Monetary policy
Mexican president leaks news of central bank’s rate hike
López Obrador reveals 50bp rise hours before monetary policy announcement
Ida Wolden Bache becomes Norges Bank governor as MPC raises rates
Jens Stoltenberg steps down from role due to Ukraine crisis
US’s Rouse optimistic on inflation outlook
Chief economic adviser says food production can do more to raise supply than in energy industry
Korean president names new central bank governor
Rhee Chang-yong is currently IMF Asia-Pacific director
Communications initiative: Bank of Jamaica
‘Centrally Speaking’ underpins not just education, but monetary policy
Powell: ‘nothing’ in the way of a 50bp rate hike
Fed chair is hoping to even out supply and demand imbalances in the labour market
Moldova hikes another 200bp as inflation spirals
Central bank has raised rates nearly 10 percentage points, but inflation is surging towards 20%
Azerbaijan continues gradual tightening
Central bank adds 25bp at March meeting, for a total of 150bp in hikes since September
Egypt hikes rates at unscheduled meeting
Central bank orders 100bp increase on March 21, the first rise since July 2017
Bank of Ghana orders 250bp hike
Central bank moves meeting a week earlier to combat high inflation and a weak currency
Fed’s Bostic: uncertainty is hallmark of current economy
Atlanta Fed chief sees myriad forces pushing up inflation, but warns Fed may still tighten too fast
Central banks follow Fed with rate hikes
Several central banks have raised their policy rates in response to the Federal Reserve hike
China holds loan prime rates
One-year remains at 3.7% and above five-years at 4.6%
Uzbekistan central bank orders 300bp rate increase
Board refers to “high uncertainties and tensions in the external economic environment”
Governor of the year: Mario Marcel
Chile’s governor has expertly navigated a third currency crisis in two years, amid wider EM stress and political volatility, while bolstering the central bank’s capabilities
Kuwait’s government names new central bank governor
Basel Al-Haroun will begin five-year term on April 1
Taiwan central bank raises rates for first time since 2011
Rate increase since 2011 surprises markets as inflation is below 3%
Turkey holds rates again despite soaring inflation
MPC says that it aims to carry out “liraisation” of monetary policy as inflation reaches 54%
Ukraine war could affect eurozone growth and inflation – Lagarde
Philip Lane says eurozone inflation still largely driven by transitory factors
Brazil’s central bank continues sharp policy tightening
MPC increases key Selic rate by 100bp to 11.75%, as inflation reached 10.5% in February
Bank of England raises policy rate to 0.75%
Energy price shocks could push headline inflation higher than previously forecast, BoE says
Fed triggers lift-off with 25bp hike
FOMC cuts economic growth projections for 2022 but proceeds with tightening
Liu He intervention helps calm Chinese markets
Authorities promise easier policy as economy hit by Covid outbreak and Russia-Ukraine war
Central Bank of Costa Rica accelerates tightening cycle
Larger rate hike comes as invasion of Ukraine adds to existing inflationary pressures