Interest rates
Sweden's Ingves on interest rate & monetary policy
In the speech 'The interest rate path and monetary policy' given on 14 March Stefan Ingves of the Sveriges Riksbank said the Swedish central bank rate-setters are only expecting to need to make moderate increases in the interest rate.
SNB hikes interest rates by 25 points
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) raised interest rates by 25 basis points Thursday 15 March, citing the excellent shape of the Swiss economy and a slight upward trend in inflation.
BoJ's Fukui says no stocks impact from rate hike
Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui said in parliamentary testimony Thursday 15 March that the BoJ's latest rate hike in February did not directly lead to the recent global stock market slump.
BoC paper on world real interest rates
Over the past 15 years, long-term interest rates have declined to levels not seen since the 1970s. The Bank of Canada Working Paper "World real interest rates: A global savings and investment perspective" explores possible shifts in global savings and…
Taiwan's Perng: rates may be approaching peak
Taiwan's series of interest rate increases may be approaching a peak because of subdued inflation and slowing export growth, said Perng Fai-nan, governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in an interview published Wednesday 14 March.
RBI to act on price stability says Mohan
The Reserve Bank of India will take all possible monetary measures to maintain price stability, deputy governor Rakesh Mohan said on Wednesday 14 March.
Tanaka says next BOJ policy changes to take time
Japan's economy is running smoothly but it is not yet in an inflationary environment and further Bank of Japan monetary policy changes may take some time, Japan's senior vice finance minister said on Tuesday 14 March.
Buba's Weber not saying ECB rates are appropriate
Bundesbank president Axel Weber said Tuesday 13 March he would not describe current euro zone interest rates as "appropriate".
OECD's Cotis says US recession unlikely
OECD chief economist Jean-Philippe Cotis said Tuesday 13 March he does not expect a recession in the US.
ECB's Bini Smaghi says rates depend on growth data
Interest rates "must adjust" to combat inflation if economic growth continues, European Central Bank executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi told Italian daily La Stampa in an interview published Sunday 11 March.
Liebscher says ECB job not finished yet
European Central Bank council member Klaus Liebscher said in an interview published Monday 12 March the bank can't consider its job done after seven interest-rate increases because inflation remains a threat.
Takenaka says BOJ rate hike came too early
Japan's former economic and fiscal policy minister Heizo Takenaka has criticised the Bank of Japan in an interview published Friday 9 March for increasing interest rates in February despite continued deflation.
Japan MoF's Watanabe is watching FX markets
Japan's finance ministry is observing developments in foreign exchange markets very closely, but this is business as usual, Hiroshi Watanabe, vice minister of finance for international affairs, told MNI.
Bank of Canada holds interest rates steady
The Bank of Canada held its benchmark overnight lending rate steady at 4.25 per cent Tuesday 6 March saying the risks to its forecast remain balanced, despite the wild swings in global financial markets recently.
Mizuno says BOJ needs to keep raising rates
The Bank of Japan needs to keep raising interest rates, board member Atsushi Mizuno said in a speech Wednesday 28 February, a week after he and other policy board members voted to increase interest rates for the second time in six years.
ECB's Wellink says euro economy good, rates low
European Central Bank governing council member Nout Wellink said on Tuesday 27 February that eurozone interest rates were still low but oil prices are clouding the inflation outlook.
ECB's Stark continues to see inflation risks
European Central Bank board member Juergen Stark told Die Welt Wednesday 28 February that although eurozone inflation will probably slow this year, medium-term price developments remain a concern.
Buba's Weber signals ECB rate hikes
Bundesbank president Axel Weber signalled Wednesday 28 February in a speech that the European Central Bank was set to further raise its key interest rates, which are already at a five-year high point.
SNB's Jordan hints at further rate hikes ahead
Thomas S Jordan, alternate member of the Swiss National Bank's governing board, suggested Tuesday 27 February in a speech that the SNB will again raise interest rates at its meeting this spring.
Garganas says price risks growing
European Central Bank council member Nicholas Garganas told Bloomberg in an interview that economic growth may prove stronger than the ECB forecasts and inflation risks are increasing.
Blanchflower sees UK prices falling pretty sharply
Inflation in the UK will fall back 'pretty sharply' this year, Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member David Blanchflower said in an interview Tuesday 27 February.
PBoC's Zhou sees yuan appreciating faster
Yuan appreciation is likely to accelerate if the country's trade surplus keeps growing, People's Bank of China (PBoC) governor Zhou Xiaochuan told the Hong Kong Commercial Daily in an interview published Tuesday 27 February.
Meirelles says China volatility serves as alert
Market volatility in Brazil and abroad seen today, Tuesday 27 February, as a result of a strong selloff in China may serve as an alert for greater caution on the part of central banks in monetary policy decisions, Brazilian central bank president…
Trichet calls for yuan, Asian FX rate appreciation
ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet said Friday 23 February that there should be an appreciation in China's yuan exchange rate and other Asian currencies that aren't free-floating.