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Bank Negara Malaysia holds policy rate
Central bank has left key rate unchanged for 20 months against backdrop of strong growth
Rate hikes affect manufacturing economies more – Fed study
Authors find similar effects across eurozone and in US at county level
Canada’s GDP revisions ‘raise questions over monetary policy’
However, experts disagree on whether central bank’s modelling was flawed and if it cut rates too quickly
Bank of England cuts policy rate to 4.75%
Policy committee votes by 8–1 to reduce bank rate by 25bp
PBoC cuts loan prime rates
Reductions in benchmark lending rates follow recent stimulus measures
Eurozone policy transmission ‘more pronounced’ in 2022–23 – study
Banks’ increased risk perceptions underpinned swifter pass-through, says Bank of Italy research
Reserve Bank of New Zealand cuts policy rate by 50bp
Inflation is converging towards 2%, policy-makers say
BoT governor calls for new growth model for Thailand
Sethaput advocates stronger focus on local development and quality of life
Households biased in views of purchasing power – BdF deputy
Bénassy-Quéré says too much emphasis placed on food and energy prices’ effects on inflation
Bailey highlights key challenges to central banking orthodoxy
BoE governor says focus on financial stability remains key during “Covid-Ukraine era”
Bank of Korea holds policy rate
MPC members open to cutting rates in next three months, despite concerns over rising home prices
Full-scale war with Hezbollah is a tail-end event – Bank of Israel deputy
Andrew Abir says central bank has advised government to ensure adequate fiscal space as it expects war to last longer and revises its growth and inflation forecasts
How Argentina’s financial tango could become a dance of death
Central bank and government’s unholy alliance is storing up further trouble for economy
Atlanta Fed cuts second-quarter US GDP estimate
Bostic says “orderly slowdown” could be positive news
Lkhagvasuren Byadran on geopolitics, gold and 100 years of central banking on the steppe
Bank of Mongolia governor Lkhagvasuren Byadran speaks about monetary and financial reform, embracing AI and fintech, and Mongolia’s new SWF
Bank of Mexico lowers GDP growth estimate
Slow economic activity from last year continues into the first quarter
BoE hints at possible cuts before Fed
Rate cuts may exceed market expectations, Andrew Bailey says
US fiscal stimulus boosted vehicle price pressures – Fed research
Vehicle sales driven by consumer and small business stimulus, say Fed researchers
China sets 5% growth target
Economists question whether government can achieve GDP goal, given weakness in economy
Strong consumer spending ‘does not preclude US recession’
Dallas Fed research argues that declines in residential investment are a better bellwether for a downturn
Risks persist in China’s economy despite growth, analysts say
Property sector woes, youth unemployment and falling population all cited as long-term challenges