Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Riksbank carries out largest rate rise since 2000
Swedish central bank says chances of wage-price spiral have increased
New Philippines governor says he may accelerate tightening
Felipe Medalla says policy rates could be raised by more than 25 basis points
Campos Neto says ‘worst of the inflation’ has passed
Brazil’s governor says central bank “came out ahead” of price increases
Central banks should take on more credit risk during stress – BoE paper
Research claims generous credit terms can be more efficient than cutting the risk-free interest rate
Williams also expects US to avoid recession this year
Unemployment will likely rise to 4% as growth slows due to tightening process, says NY Fed head
Banking systems’ long-term systemic risk has grown – ECB paper
Assets became safer but banking systems’ failures were more harmful, analysis finds
Hungary makes shock 185bp rate increase
Central bank responds to inflation and weak forint with largest increase since 2008
Zimbabwe central bank raises policy rate to 200%
Finance minister guarantees use of US dollar through 2025, while RBZ will mint gold coins
Fed’s Evans and Bullard downplay recession risks
Both presidents looking to increase the policy rate to around 3.5% by the end of the year
Czech central bank raises rates after inflation hits 16%
Expectations could become unanchored from 2% inflation target, board warns
IMF approves $4 billion payment for Argentina
Country passes first IMF review, but reserves have declined in recent weeks
Norway’s MPC tightens policy and signals more hikes to come
Norges Bank raises policy rate expectations as it says Norwegian labour market is extremely tight
China loans Pakistan central bank $2.3 billion
Ailing country in talks with IMF as foreign exchange shortage crimps fuel purchases
IMF paper proposes ‘policy space index’
Authors try to quantify countries’ room to respond to a “black swan” event
Fed finds major banks able to withstand ‘severe recession’
All banks pass stress test despite tougher scenario than in 2021
Japan and Soramitsu to conduct Asia-Pacific CBDC studies
Observers note de-dollarisation and spread of e-yuan as potential motivations
Thai MPC split over rate hikes, minutes show
Minority of committee members voted for policy rate rise at last meeting
Trinidad and Tobago court rules governor’s dismissal illegal
Rambarran receives damages over 2015 firing but replacement will continue in office
People: RBA and Norges Bank appoint deputy governors
Timothy Lane retires from Bank of Canada; BIS appoints deputy banking chief
BoJ board members concerned over yen’s volatility
Rate-setters differ over implications of currency depreciation, minutes show
Chaos around Lebanese central bank grows
Audit due to recommence but judge says governor cannot be found by police, reports say
Paraguay continues rate hikes despite economic contraction
Central bank raises policy rate for 11th month in a row, as GDP growth falls
Iceland meets high inflation with second 100bp hike
MPC forecasts more increases as Nordic country confronts internal and external pressures
RBI deputy sees ‘miles to go’ despite progress on bank reforms
Asset quality of Indian banks has been improving, says Rajeshwar Rao