal Reserve policy makers must make sure that they are no so open with the public that their ability to make decisions…
Parra says Venezuelan inflation may exceed target
The president of Venezuela's central bank, Gaston Parra, has said inflation is likely to end the year about 4 percentage points above the government's target range of 10 percent to 12 percent.
Canadian inflation targets need debate
Canadians need to debate the Bank of Canada's inflation-targeting program, according to an e-brief released Tuesday 17 October by the C.D. Howe Institute, if they wish to set the stage for future improvements.
BoE's Lomax does not see economic boom coming
Bank of England deputy governor Rachel Lomax said in an interview published Thursday 19 October that recent increases in UK house prices are not a sign that the UK is set for another boom in the economy.
ECB 'attentive' to inflation risk- Gonzalez-Paramo
ECB board member Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Paramo refused to contradict market expectations of another eurozone rate hike in December, Expansion reported on Thursday 19 October.
Chicago Fed's Moskow on U.S. economic outlook
In the speech 'U.S. economic outlook' given on 12 October Michael Moskow of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said policy makers may need more rate increases to lower inflation.
Ito says Japan panel may discuss inflation target
Japan's key economic panel may discuss whether the Bank of Japan should adopt an inflation target to aid policy coordination with the government, new panel member Takatoshi Ito said Thursday 12 October in an interview.
Lacker stands tall in the Fed's inflation fight
According to this article published Friday 13 October by Bloomberg, Jeffrey Lacker, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, is the nation's inflation vigilante.
Fed minutes suggest rates may stay on hold
The Federal Reserve may keep interest rates on hold for an extended period after minutes of its September policy meeting, released Wednesday 11 October, showed the central bank was still wary of inflation risks.
BoE's Besley: Second round price pressures exist
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Tim Besley warned Thursday 12 October that second-round inflationary pressures still exist despite the drop in oil prices.
BoE's Sentance worried on above target inflation
Bank of England rate setter Andrew Sentance, who joined the Monetary Policy Committee earlier this month, said Thursday 12 October the biggest upside risk to UK inflation is that above target consumer price inflation will fuel higher wage increases.
BoE's King on the UK economy
In a speech given on 10 October Mervyn King of the Bank of England said the chance of inflation exceeding three percent in the coming months has been reduced by the latest fall in oil prices.
RBA's Stevens on economic conditions and prospects
In the speech 'Economic conditions and prospects' given on 11 October Glenn Stevens of the Reserve Bank of Australia said Australia's central bank must keep inflation in check in the near term.
Political instability and inflation volatility
The purpose of this International Monetary Fund Working Paper is to empirically determine the causes of worldwide diversity of inflation volatility.
Fed's Plosser: economy, inflation, monetary policy
In the speech 'The economy, inflation, and monetary policy' given on 5 October Charles Plosser of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said the newly installed president warned that the Fed may have to raise rates again.
Fed focuses on right target - core inflation
According to this article from John Berry at Bloomberg, published Tuesday 3 October, despite various criticisms Federal Reserve officials are right to target core inflation.
ECB's Wellink says growth 'back on track'
European Central Bank governing council member Nout Wellink said on Thursday 5 October in Mexico that economic growth in the eurozone is "really coming back on track," but inflation risks remain on the upside.
Fed's Bernanke on demographics
In the speech 'The coming demographic transition: Will we treat future generations fairly?' given on 4 October Ben Bernanke of the Federal Reserve said a "substantial correction" is under way in the US housing market but it has not so far had a big…
Canada paper: macroeconomic effects of inflation
In the Bank of Canada Working Paper "The macroeconomic effects of non-zero trend inflation" the authors study the macroeconomic effects of non-zero trend inflation in a simple dynamic stochastic general-equilibrium model with sticky prices.
Weber sees inflation risks despite oil price fall
Germany's Bundesbank president Axel Weber said Thursday 28 September the eurozone still faces inflation risks despite the recent dip in oil prices.