Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Hackers target Iran’s central bank website amid protests
Internet blackout reported on September 21
PBoC raises FX risk reserve ratio for forward trading
Move is the Chinese central bank’s latest attempt to slow the yuan’s decline
Guatemalan central bank orders 25bp hike
Central bank raises rates to highest level since 2017
IDB president faces dismissal over alleged abuse of power
Claver-Carone attacks investigation and denies alleged affair
Vietnam and Taiwan raise interest rates after Fed hike
SBV raises key rates by 100 basis points, while Taiwan delivers modest 12.5bp hike
People: new climate risk officer at OCC, Sama hires CBDC head, and more
Saudi Central Bank names CBDC director; Dominican Republic and Tunisia announce senior appointments
Hong Kong, Indonesia and Philippines raise rates
Indonesian hike is above expectations while HKMA and BSP also raise rates
Fed paper explores rate hike impact on money markets
Monetary tightening likely to impact flows in and out of Fed’s overnight repo facility
Mongolia makes 200bp hike
Central bank has doubled rates since start of year
Global economy faces four key risks, warns MAS chief
Ravi Menon says era of cheap money, cheap labour and cheap energy is most likely over
PBoC leaves key lending rates unchanged
Chinese central bank pauses monetary easing as yuan falls to two-year lows
Russian central bank cuts rates again but Nabiullina warns over deficit
Higher structural deficits would force central bank to raise rates, governor says
Argentina continues rate rises
Central bank increases headline rate by 550bp to 75%, but inflation continues to rise
Haitian banks suspend operations
Banks close as Caribbean country is rocked by fuel protests and inflation hits 10-year high
Paraguayan ex-governor objects to central bank board nominee
Union claims appointment of finance ministry official would damage independence
Old people hit hardest by inflation, research finds
Authors find income effects and “Fisher channel” have the biggest impact on Spanish households
US may release frozen Afghan central bank funds – report
Plan would transfer up to $3.5 billion to the BIS under third-party supervision, source claims
IMF paper explores second-round effects of oil shocks
Authors find oil shocks have greater impact where inflation is already high
Costa Rica continues tightening with 100bp increase
Central bank cites concerns about rising inflation expectations and second-round effects
PBoC holds key interest rate unchanged
State council defers some firms’ tax payments and says it will increase support measures
IMF unlocks $31.9 million for Madagascar
Natural disasters and oil price rises increased fiscal deficit
UK inflation dips below 10%
Lower fuel costs bring down headline figure, but underlying inflation remains strong
Liechtenstein judge confirms he is investigating Lebanese governor
Salameh is now subject of several judicial probes as central bank ends petrol subsidies
Fed’s Waller: rates could go ‘well above’ 4%
Governor projects “significant” September hike and says it is “too early” to judge inflation drop