Official Record
HKMA defends currency on foreign exchange markets
First interventions since 2019 come as Hong Kong central bank props up dollar peg
Malaysian central bank makes surprise rate rise
Pre-emptive decision designed to stave off inflation
Romania meets inflation spike with rate hike
Central bank adds 75bp to policy rate as inflation passes 10% mark and economy sputters
Norway’s headline inflation increases to 5.4%
Analysts say 50bp rate hike becoming more likely
Moldova continues rate climb as inflation passes 20%
Central bank orders another 300bp increase as war adds to price woes
Bank of Israel reserves fall by over 4% in April
Falling equity prices are the main factor behind $8.5 billion drop in value
PBoC expands ‘structural monetary policy tools’
New $15 billion relending programmes target transport and coal sectors
HKMA follows Fed with interest rate hike
Chief executive says HKMA will intervene when currency hits lower bound of peg
Norges Bank bucks global trend with rate hold
Inflation has so far fallen short of the central bank’s projections
RBI hikes at unscheduled monetary policy meeting
India joins race to tighten policy, amid “vortex” of economic forces
South Korean inflation climbs to 13-year high
Central bank concerned about record price rises
Colombian central bank raises rates by 100 basis points
Three board members voted for a 150bp hike
ECB renews repo line for Romanian central bank
Move comes after ECB creates liquidity facility for Poland and renews four other repo lines
BIS figures show banks cutting Russia exposures
Exposures down almost half since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014
Japan reinforces yield curve control
Yen falls after MPC commits to daily purchases of Japanese government bonds at 0.25% yield
Paraguay legislative committee rejects crypto law
The central bank issued strong objections to the law, which passed the upper house in December
FSB-IMF report calls for action on external debt
Study finds authorities were able to manage the Covid crisis but have not fixed underlying problems
Kazakhstan raises policy rate by 50 basis points
Inflation hit 12% in March and expectations are “not anchored”
Paraguay raises interest rates by 50bp
Central bank makes ninth hike in a row as inflation reaches double digits
NBU restricts crypto purchases to stem capital outflows
Ukraine continues to accept bitcoin, ethereum and tether for war effort
RBI extends Sri Lanka swap line
Island nation defaulted amid debt, currency and balance of payment crises
New Zealand’s inflation hits 30-year high
Labour shortages also affecting many businesses
BCB union suspends strike for two weeks
Brazil central bank workers reject 5% pay offer and will continue some labour protests
G20 creates fund to guard against future pandemics
WHO says there is a $10.5 billion annual funding gap