Inflation
‘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
Zimbabwe’s central bank hikes rates to 60%
Resurgent inflation pressures force inflation to 54% while exchange rate weakens
Eurozone inflation expected to hit 4.1% in October
Figure would be joint highest reading since the single currency was introduced
Colombia continues tightening monetary policy
Central bank board unanimous on raising rates, but splits 5–2 on size of increase
Azerbaijan authorities order 50bp hike
Price deregulation and global factors lead list of inflation drivers
BoJ cuts inflation outlook to zero as it holds rates
Producer price inflation in Japan is at a 13-year high, but CPI inflation lingers around zero
Lagarde acknowledges high inflation pressures
ECB keeps stimulus unchanged and insists inflation will decline during 2022
Brazil makes largest rate hike in decades on fiscal concerns
Inflation continues to grow, as mid-month reading hits 10.3% in October
Nordic central banks stress limits to tackling climate change
Central banks face challenges in greening reserves management and monetary policy
Bank of Canada ends QE
Inflation proving “stronger and more persistent than expected”
BSP governor sides with ‘team transitory’ as inflation stays high
Philippine inflation averaged 4.5% during the first nine months this year, well above target
Central bank communications ‘after’ Covid
From crisis responses to coping with sudden digitisation, Covid-19 forced central bank comms teams to innovate fast. How much of it will stick?
Kazakhstan continues monetary tightening
National Bank orders third 25bp increase in a row, in line with Russia
Bank of Russia raises rates and inflation forecasts
Nabiullina warns central bank will tighten policy further if above-target inflation persists
Chilean president grants Marcel new term as governor
Central bank leader faces continued challenges from pandemic and rapid political change
Paraguay’s MPC hikes rates by 125 basis points
Country follows Chile with unexpectedly large tightening as inflation continues to rise
Turkish central bank cuts rates again as currency falls
Lira hits new low days after president dismissed senior officials
Biden stimulus will cause small, short price spike, says paper
San Francisco Fed predicts American Rescue Plan will boost inflation by 0.3%
Weidmann to step down as Bundesbank president
After over 10 years leading the German central bank, Weidmann will leave for “personal reasons”
Iranian court sentences former governor to 10 years in prison
Valiollah Seif convicted of currency offences, but reportedly remains free pending appeal
Forecaster surveys improve eurozone inflation modelling – ECB paper
Households’ and firms’ expectations do not provide useful data on inflation
Fed’s Bullard believes a ‘five-year window’ for AIT is ‘realistic’
St Louis Fed president says “big tent language” was a reason overshoot details were not specified; “precise numerical implementations” can “get you into trouble”
Permanent or transitory? Officials wrestle with inflation uncertainty
Bailey warns of possible damage to credibility, but Carstens urges caution amid high uncertainty
Dallas Fed predicts 2022 core inflation above 2%
Economists expect auto and transportation costs to abate, but spike in housing prices