Monetary policy
Paraguay orders third 125bp hike
Central bank cites inflationary pressures and says monetary policy is still “accommodative”
Bank of Jamaica hikes policy rate
Central bank raises rate by 50 basis points in bid to reverse inflationary trend
Russia orders seventh straight rate hike
Central bank continues protracted battle against high inflation
Colombia stays on trend with 50bp hike
Central bank board unanimous on raising rate, but splits 4–3 on size of increase
Central bank social media trends in the ‘Instagram age’
Uptake of visual social media platforms rises, as Facebook usage plateaus
Bank of Mexico accelerates tightening cycle
Díaz de León’s last policy meeting raises policy rates and revises inflation expectations
BoJ ends some emergency measures
Central bank offers more funding for loans to small businesses, but halts some asset purchases
ECB to halt PEPP purchases but expand APP
Lagarde says rising inflation will be temporary, but says ECB needs flexible monetary policy
Bank of England raises policy rate
Tightening comes amid inflation surge and just after BoE completes asset purchases
Costa Rica raises rates for first time in three years
Central bank raises policy rate by 50 basis points as Latin America faces rising inflation
Norges Bank increases rates despite below-target inflation
Olsen warns of “considerable uncertainty” as MPC says policy could be loosened or tightened
Economics Benchmarks 2021 report – making sense of the modern economy
Covid-19 coloured central banks’ views on the governance of their economics function in the past year, from research topics to forecasting, data, publications and more
Fed doubles pace of quantitative easing taper
FOMC says recent inflation figures and labour market strength drove the decision
Chilean central bank continues sharp policy tightening
Second consecutive 125 basis point increase takes policy rate to 4%
Hungary continues campaign of rate hikes
MNB ends asset purchase programme, as inflation rises above 7%
Podcast: Oliver Wünsch on a solution to eurozone fragmentation risks
A common fiscal authority could offer stability, but would require sharing more sovereignty
Inflation challenges ECB’s normalisation plans
Central bank expected to confirm end of PEPP purchases on December 16
Pakistan confronts inflation with 100bp hike
Third consecutive increase may be last for a while, MPC says
IMF urges UK to withdraw ‘exceptional’ monetary policy
Fund says signals would dampen inflation expectations while leaving policy supportive
Bank of Canada renews monetary policy framework
Central bank conducts first “systematic” study of other frameworks since it adopted inflation targeting
Masaaki Shirakawa on lessons from crisis and how to reform central banks
The former governor reflects on a turbulent 40 years at the Bank of Japan, and considers how central banks might face up to the challenges of the future
US inflation reaches new peak
CPI figure hits 6.8%, the highest rate in nearly four decades
The matter of minutes: Why open up private deliberations?
Many central banks publish records of MPC meetings, but far fewer publish vote tallies. Where should public scrutiny stop?
Polish central bank hikes rates again
NBP says it will continue to act to push inflation back to target