Interest rates
BoJ moves quietly away from negative rate
BoJ reduces number of current account balances charged a negative interest rate
Australian central bank may cut rates again – governor
Looser policy may be needed to lower unemployment and boost income, Philip Lowe says
Costa Rican central bank cuts rates for third time since March
Government supports efforts to stimulate credit by ‘cleaning’ credit records of 60,000 Costa Ricans
Norges Bank hikes rates again, citing stronger growth
Governor says further rate rises likely this year as growth and inflation beat forecasts
Mozambique slashes rates to 13.25%
Inflation is falling, but IMF warns that after-effects of cyclones could push prices back up
Fed opens door to future rate cut
Policy-makers adopt dovish tone, but choose not to cut yet
Draghi becomes latest target of Trump’s ire
Dovish comments at ECB conference draw accusation of manipulation from US president
RBA signals new rate cut ‘more likely than not’
Labour market will be key factor in any future easing of monetary policy
Bolsonaro intrudes into Brazil’s economic institutions
President forces head of Brazilian Development Bank to resign
CBRT cuts rates for primary dealers
New liquidity facility designed to contribute towards financial market deepening, central bank says
BCRA president admits inflation still too high
Outlook requires continued ultra-tight monetary policy, says central bank president
SNB replaces Libor with new reference rate
Future of Libor is “not guaranteed” and underlying volume is “dwindling”, says Thomas Jordan
CBDC could raise bank funding costs – Philadelphia Fed
Choosing an appropriate interest rate could help alleviate problem, say researchers
Trump claims Fed is giving China the upper hand
Chinese president “can do whatever he wants”, Trump complains
BoE officials say central bank still on course for a hike
Rate hikes still most likely course of action, but Brexit could drastically alter outlook
Chile’s central bank surprises markets with ‘out of the blue’ rate cut
Lower growth and weak commodity prices push board to cut rates by 50 basis points
Mexican currency under pressure over ratings downgrades
Fate of the sovereign is increasingly linked to struggling oil company Pemex
Norges Bank to administer Nowa benchmark rate from 2020
The rate is calculated based on data provided by 11 banks
BoE’s Ramsden calls time on Libor use
Deputy governor says progress on transition to Sonia benchmark needs to accelerate
Limited access to finance increased business exits in Great Recession – St Louis Fed
Illiquidity may have played a greater role than insolvency in business exits, researchers find
Kenya’s rate controls caused ‘collapse’ in credit – IMF paper
Caps undermined central bank’s control over signalling policy stance, researchers find
Colombian central bank suspends reserves accumulation
Board wants to assess the impact higher reserves may have on the peso’s exchange rate
Fed stands ready to act, says Powell
Fed will “act as appropriate” to sustain growth amid uncertainty from trade negotiations, says chairman
Narrow bank TNB hits back at Fed regulatory proposal
Fed overreaching by attempting to rewrite its chartering authority, TNB says