Monetary policy
PBoC holds key lending rates
Central bank official says data shows recent easing measures are taking effect
Carney derides UK ex-PM’s economic policy
Former BoE governor says cutting taxation does not automatically lead to growth
Nigerian president nominates new governor after Emefiele resigns
Media reports say suspended central bank head resigned while in security service custody
PBoC cuts reserve requirement ratio but holds policy rate
Data shows some improvement in demand but continuing property sector problems
Tight monetary policy can scar economy, SF Fed research finds
Central banks may not be able to undo effects on productivity and potential output, paper says
Peru’s central bank makes first rate cut since pandemic
Central bank joins Brazil and Chile in easing policy as inflation falls
New Zealand finance minister defends dual mandate
Robertson rejects calls for changed mandate and new regulator ahead of general election
Ukrainian central bank carries out second wartime rate cut
Sustained fall in inflation is likely to continue as food supply improves, NBU says
ECB raises rates to all-time high of 4%
Lagarde says “solid majority” supported raise but says some members opposed it
Armenia and Georgia cut policy rates
Georgia says domestic inflationary pressures are strong, while Armenia expects gradual rise
Momentum builds to end RBNZ dual mandate
Think-tank calls for abolishing deposit insurance and creating new prudential regulator
Polish opposition accuses governor of bias over rate cut
Zloty falls after sharp rate cut as opposition accuses Glapiński of helping goverment
Eurozone industrial activity likely to decline, analysts say
French and Spanish increase is unlikely to offset German contractions, observers argue
Philippine central bank shifts to variable rate repo auction
BSP says move will improve policy transmission but does not change its policy stance
Freeland welcomes Bank of Canada rate pause
Finance minister qualifies statement as other politicians attack monetary policy
Fed officials signal slowing tightening cycle
Bostic and Harker indicate policy is restrictive enough to bring inflation to 2%
Colombian government and private sector issue joint call for cuts
Finance minister talks of “economic deceleration”, but inflation is still in double digits
Chile continues rate cuts
Central bank lowers policy rate as economy shows signs of slowing
Financial regulators: one, two, maybe a few?
As Jamaica moves to introduce the ‘twin peaks’ approach to financial oversight, Ben Margulies assesses some of the pros and cons
RBA holds rates at Lowe’s final meeting
Outgoing governor has not ruled out need for further tightening
Israel holds rate, but signals more hikes still possible
Yaron denies report he will not seek new term
Kazakhstan central bank governor replaced with presidential staffer
Move comes amid flurry of new appointments made this year
IMF paper offers ‘complete set of tools’ to model reserves demand
Authors say theirs is the first complete modelling framework for reserves demand
Jackson Hole in the wake of policy rules
Symposium heralds a shift to relying on incoming data and judgement, rather than rules or even formal models, to hit inflation targets, writes Barry Eichengreen