Inflation
ECB set to adapt forward guidance in July meeting
Analysts expect ECB to adjust policy to meet goals of recent strategy review
Incoming BoE policy-maker says inflation ‘momentum’ is easing
Catherine Mann says price rises appear to be starting to taper off
The ‘golden age’ of central banking has passed
Central banks face multi-faceted challenges and weakened autonomy amid highly polarised inflation expectations
Belarus raises interest rates 75 basis points
National Bank orders second hike of the year to combat inflation
Inflation fears are ‘overstated’ – BIS research
‘Little evidence’ of the forces that normally lead to persistent inflation, bulletin article says
The ECB’s monetary policy strategy review
The ECB’s founding monetary policy architect, Otmar Issing, offers some initial perspectives on the ECB’s strategy review
Chile’s central bank starts tightening cycle
Board votes to increase rates by 25bp amid rapid recovery and above-target inflation
Senior Fed officials differ on taper
Powell stands firm, but two regional presidents suggest a sooner-than-later approach
Bank of Canada continues taper
Central bank reduces QE by one-third to $2 billion weekly, but keeps interest rates stable
Paper analyses eurozone consumers’ inflation expectations
Short-term views, trust and Covid-19 shaped medium-term expectations – Bank of Finland paper
RBNZ calls halt to quantitative easing
Central bank has bought considerably less than its NZ$100 billion limit
US faces surge in actual and expected inflation
Data shows 5.4% CPI inflation over past year and consumers expect 4.8% rise over next
ECB’s new target not expected to influence Denmark’s policy
Danish central bank agrees with ECB that climate change may impact price and financial stability
New inflation target set to bind ECB to ‘lower for longer’ strategy
Symmetric 2% target should allow council to boost APP purchases as Pepp is phased out, say analysts
FOMC minutes show some disagreement on inflation
Some participants think US inflation pressures may continue into 2022
Unemployment has non-linear relationship to inflation – Fed paper
Authors say their findings could be relevant to debates over inflation targets
Could higher US inflation boost euro’s international role?
Divergent rates of inflation on both sides of the Atlantic may compel investors to look for alternatives to the dollar, panellists say
Trust and comprehension seen as more important than audience size
Central bankers see trust as the most important measure of communications effectiveness
ECB adopts 2% symmetric inflation target
Central bank chooses not to follow Federal Reserve’s lead on average inflation targeting
BdF paper analyses inflation tolerance ranges
Ranges “should not be zones of inaction” and may have unfavourable trade-offs, researchers say
South African Reserve Bank: the first 100 years
Central bankers and academics reflect on a tumultuous first century for Africa’s oldest central bank
ECB likely to shy away from AIT in new monetary policy framework
Symmetric 2% target is expected outcome; governing council members struggle to agree on forward guidance
Suriname central bank signs deal to end monetary financing
Accord with government will help debt-laden country secure IMF loan
Inflation reports more frequent than financial stability reports
Clear majority of central banks also use ‘layering’ in key publications