Monetary Policy
Voluntary reserve targets can aid transmission – Fed paper
Voluntary targets could help central banks set policy more effectively
Argentina calls on IMF for help
President Macri calls upon the IMF for financial aid as peso depreciation continues; policymakers hold rates at latest meeting
US ‘normalisation’ should be manageable for emerging economies – Powell
Turkey and Argentina grapple with weaker currencies as US Treasury yields rise
Argentina’s central bank makes further emergency rate hike as currency falls
Bank makes second emergency rate hike in less than 24 hours
SNB governor condemns 'sovereign money initiative'
Thomas Jordan calls on voters to reject proposal for new credit system
FOMC signals patience as rates stay on hold
Minutes emphasise “symmetric” target, noting inflation expectations are still “low”
ECB’s sovereign bond purchases may increase volatility, DNB paper says
Researchers say their findings could have important lessons for “tapering” programmes
Bank of Mexico to be more transparent on monetary policy
Central bank will publish meeting transcript with a three-year lag, as part of a policy to make its communication more transparent
IMF tells Vanuatu central bank to tighten monetary policy
Excess liquidity starting to put pressure on prices, as inflation is expected to reach 4.8% in 2018
RBA governor dispels view board ‘does nothing’
Central bank board votes to leave rates on hold, extending period to 21 months with no change; Lowe says next move is likely to be up
BoJ drops timeframe for achieving inflation target
Bank has postponed target for achieving 2% inflation six times since 2013
Andreas Dombret on ECB policy, deposit insurance and Basel III
The Deutsche Bundesbank executive board member speaks about exiting QE, the viability of European deposit insurance, the German banking system and doing a deal on Basel III
Bank of England unveils new education initiative
The “econoME” programme seeks to bring basic economics into UK classrooms
Bank of Canada paper analyses benefits of higher inflation target
Success of higher target hinges on use of unconventional monetary policy and the level of real interest rates
Eurozone growth showing signs of ‘moderation’, Draghi says
ECB president says recovery is continuing; temporary factors may be slowing growth
Riksbank delays first hike on weak inflation
Repo rate expected to remain negative until late 2019
Turkish central bank makes long-awaited hike
Inflation has been in double digits for several months, but the CBRT has struggled to hike
Romanian ruling party leader accuses central bank of political bias
President rejects accusations that central bank is spreading “fake news” as inflation rises