Monetary policy
BoE's Sentance on the inflationary threat
In the face of the current oil and commodity price pressures, policymakers cannot expect to maintain the benign world of steady growth and consistently low inflation, said Andrew Sentence, a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee.
Canada names special advisers
The Bank of Canada has appointed two economics professors as its special advisers on monetary policy for the coming year.
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.
IMF assesses money's role in policy
The International Monetary Fund has published research looking at the role of money in monetary policy.
Policy must consider credibility: Canada's Carney
Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of Canada, has stressed that central bankers must consider the impact that greater monetary-policy flexibility has on credibility.
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.
Central bank took too long to hike: Polish PM
Donald Tusk, Poland's prime minister, has criticised the country's central bank for failing to hike rates sooner to curb inflation.
Mexico shocks markets with rate rise
The Bank of Mexico opted to unexpectedly raise rates a quarter point and revise its projections for inflation upwards.
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.
UK rate-setters mulled June rise
Several members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee considered raising rates in June on the back of poor inflation data.
Turkey raises rates to 16.25%
The Central Bank of Turkey added 50 basis points to the cost of borrowing on Monday in its first policy vote since abandoning its 4% inflation target.
RBA justifies third-straight rate hold
Australia's monetary-policy makers concluded that, on current policy settings, the necessary moderation in demand growth was likely to occur and so left interest rates unchanged at 7.25% for the third meeting in a row.
Ikeo gets the nod as Japanese opposition folds
Kazuhito Ikeo, an economics professor, will join the Bank of Japan's Monetary Policy Council after the country's main opposition party decided to revoke its earlier rejection of his nomination.
Don't just focus on rates: Japan's Shirakawa
Though the increased attention given to monetary policy is welcomed, other aspects of central banking should receive more publicity, said Masaaki Shirakawa, the governor of the Bank of Japan.
Bank voted 8-1 in favour of May hold
Only one of the Bank of England's nine Monetary Policy Committee members voted to cut rates earlier this month, a sign of the Bank's intent to fight inflation.
Lomax decides to quit the Bank
Rachel Lomax, a deputy governor at the Bank of England, will leave when her term ends at the end of June.
Can central banks go broke?
Central banks can go broke and have done so historically, Willem Buiter, a former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee now a professor at the London School of Economics, states in a new research paper.
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.
SA braves public with rate forum
Amid fierce criticism of its decision to hike rates to 11.5%, the South African Reserve Bank will meet members of the public to explain why it has decided to tighten policy four times since the summer when almost a quarter of the population are…
SARB's monetary policy review
Electricity price rises and the depreciation of the rand, have led to a worsening of the domestic inflation outlook over the past six months, the South African Reserve Bank said in its latest Monetary Policy Review.
Probability of June rate cut falls on UK data
The chances of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) opting to cut rates next month looked slim after data out Monday showed producer price inflation (PPI) shot up in April.
Rate talk inappropriate: Japan's Shirakawa
Masaaki Shirakawa, the governor of the Bank of Japan, on Monday confirmed the central bank has abandoned trying to raise rates for the time being because of the uncertainty surrounding the economic outlook.
China hikes reserve ratio again
The People's Bank of China raised its reserve requirement ratio for the fourth time this year after producer price inflation soared 10.2% year-on-year in the first quarter.
ECB and BoE leave rates unchanged
As was widely expected, both the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England left rates on hold on Thursday.