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Japanese market shock threatens to spill back to US
Sudden unwinding of carry trade could impact Fed decision-making, analysts say
NY Fed study documents widespread manufacturing slowdown
Firms of all sizes in industries across US are affected, according to research
US productivity may fuel interest rate divergence and dollar strength – Fed study
Business dynamism and financing conditions may explain lack of spillover into other advanced economies
Malta’s central bank governor steps down to fight criminal case
Bank says Scicluna is leaving temporarily to “defend his innocence”
PBoC adviser calls for more expansionary economic policies
Monetary policy committee member advocates stronger measures to alter market expectations
Czech National Bank cuts rates to 4.5%
Reduction of 25bp comes after headline inflation falls to 2% target
BIS: new platform can monitor stablecoins’ balance sheets
Institution says its Project Pyxtrial can track digital currencies’ assets and liabilities
Fed holds rates again
Powell says FOMC’s “broad sense” is that US economy is moving to point where cuts would be justified
Higher inflation results in greater remittances to Pakistan – paper
Workers send more money to make up for erosion of real incomes in their home country
Stablecoin issuers pose short-term outflow risk to lenders – study
Research finds crypto assets weaken liquidity coverage ratios
Azerbaijan holds key policy rate
Inflation still significantly below target levels
National Bank of Georgia holds rates
Move comes as inflation remains well below 3% target
BIS Americas chief: region must stay alert to inflation risks
Tombini praises efforts to tackle inflation, while outlining monetary policy challenges
Armenia cuts rates by 25bp
Decision comes as inflation remains well below 4% target
Innovate to defend status of central bank money, says BoE
Bank “exploring options” to widen access to settlement
Euro has given France better interest rates – BdF official
Bénassy-Quéré says rates would have been higher if France had stayed outside single currency
Falling r* a ‘mirage’ in open economies – IMF paper
Adding exchange rate to standard model significantly changes predictions, authors find
Ethiopia adopts market-based FX regime
Move follows monetary policy reform aimed at attracting IMF funding
Pakistan cuts rates by 100 basis points
Decision comes after country secures IMF funding amid falling oil prices
Hedge funds and dealers have outsized price impact – BoE paper
Mutual funds have smaller impact so may not play central role in fire sales, authors say
Singapore leaves monetary policy unchanged
Decision comes despite moderation in domestic inflation
Bank of Russia hikes interest rates by 200bp
Labour shortage continues to grow under war economy
Firms’ prices respond rapidly to CPI data – BoE study
Companies are more sensitive to rises in inflation than to falls
Income not main determinant of inflation variances – ECB study
Research claims “fixed shopping basket” method not helpful for measuring differences across households