Interest rates
Botswana hikes newly introduced policy rate
Central bank announces first rate increase since 2008 as inflation stays in double digits
Riksbank tightens policy for first time since pandemic's onset
Swedish central bank surprised analysts by raising rates and reducing asset reinvestments
How high can the ECB take interest rates?
Despite rising inflation, eurozone central bank is seen as unlikely to take rates over 1.5% in coming years
Kazakhstan raises policy rate by 50 basis points
Inflation hit 12% in March and expectations are “not anchored”
Reserve managers cut duration as inflation surges
Central banks with bigger portfolios tended to combine this measure with changes in currency and asset allocation, Central Banking survey finds
Paraguay raises interest rates by 50bp
Central bank makes ninth hike in a row as inflation reaches double digits
RBI extends Sri Lanka swap line
Island nation defaulted amid debt, currency and balance of payment crises
New Zealand’s inflation hits 30-year high
Labour shortages also affecting many businesses
PBoC on hold as Fed signals steeper rate rises
Policy-makers face worsening pandemic, rising inflation and tighter global financial conditions
PBoC announces policies to help pandemic-stricken economy
Package of 23 measures echoes actions taken in 2020
ECB expected to pause amid uncertain impact of war
Governing council could discuss QE backstop to prevent wider sovereign bond spreads
Canada and New Zealand step up rate hikes
Both central banks raise rates by 50bp in bid to “head off” rising inflation expectations
Bank of Israel makes first rate hike since 2018
Above-target inflation and tight labour market require a “gradual” tightening process
Fed mulls tightening on scale not seen for decades
FOMC members now contemplating 50bp rate hikes and major asset sales
Peru’s central bank tightens again as inflation surges
Board predicts inflation will peak in July as Peruvians mount street protests over food and fuel prices
Research provides deeper look into Riksbank’s policy decisions
Swedish central bank developed a flexible, faster deliberation process when dealing with pandemic
Fed’s asset selloff may start in May, Brainard says
FOMC minutes show consensus for “balance sheet runoff at a coming meeting”
Is a bond market crisis imminent?
Central banks need careful action and a good dose of luck if they are to avoid financial instability
National Bank of Poland speeds up tightening
Central bank increases interest rates by 100bp, warning Ukraine invasion is driving inflation higher
Two Latin American central banks raise rates
Colombia’s two MPC dissenters call for steeper hikes; Dominican Republic raises rates 50bp
Romanian and Zimbabwean central banks raise rates
Zimbabwean figures say inflation has reached 72% but observers say this may be an underestimate
Carstens: world may be on ‘cusp of a new inflationary era’
BIS chief warns new inflationary forces “have emerged with a vengeance”
Swiss inflation rises above target
Oil prices contribute to inflation that is now above the SNB’s forecasts
Fractures in the monetary system
Seizure of Bank of Russia assets likely to have long-term implications for international system