Central Banking
Indonesia keeps benchmark rate unchanged
Strong export growth and stable rupiah gives Indonesia room to hold rates, analysts say
CBDCs could limit bank runs, US paper argues
Digital currency could make policy-makers better able to handle banking panics, say researchers
ECB surprises markets with a 50bp rate hike
Central bank unveils new instrument to prevent sharp increases in sovereign bond spreads
US inflation: it’s mainly global
Steve Kamin analyses the pre-existing conditions that impacted inflation in the US and elsewhere
Poland law would fund coal benefit with central bank’s profit
National Bank of Poland remitted 95% of profits to government in 2020
UK government proposes ‘competitiveness’ mandate for BoE
Measure proposed despite IMF warning that it could clash with financial stability mandate
Bank of Japan holds rates and increases inflation forecast
MPC predicts inflation will reach 2.3% this fiscal year but then fall back below target
Zimbabwe authorities demand businesses use official rate
Central bank financial watchdog threatens enforcement “blitz”
Nigeria raises policy rate by 100bp
MPC cites external tightening and conflict as sources of rising inflation
Fed faces years of losses as interest rates rise
QE brought major interest rate risk onto central bank’s balance sheet
Endlessly interim? The struggle to appoint top US regulators
Two-year OCC vacancy is not that unusual in US system, but it may hamper initiative
China holds key lending rates
PBoC continues to diverge from counterparts overseas as it sticks with easy policy
Australian government to review RBA mandate and governance
Review will look into the board structure and performance, after RBA suffers criticism over policy choices
Lebanese prime minister ‘ready to replace governor’ after police raid
Investigating judge fails to find Riad Salameh, as PM says parties must agree on new governor
ECB readies first hike since 2011 as it faces policy ‘trilemma’
Central bank may be forced to choose two options among price stability, fragmentation risk and market functioning
Bailey says bigger hikes and faster QT ‘on the table’
BoE governor says MPC is willing to act “forcefully” to prevent inflation persisting
DNB fines Binance for ‘grave’ regulatory breach
Netherlands sanctions exchange over failure to register, but other regulators are more welcoming
Larry Summers says Fed suffers from dangerous groupthink
Former Treasury secretary argues a massive recession is needed to combat inflation
Corporate debt is a growing threat to financial stability
Policy-makers need to take action as tighter financial conditions risk tipping firms into distress, says Pedro Duarte Neves
Australians can bear rising borrowing costs – RBA deputy
But Michele Bullock warns of greater financial burden for recent homebuyers
Bank of Ghana denies rationing FX
Bloomberg made claim in June article citing swelling fuel import bills
Labour supply key to understanding inflation, Shin tells G20
Understanding labour market is critical task for policy-makers, BIS head of research says
Polish governor accuses opposition of plotting violence against him
Glapiński says Tusk could use “a mob” to remove him and says opposition has broken law
Myanmar orders halt to foreign debt payments
Authorities order wider range of partly foreign-owned companies to sell FX to central bank