Monetary Policy
Costa Rican board says it will slow rate rises
Central bank orders 50bp increase, but says cycle will continue at “lesser rhythm”
BoJ maintains ultra-loose monetary policy
Kuroda says BoJ has no plans to tighten policy soon and warns over risks from weak yen
ECB increases rates by 75bp for second consecutive time
Governing council tightens TLTRO III rates and lowers reserve remuneration
Bank of Canada makes smaller-than-expected rate rise
Macklem says central bank is “getting closer” to end of increases, “but we are not there yet”
Some Latin American central banks pause tightening cycle
Paraguay second to hold rates after Brazil, as Peru and Chile signal they may do the same
Vietnam raises rates for second consecutive month
Move comes after SBV devalued currency against dollar as inflation is close to central bank target
Christopher Sims on modelling the inflation surge
Unprecedented series of shocks creates major challenges for central bank forecasters, the Nobel Prize-winning economist tells Daniel Hinge
Is the ECB taking the right policy path?
Facing an energy supply shock, analysts ponder whether sharp rate increases and QT alone will serve to bring inflation back to target while avoiding a major recession
Belarus’s governor predicts inflation will fall
Government imposed price controls after sanctions helped push inflation into double digits
Pandemic and Ukraine have altered Europe’s inflation dynamics – IMF
Fund stresses policy-makers face tough trade-offs from high inflation and recession risks
Monetary Policy Benchmarks 2022 – presentation
Central Banking’s economics subject matter specialist Daniel Hinge discusses monetary policy after Covid-19
Norges Bank does not expect wage-price spiral, governor says
Wage moderation allows central bank to strike balance between inflation and employment
Argentina holds rates for first time this year
Central bank says core inflation decelerating, but official figures show headline figure rising
Taiwan’s governor says uncertainties are hampering forecasting
Yang says central bank will examine wider range of data to improve inflation estimates
Turkish central bank cuts rate 150bp
MPC may be close to ending cuts as inflation continues soaring
Regional Feds divided on discount rate
New York and San Francisco were dovish compared with counterparts in Minneapolis
St Louis Fed president appeared at private Citigroup event
Media was not invited to October 14 talk by FOMC member Bullard
PBoC keeps key lending rates steady
Central bank stays put amid China’s Communist Party congress
Japan to conduct unscheduled bond-buying operations
BoJ announcement comes as yen nears 32-year low against the dollar
Bank Indonesia delivers another 50bp rate rise
Governor Perry Warjiyo describes the rate hike as a pre-emptive move
Bank of England to go ahead with QT
Central bank delays start of bond sales by one day to avoid fiscal announcement
Report of delay to QT ‘inaccurate’, BoE says
Article says central bank is “expected to bow to investor pressure” for delay to asset sales
US and European policy-makers feel ‘vindicated’ over aggressive hikes
QT may deserve a slower approach than traditional policy, says Jacob Frenkel
Hungary makes emergency intervention to defend forint
Action comes after the central bank said it would cease rate rises