Monetary policy
Norges Bank aiming for December rate hike
Central bank projects somewhat steeper path of rate hikes among Norway’s trade partners
Fed pulls trigger on taper
Fed begins phasing out QE at initial rate of $15 billion per month
RBA drops yield curve control
Lowe acknowledges messy market conditions after yields broke free late last week
Riksbank studies link between equity prices and interest rates
Measures that do not directly account for interest rates can better explain historical prices
Monetary Policy Benchmarks 2021 – presentation
Central Banking’s monetary policy subject specialist Daniel Hinge speaks with Christopher Jeffery about the governance of the policy function, forecast processes, transparency and more
Zimbabwe’s central bank hikes rates to 60%
Resurgent inflation pressures force inflation to 54% while exchange rate weakens
Eurozone inflation expected to hit 4.1% in October
Figure would be joint highest reading since the single currency was introduced
Colombia continues tightening monetary policy
Central bank board unanimous on raising rates, but splits 5–2 on size of increase
Azerbaijan authorities order 50bp hike
Price deregulation and global factors lead list of inflation drivers
Indian government reappoints Das as governor
Das gets new three-year term, as economy rebounds from Covid shock
BoJ cuts inflation outlook to zero as it holds rates
Producer price inflation in Japan is at a 13-year high, but CPI inflation lingers around zero
Lagarde acknowledges high inflation pressures
ECB keeps stimulus unchanged and insists inflation will decline during 2022
Brazil makes largest rate hike in decades on fiscal concerns
Inflation continues to grow, as mid-month reading hits 10.3% in October
Is Powell still on track for second term?
Despite scandals and vocal criticism, support still looks likely to outweigh opposition
Nordic central banks stress limits to tackling climate change
Central banks face challenges in greening reserves management and monetary policy
Bank of Canada ends QE
Inflation proving “stronger and more persistent than expected”
BSP governor sides with ‘team transitory’ as inflation stays high
Philippine inflation averaged 4.5% during the first nine months this year, well above target
Kazakhstan continues monetary tightening
National Bank orders third 25bp increase in a row, in line with Russia
Bank of Russia raises rates and inflation forecasts
Nabiullina warns central bank will tighten policy further if above-target inflation persists
Chilean president grants Marcel new term as governor
Central bank leader faces continued challenges from pandemic and rapid political change
Podcast: Paul Fisher on the future of balance sheet policy
Central banks must think about the composition of their balance sheets, the former BoE official says
Fed announces strict new trading rules for senior officials
Regulations would ban individual investments, increase disclosure and restrict transactions
Paraguay’s MPC hikes rates by 125 basis points
Country follows Chile with unexpectedly large tightening as inflation continues to rise
Fed ethics officials warned against trades
March 2020 advice cautioned against stock transactions in following months