Central Banking
ECB ‘cannot declare victory yet’ over inflation – Lagarde
President stresses rates will need to be higher for longer to defeat persistent inflation
Caution needed with forward guidance and QE – IMF’s Gopinath
“Straitjacket” of ultra-loose policies may have delayed response to inflationary shock
Fed’s Bowman questions Barr’s bank failures report
Governor says supervision is preferable to higher capital requirements
SBP reverses course and hikes rates 100bp
State Bank of Pakistan raises key rate in emergency session as IMF deadline looms
Georgieva says $100 billion in SDRs donated
IMF chief says 2021 goal reached, but critics note Congress has not approved US pledge
Ecuador approves contingent credit line
Flar offers up to $230 million to Central Bank of Ecuador
Philippines names Eli Remolona as new central bank governor
Incoming governor previously worked 14 years at the New York Fed and 19 years at the BIS
Deposit insurance: what lies ahead?
Proposals to redesign deposit insurance may be neglecting the market’s role, says Manoj Singh
Central banks face tough fight for ‘last mile’ of disinflation – BIS
Credit losses could rival global financial crisis in higher-for-longer scenario, institution warns
BIS says strategic plan now 80% complete
Institution reports rise in profits as it continues to overhaul banking services
US regulators considering tougher capital rules for medium banks
FDIC chairman says rule change may cover all US banks with more than $100 billion in assets
Bank of Mexico holds rates again
Board says rates will remain at current level “for an extended period”
Zambia agrees foreign debt deal
Government agrees to repay faster if IMF assesses its ability to do so has risen
Philippine and Indonesian MPCs hold rates again
Analysts expect both banks to keep rates unchanged for several more meetings
Two major lenders tighten limits on Russian transactions
Raiffeisen stops euro payments to Russia, and Bank of China stops yuan payments from Russia
NBER paper estimates demand for bank reserves in US
Fed needs global estimates of demand curve slope to maintain interest rate control, authors say
US housing inflation will slow in early 2024, Dallas Fed paper says
Researcher uses vector error correction model to estimate housing market pressures
Turkish central bank raises rates for first time since 2021
Lira falls despite tightening as finance minister promises “free foreign exchange regime”
Africa: Rate rises for DRC and Namibia, but Zimbabwe says no
DRC and Namibia react to high inflation as expert says Zimbabwe is suffering hyperinflation
Latin America: Brazil holds rates despite president’s attack
Chilean board also holds policy, while Costa Rica cuts after inflation goes below target
Switzerland and Norway raise rates
Norges Bank expects further increases while SNB does not rule them out
BoE makes surprise 50bp rate increase
Central bank to review modelling framework after repeated forecast errors
Finnish governor Rehn will run for president
Marja Nykänen will be acting governor of Bank of Finland while Tuomas Välimäki takes ECB role
Central Bank of Oman launches 24/7 RTGS
Oman will be connected to payment systems across the Arab world via AFAQ and Buna systems