Monetary policy
Christopher Sims on modelling the inflation surge
Unprecedented series of shocks creates major challenges for central bank forecasters, the Nobel Prize-winning economist tells Daniel Hinge
Credit is tightening for eurozone firms and households, says ECB
Loan demand from firms increased but fell from households, survey finds
Is the ECB taking the right policy path?
Facing an energy supply shock, analysts ponder whether sharp rate increases and QT alone will serve to bring inflation back to target while avoiding a major recession
Podcast: the effect of monetary policy on reserve management
Global rise in inflation is having an impact on central banks' reserve strategies
Pandemic and Ukraine have altered Europe’s inflation dynamics – IMF
Fund stresses policy-makers face tough trade-offs from high inflation and recession risks
Monetary Policy Benchmarks 2022 – presentation
Central Banking’s economics subject matter specialist Daniel Hinge discusses monetary policy after Covid-19
ADB gives crisis-hit Pakistan $1.5 billion loan
Asian Development Bank extends aid as extensive floods add to major economic problems
‘Shouting on the phone’: BoE officials shed light on gilt market intervention
Crisis sparked by UK government’s plans needed unprecedented action, officials tell parliament
Argentina holds rates for first time this year
Central bank says core inflation decelerating, but official figures show headline figure rising
Taiwan’s governor says uncertainties are hampering forecasting
Yang says central bank will examine wider range of data to improve inflation estimates
Turkish central bank cuts rate 150bp
MPC may be close to ending cuts as inflation continues soaring
St Louis Fed president appeared at private Citigroup event
Media was not invited to October 14 talk by FOMC member Bullard
PBoC keeps key lending rates steady
Central bank stays put amid China’s Communist Party congress
Independence white paper outlines possible Scottish central bank
Proposals map out “the process of establishing a Scottish pound”
People: Kuwait appoints first woman deputy governor
New deputies in Sri Lanka, Ireland and Zimbabwe; Turkish MPC member dies; and more
Hungary makes emergency intervention to defend forint
Action comes after the central bank said it would cease rate rises
African governors face multiple financial ‘floods’
Kenyan governor says a “doubling, tripling” of access to IMF resources is needed
Armenian governor argues for ‘paradigm shift’ in forecasting
Base case should be abandoned in favour of multiple scenarios, says Martin Galstyan
World has ‘very little space’ for policy, says Georgieva
Carney, Georgieva, Donohoe and El-Erian agree room is limited and mistakes are punished harshly
Singapore’s central bank tightens policy for fourth time this year
MAS decision comes after Singapore’s economy rebounded in the third quarter
US CPI inflation remains high
Headline reading falls slightly, while core inflation continues to rise
Chilean board makes 11th hike, but says cycle may be over
Central bank leaders say “rate has reached its maximum level of the cycle”
BoE’s Pill says government must ‘respect’ independence
Government and central bank have clashed over causes of UK’s gilt market turmoil
New Zealand central bank suggests change to mandate
RBNZ says mandate could prioritise price stability and drop housing requirement