Interest rates
Korea unexpectedly raises rates
The Bank of Korea raised its benchmark rate to an eight-year high on Thursday in a surprise move.
Bank of England holds
The Bank of England left its benchmark rate at 5% on Thursday.
RBA holds but hints cut to come soon
The Reserve Bank of Australia kept rates at a 12-year high for the fifth-straight month on Tuesday but suggested that it could soon lower borrowing costs.
Indonesia pulls policy levers to curb inflation
Bank Indonesia combined its fourth-straight rate rise with exchange-rate and liquidity measures on Tuesday in a bid to tackle inflation, now in double digits.
Interview: Otmar Issing
The architect of the ECB’s monetary policy framework talks to Robert Pringle about his new book and the challenges central bankers face at the moment
Inside Beijing’s power struggle
Having seized the early initiative in Beijing’s anti-inflation strategy, the People’s Bank of China has seen its authority increasingly challenged, argues Hui Feng
RBI moves to counter "intolerable" inflation
The Reserve Bank of India looked to assert its inflation-fighting credentials on Tuesday, raising its policy rate and reserve ratio, and warning of regulatory action if financial institutions continue to lend excessively.
Israel continues to hike despite inflation dip
The Bank of Israel will raise its benchmark rate to 4% in August in spite of signs price pressures are easing.
Riksbank decision unanimous
All six members of the Riksbank's Executive Council backed the decision to raise rates a quarter point to 4.5% earlier this month.
Canada holds rates, warns on inflation
The Bank of Canada on Tuesday opted to keep rates at 3% but warned inflation was set to soar above 4%, double the institution's target.
Rates restraining demand: RBA
The Reserve Bank of Australia's rate-setting board believes rates, which it has held at a 12-year high of 7.25% since March, are beginning to restrain demand.
Goodhart predicts "annus horribilis" for BoE's MPC
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is in for a terrible year, Charles Goodhart, a former member of the committee, said.
Egypt hikes rates to combat rampant inflation
The Central Bank of Egypt hiked its benchmark rate half a point and its discount rate a full percentage point on Thursday in a bid to combat inflation, now at a 19-year high.
Taiwan raises rates
Taiwan's central bank has increased its key policy rates by 12.5 basis points each as part of a raft of monetary policy measures aimed at controlling inflation, which is now at a seven-year high.
Poland raises rates a quarter point
The National Bank of Poland increased rates by a quarter point on Wednesday.
SNB opts to hold rates
The Swiss National Bank left its target range unchanged on Thursday, arguing that the global economic slowdown would dampen inflationary pressures in the medium term.
RBA on why central banks tend towards Fed-set rate
Research by the Reserve Bank of Australia has uncovered why long-term nominal interest rates in a number of inflation-targeting small open economies have tended to be highly correlated with those of the United States.
Former RBA governor calls for inflation re-think
Bernie Fraser, a former governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), says the central bank might have to re-think its use of interest rates to combat inflation if food and fuel prices continue to rise.
Iceland confounds expectations with rate hold
The Central Bank of Iceland surprised markets on Thursday, opting to hold rates, rather than raise them.
Ghana raises rates by 175bp
The Bank of Ghana has hiked its benchmark interest rate to 16% on the back of soaring inflation.
Turkey shifts stance on rates
Turkey has leapfrogged Iceland as the European state with the highest interest rate after the country's central bank backed a 50 basis-point hike on Thursday.
Denmark raises rates
The Nationall Bank of Denmark lifted its key rate by 10 basis points on Friday in a bid to support the krone.
Russia’s monetary dilemma
Time is running out for Russia to deal with its “problem of success”. There are three possible ways forward, writes Bill Allen