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Mexican president withdraws nomination of new governor
López Obrador had chosen former finance minister to lead Bank of Mexico from January 1
Turkish currency hits new low as central bank cuts rates again
Move follows Erdoğan’s dismissal of two deputy governors and one MPC member
BCB independence and Brazil’s inflation battle
Formal autonomy should help shield central bank from political pressure linked to 2022 elections, but challenges remain
Riksbank opens review of board members’ stock holdings
Investigation will assess whether officials violated “rules of conduct”
Time to stop handing out the pills: the great QE detox
We are facing a serious inflation threat that will test the resolve of central bankers, writes Jagjit Chadha. Central banks must reduce their reliance on QE. But how?
‘Say what?’ Trust in central bank communications
Central banks are changing how they communicate with different audiences, but judging the success of these communication efforts is difficult
HKMA says firms must report on national security law suspects
Financial regulators say firms must report on those arrested under anti-dissident law
Chilean president grants Marcel new term as governor
Central bank leader faces continued challenges from pandemic and rapid political change
Podcast: Paul Fisher on the future of balance sheet policy
Central banks must think about the composition of their balance sheets, the former BoE official says
Turkish central bank cuts rates again as currency falls
Lira hits new low days after president dismissed senior officials
Weidmann to step down as Bundesbank president
After over 10 years leading the German central bank, Weidmann will leave for “personal reasons”
James Bullard on Fed policy, action and governance
St Louis president calls for tapering amid “exceptional” job market and risk of “more persistent” inflation, quantifies ‘big tent language’ for pioneering AIT move, and details Congress’s role in Fed ethics oversight
Turkish president fires deputy governors
Move appears to be Erdoğan’s latest bid to impose low interest rates despite rising inflation
Slovak governor charged with bribery
Peter Kazimir denies wrongdoing, as president says he should consider resigning
Larry Summers on stagflation risks, lessons from Delphi and never-ending ‘punch’
The former US Treasury secretary speaks about fiscal ‘overexpansion’, Fed/Treasury debt discord, the pitfalls of ‘unknown unknowns’ and central bankers ‘unable’ to remove the ‘punchbowl’
Czech governor calls finance minister ‘incompetent’
Rusnok rejects finance minister’s criticisms of rate rise as general election draws near
Colombia raises policy rate for first time since 2016
Board forecasts inflation will be above target band for the rest of this year
Jamaican central bank makes first rate rise since 2019
Central bank forecasts inflation will be above target for two years as it hikes rate by 100bp
Turkey cuts rates despite rising inflation
Central bank move comes after months of public pressure from Turkish president Erdoğan
Report accuses Georgieva of changing data under Chinese pressure
IMF head rejects allegations made by World Bank-commissioned independent report
MMT and the challenge of fiscal monetary co-ordination
Sayuri Shirai contrasts modern monetary theory with regimes of monetary or fiscal dominance
Turkey raises banks’ gold and FX reserve levels
Central bank announces work with state-owned organisations on prototype CBDC
Do central banks have enough resources to meet tech challenge?
Accelerating technological evolution, difficulties accessing and retaining technical staff, and limited resources will present growing challenges for central banks in the future
Sarb governor urges shift to narrow inflation target
Kganyago says it was a “mistake” to maintain a target band for so long