Inflation
China raises banks' required reserves again
China hikes reserve requirements once more; from April 21 banks must retain 20.5%
China economy booms as inflation soars
National Bureau of Statistics of China reveals economic growth of 9.7%; inflation reaches three-year high
Bank of Israel narrow forum backs rate hike
Bank of Israel minutes show narrow forum supported decision to raise interest rates by 50 basis points in April
FOMC debate length of QE programme
Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes shows some members would like option to end Fed’s asset purchase programme early
RBI’s Gokarn on inflation growth tradeoff
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Subir Gokarn says sustainability of growth will require controlling inflation
Risk Europe: Tension between the ESRB and ECB, says Belgium's Reynders
Europe's new systemic risk watchdog is already clashing with the ECB - but the ESRB's powers may need to be expanded, says Belgian finance minister, Didier Reynders
Bank of Canada - Business Outlook Survey (Spring 2011)
Bank of Canada Spring 2011 Business Outlook Survey says economic outlook in Canada looks positive
Riksbank’s Ekholm explains dissent against rate hike
Riksbank deputy governor Karolina Ekholm says interest rate rise could dampen growth prospects via stronger krona
HKMA - Monetary and Financial Stability Report (March 2011)
Hong Kong Monetary Authority March 2011 Monetary and Financial Stability Report calls for stringent bank underwriting standards to ease property bubble
Geopolitical factors won’t stop ECB rate hike, say analysts
Analysts expect the European Central Bank to raise interest rates at the upcoming monetary policy meeting, despite fears events in Japan and the Middle East may offset the global recovery
Periphery and inflation offer headaches for the Eurozone, says Credit Institute panel
Participants on a Credit Institute panel debate held in London argued that peripheral funding and inflation are the major challenges for the Eurozone
BoE's chief economist says global inflationary pressures prompted rate hike vote
Bank of England chief economist Spencer Dale says risks associated with global price pressures and prolonged periods of inflation were behind call to raise interest rates
Bank’s Sentance warns of misjudging spare capacity
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee external member Andrew Sentance warns of difficulty in measuring spare capacity
BoE rate-setters split four ways once more
Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee minutes shows three members continued to vote for rate hikes despite downward revision in fourth quarter of 2010 growth figures
Hungary revamps inflation report
National Bank of Hungary says enhancements will improve efficiency of monetary policy communications
QE helped boost broad money growth: BoE paper
Bank of England Q1 2011 Quarterly Bulletin says quantitative easing programme helped revive broad money growth during recession
Fund study on inflation volatility in West Africa
Fund study finds evidence of inflation uncertainty in West African Economic and Monetary Union members that experience high inflation
UK inflation expectations rise
Bank of England survey on public attitudes to inflation show rise in inflation expectations
RBA minutes: rates on hold as temporary inflation effects dissipate
Minutes of RBA rate-setting meeting says inflationary effects of extreme weather conditions only short term; renewed focus on global inflation risks of higher oil prices
RBA paper estimates long-term inflation expectations
Reserve Bank of Australia study measures long-term inflation expectations in Australia
Underlying inflation, unemployment should ground mandate: Riksbank’s Svensson
Riksbank deputy governor Lars Svensson calls for refined monetary policy framework focusing on underlying, rather than headline, inflation and unemployment over resource utilisation
ECB rejects temporary price pressures argument; signals tightening
European Central Bank’s hawkish Thursday announcement shows a different interpretation of commodity price pressures, second-round effects, to Bank of England and Fed
Canada pressed to develop inflation market
Current issuance of inflation-linked bonds is too meagre to meet demand from domestic and international investors, say market participants
Bernanke on inflationary impact of global commodity boom
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says rise in global commodity prices may lead to temporary spell of inflation