Inflation
Swedish central bank announces end to net asset purchases
Sveriges Riksbank forecasts it will not raise rates until 2024, saying inflation rise is temporary
Mexican president withdraws nomination of new governor
López Obrador had chosen former finance minister to lead Bank of Mexico from January 1
Mervyn King attacks central bank theories of inflation
Expectations are “too fragile” to serve as an anchor for inflation, former BoE governor says
Taiwan’s central bank to ‘follow tightening trend’ next year – governor
Central bank has maintained a record-low rate for six straight quarters
RBNZ continues tightening as inflation approaches 5%
Rising commodity and transport costs see central bank overshoot 2% inflation target
IMF renews Mexico’s Flexible Credit Line
Two-year programme reduces funds from about $61 billion to $50 billion
Paraguay continues tightening with second 125bp hike
Inflation rises far above 4% target, reaching 7.6% in October
PBoC hints at tilt to easier policy as growth slows
Third-quarter monetary policy report tweaked phrases, downplaying opposition to easy policy
Weidmann clashes with Lagarde on policy outlook
Bundesbank president said policy may have to tighten just after Lagarde said it would likely stay loose
Biden re-nominates Powell as Fed chair
Lael Brainard nominated as vice-chair, to take over from Richard Clarida
State Bank of Pakistan hikes interest rate by 150 basis points
IMF reached “staff-level” agreement with Pakistan for long-awaited loan two days after the hike
Final frontier? Japan after the Kuroda experiment
The Bank of Japan has pushed monetary easing close to its limit, yet inflation is barely above zero. What happens now?
Lagarde says ECB policy is likely to stay loose in 2022
ECB president says eurozone must not “rush into a premature tightening”
Turkish currency hits new low as central bank cuts rates again
Move follows Erdoğan’s dismissal of two deputy governors and one MPC member
Iceland hikes policy rate again
Central bank orders 50 basis-point rise amid inflationary pressures
Sarb raises rates for first time in 17 months
MPC splits three to two on vote to increase rates
ECB warns of ‘pockets of exuberance’ in credit, asset and housing markets
High inflation could have “longer-lasting” effects and weigh on the recovery, says financial stability review
Jamaica ups policy rate by 50 basis points
Central bank “reduces monetary accommodation” as island faces high inflation
Low unemployment rate will be learning experience for RBA – Lowe
Central bank maintains it will not raise rates until 2024, unless forecasts turn out “very differently”
Vietnam’s central bank warns of high inflation risk in 2022
Governor Nguyen Thi Hong admits bad debts have increased, as banks struggle with impact of Covid
BoJ projects inflation will climb to 1% by mid-2022
Haruhiko Kuroda says BoJ must continue “powerful” monetary easing with QQE and yield curve control
Swedish inflation rose further in October
CPIF increased year on year by 3.1% last month; Riksbank expected to reduce balance sheet
Marcel: New constitution should protect central bank independence
Chile governor gives presentation before historic constitutional convention
Furlough uncertainty delayed BoE rate hike – Bailey
Roughly a million people were still using the job protection scheme when it ended, governor says