Interest rates
National Bank of Poland speeds up tightening
Central bank increases interest rates by 100bp, warning Ukraine invasion is driving inflation higher
Two Latin American central banks raise rates
Colombia’s two MPC dissenters call for steeper hikes; Dominican Republic raises rates 50bp
Romanian and Zimbabwean central banks raise rates
Zimbabwean figures say inflation has reached 72% but observers say this may be an underestimate
Carstens: world may be on ‘cusp of a new inflationary era’
BIS chief warns new inflationary forces “have emerged with a vengeance”
Swiss inflation rises above target
Oil prices contribute to inflation that is now above the SNB’s forecasts
Fractures in the monetary system
Seizure of Bank of Russia assets likely to have long-term implications for international system
Eurozone inflation reaches record high of 7.5%
Observers think ECB is increasingly likely to accelerate plans to tighten monetary policy
Central bank of the year: Bank of Korea
South Korea’s central bank was the first developed-world central bank to tighten policy to address inflationary risks
Lifetime achievement: Stanley Fischer
Fischer has had a profound impact on monetary economics and central banking during his prolific career
BoE’s Broadbent highlights perils of forward guidance
Deputy governor warns conditional guidance is often viewed as a promise to act in a certain way
Rates round-up: Chile accelerates tightening
Plus Central African states, Jamaica and Georgia all order 50bp rises
Brazilian governor signals central bank close to halting rate hikes
Roberto Campos Neto said Selic rate at 12.75% should be enough to lower inflation back to target
Albania orders first rate hike in 11 years
Increase of 50 basis points returns policy rate to pre-Covid level
SNB keeps rates at -0.75% but increases inflation forecasts
War in Ukraine is boosting inflation through higher oil and other commodity prices, SNB says
López Obrador apologises for leaking rate rise
Mexican president’s announcement had stoked new fears about the central bank’s independence
Argentina orders 200bp rate increase, to 44.5%
Tighter monetary policy is in line with IMF deal, while neighbour Paraguay makes 50bp hike
Ida Wolden Bache becomes Norges Bank governor as MPC raises rates
Jens Stoltenberg steps down from role due to Ukraine crisis
Riksbank may need to raise interest rates earlier – Anna Breman
Deputy governor warns inflation is likely to continue to rise due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Powell: ‘nothing’ in the way of a 50bp rate hike
Fed chair is hoping to even out supply and demand imbalances in the labour market
Moldova hikes another 200bp as inflation spirals
Central bank has raised rates nearly 10 percentage points, but inflation is surging towards 20%
Azerbaijan continues gradual tightening
Central bank adds 25bp at March meeting, for a total of 150bp in hikes since September
China holds loan prime rates
One-year remains at 3.7% and above five-years at 4.6%
Kuwait’s government names new central bank governor
Basel Al-Haroun will begin five-year term on April 1
Taiwan central bank raises rates for first time since 2011
Rate increase since 2011 surprises markets as inflation is below 3%