Monetary policy
Bank of Japan to raise inflation forecasts, reports say
Central bank said to be likely to project nearly 2% annual inflation for 2024
Tunisian governor warns country needs IMF deal after latest hike
Country faces rising inflation as foreign exchange dwindles and political crisis continues
Israel raises rates to highest level since 2008
Governor warns new government that markets expect fiscal responsibility
Paper explores development and monetary policy transmission
Financial development only improves transmission to some rates, Colombian researchers find
Syria devalues currency
Black market still trading at substantially weaker rate
Rates round-up: Turkey pauses rate cuts
Egypt hikes main rate 300bp after IMF deal; Indonesia decelerates tightening; and more
Italian prime minister says ECB policies are ‘making things worse’
Government ministers warn of difficulties for Italian sovereign bonds
Iran appoints new governor amid protests and plummeting rial
Farzin becomes fourth head of central bank in less than two years
The strong dollar, global inflation and global recession
Steve Kamin asks whether the Fed’s tight policy is pushing the world towards recession
It is time to reorganise the Bank of England
Recent crises have shown the BoE’s management structure to be outdated, says William Allen
IMF backs $3.1 billion loan for Egypt
Conditions include locking in the floating exchange rate
PBoC keeps lending rates unchanged
Analysts expect central bank to cut key lending rates in coming months to support property sector
European rates: Norway expects more tightening next year
Switzerland raises rates 50bp and Denmark raises rates in line with ECB
Latin American rates: Colombia adopts highest rate since 2001
Argentina holds steady again, while Nicaragua raises rates
Bank of Japan surprises analysts with yield curve tweak
But governor Kuroda says the move is not a rate hike nor a step to end easy policy
BoJ accord may be revised with more flexible inflation target
Planned revision could lead the BoJ to tweak its ultra-loose policy, reports say
Mexico continues tightening with 50bp hike
Central bank shadows Fed as it confronts ambivalent inflation figures
Costa Rica pauses hikes, joining Latin American trend
Central bank wants to give previous hikes time to filter into market rates
ECB increases rates by 50bp
Central bank will scale back APP reinvestments as Eurosystem staff raise inflation forecast
BoE raises rates 50bp as outlook marginally brightens
Two MPC members vote to keep rates on hold, as staff predict slightly lower inflation
PBoC increases liquidity support as slowdown increases
Retail sales and property prices fell further in November while investment and production slowed
Fed slows rate rises with 50bp increase
Powell stresses possibility of soft landing supported by “structural labour shortage”
IMF approves long-term resilience loan for Rwanda
Fund urges “more decisive monetary tightening”