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13 May 22
Canada’s prime minister has defended the independence of the country’s central bank after the leadership frontrunner for the main opposition party promised to fire the bank’s governor if elected.
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6 May 22
Tightening monetary policy poses risks to Japan’s debt dynamics when the government already has the largest debt of any investment-grade country, rating agency Fitch has warned.
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29 Apr 22
The Swedish central bank has raised interest rates to 0.25% alongside plans to reduce its balance sheet, in response to inflationary risks.
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29 Apr 22
The European Central Bank has blamed soaring energy prices for its misjudgement of inflation, after its projections for the beginning of 2022 turned out to be the least accurate it has ever made.
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14 Apr 22
The Bank of Canada has announced its highest interest rate increase in more than 20 years, as the nation grapples with soaring inflation.
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7 Apr 22
The Polish central bank caught the market off-guard by raising interest rates by one percentage point to help stem rampant inflation.
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30 Mar 22
The yen has fallen to six-year lows following the Bank of Japan’s decision to stand by its yield cap on government bonds, and increase its stock of gilts.
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15 Mar 22
Interest rate rises are an ineffective tool to deal with the unique drivers of the current surge in inflation.
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15 Mar 22
Pressure is growing on central banks to bear down on global inflation – but could raising borrowing rates create more problems than it solves?
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7 Mar 22
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has raised interest rates by one percentage point, to help mitigate double-digit inflation.
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28 Feb 22
The Bank of Japan wants to “deepen its analysis” of the country’s below-target inflation, which is persisting despite prices rising rapidly elsewhere in the world.
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17 Feb 22
The Bank of Canada could implement a series of interest rate rises to mitigate soaring inflation, according to its deputy governor.
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15 Feb 22
Ratings agency Fitch has downgraded Turkey’s credit rating to ‘B+’, after the nation’s central bank policy of cutting lending rates saw inflation leap.
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24 Jan 22
The world’s debt crisis has been tipped to worsen as a result of the interest rate hikes projected for 2022.
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17 Jan 22
Turkey’s budget deficit reached a record high in December after a challenging month for the country’s currency was accompanied by rising prices.
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10 Jan 22
Policymakers in emerging economies will need to let their currencies depreciate and raise interest rates in response to US Federal Reserve monetary policy tightening, International Monetary Fund...
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5 Jan 22
France’s central bank chief has predicted inflation will decrease during 2022 and European central banks will be able to unwind monetary policy support they set up amid Covid-19.
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8 Dec 21
State and central banks across the globe are becoming nervous that rising inflationary pressures could trigger rates action next year, according to ratings agency Fitch.
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3 Dec 21
Turkey’s finance minister has left his job in the midst of a sharply declining lira and steadfastly high inflation, and will be replaced by his deputy who one week ago defended the country’s...
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24 Nov 21
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has raised interest rates for the second time in two months to help manage soaring inflation and house prices.
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4 Nov 21
The US Federal Reserve has decided to wind down its $120bn-a-month bond-buying programme in the hope of tempering rising inflation.
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2 Nov 21
The Reserve Bank of Australia has abandoned the yield target policy it introduced at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, recognising that a rate rise could come sooner than previously expected.
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29 Oct 21
Fears inflation will linger have led to some central banks tightening monetary policy faster than expected, potentially fuelling worries the US Federal Reserve is “behind the curve”, analysts have...
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19 Oct 21
How easily can central banks wind-down asset purchases?
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14 Oct 21
The International Monetary Fund has called for policymakers to be “vigilant” in the face of inflationary risk, and for them to be ready to tighten monetary policy faster than expected.
13 May 22Canada’s prime minister has defended the independence of the country’s central bank after the leadership frontrunner for the main opposition party promised to fire the bank’s governor if elected.
6 May 22Tightening monetary policy poses risks to Japan’s debt dynamics when the government already has the largest debt of any investment-grade country, rating agency Fitch has warned.
29 Apr 22The Swedish central bank has raised interest rates to 0.25% alongside plans to reduce its balance sheet, in response to inflationary risks.
29 Apr 22The European Central Bank has blamed soaring energy prices for its misjudgement of inflation, after its projections for the beginning of 2022 turned out to be the least accurate it has ever made.
14 Apr 22The Bank of Canada has announced its highest interest rate increase in more than 20 years, as the nation grapples with soaring inflation.
7 Apr 22The Polish central bank caught the market off-guard by raising interest rates by one percentage point to help stem rampant inflation.
30 Mar 22The yen has fallen to six-year lows following the Bank of Japan’s decision to stand by its yield cap on government bonds, and increase its stock of gilts.
15 Mar 22Interest rate rises are an ineffective tool to deal with the unique drivers of the current surge in inflation.
15 Mar 22Pressure is growing on central banks to bear down on global inflation – but could raising borrowing rates create more problems than it solves?
7 Mar 22The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has raised interest rates by one percentage point, to help mitigate double-digit inflation.
15 Feb 22Ratings agency Fitch has downgraded Turkey’s credit rating to ‘B+’, after the nation’s central bank policy of cutting lending rates saw inflation leap.
24 Jan 22The world’s debt crisis has been tipped to worsen as a result of the interest rate hikes projected for 2022.
5 Jan 22France’s central bank chief has predicted inflation will decrease during 2022 and European central banks will be able to unwind monetary policy support they set up amid Covid-19.
24 Nov 21The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has raised interest rates for the second time in two months to help manage soaring inflation and house prices.
4 Nov 21The US Federal Reserve has decided to wind down its $120bn-a-month bond-buying programme in the hope of tempering rising inflation.
2 Nov 21The Reserve Bank of Australia has abandoned the yield target policy it introduced at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, recognising that a rate rise could come sooner than previously expected.
19 Oct 21How easily can central banks wind-down asset purchases?
14 Oct 21The International Monetary Fund has called for policymakers to be “vigilant” in the face of inflationary risk, and for them to be ready to tighten monetary policy faster than expected.
