Monetary policy
Monetary policy affects US current account
Loose monetary policy plays an important role in the United States current-account deficit, research from the European Central Bank finds.
Variety is key to forecasting bank rate
A range of financial instruments are needed to accurately measure expectations of future Bank of England policy rates, research by the Bank finds.
Japan holds, warns recovery to "take some time"
The Bank of Japan left rates on hold at 0.3% on Friday and warned that the country's ailing economy was unlikely to recover soon.
Turkey changes tack and cuts rates
The Central Bank of Turkey has shifted its monetary policy stance and cut rates on signs of slowing growth and below-target inflation in the years to come.
Bank's Besley: inflation below target in 2009
Inflation is likely to fall below target next year despite the upward pressure on inflation from the weakening pound, said Timothy Besley, a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee.
Euro a solution for currency risk: Hungary's Simor
Euro adoption could help eliminate potentially dangerous currency mismatches, said Andras Simor, the governor of the National Bank of Hungary.
Bank could have cut by 200bp
Members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, who shocked markets earlier this month when they slashed rates by 150 basis points, had considered an even bigger cut.
Trichet defends decision to keep minutes secret
Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), has defended the institution's decision to keep details of its monetary policy meetings under wraps, saying the publication of minutes could damage credibility.
Fed's Kohn unconvinced rates should burst bubbles
The Federal Reserve's vice-chair believes it is still wrong for monetary policy to aim at bursting asset price bubbles despite events since last summer.
ECB's Bini Smaghi: Europe must liberalise
Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, a member of the European Central Bank's executive board, has claimed that rigid European labour and product markets hamper the ability of economic policies to foster growth.
Focus of monetary policy research often misplaced
The focus on determinacy in recent monetary policy research is misplaced, Bennett McCallum, an economics professor at Carnegie Mellon University, argues.
BoJ minutes: growth sluggish
Japan's economic growth has been sluggish, reflecting earlier rises in energy and materials prices and weaker exports, say the minutes of the Bank of Japan's Monetary Policy Council meeting on 6 and 7 October.
BoJ head hints at bubble-bursting role for rates
Masaaki Shirakawa, the governor of the Bank of Japan, has indicated that monetary policy should act on asset-price bubbles.
SARB "distinctly dovish" in latest policy review
South African Reserve Bank on Tuesday adopted a dovish tone in its latest Monetary Policy Review, saying inflation was likely to fall sharply towards the 3%-6% target range in the new year.
Credit-growth targeting improves policy
Integrating credit growth into monetary policy improves performance, finds a new paper for the European Central Bank.
Ex-PBoC deputy questions policy after Beijing cut
Wu Xiaoling, a former deputy governor at the People's Bank of China, has said the central bank should not loosen monetary policy further after the institution cut rates and relaxed loan conditions last week.
Norges's Qvigstad - central banks are changing
Liquidity policy is now at the forefront of the monetary policy scene, said Jan Qvigstad, the deputy governor of the Norges Bank.
Blanchflower: I told you so on rate cut
David Blanchflower, an external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), criticised his fellow committee members for not taking a forward-looking approach, which meant rates had stayed too high too long.
MPC's Blanchflower calls for aggressive cuts
The Bank of England needs to sharply reduce the cost of borrowing to prevent a "deep and long-lasting recession", said David Blanchflower, an external member of the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
BoE's Besley: rate cut won't save the day
A cut in bank rate, on its own, is not a magic bullet, said Timothy Besley, a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee.
ECB communicates well
European Central Bank's (ECB) monetary policy communication is clear in about 95% of cases, finds a new paper from the International Monetary Fund.
New Zealand chops a point off rates
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand slashed its benchmark rate by a full percentage point on Thursday, citing concerns over global growth.
Riksbank cuts to counter higher borrowing costs
The Riksbank cut rates by half a point on Thursday, and pledged to loosen further, to temper tighter credit conditions in Sweden.
Monetary policy and exchange-rate interaction
Research from Norges Bank shows a high degree of interaction between monetary policy and exchange rates.