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23 Jan 24
Fitch predicts interest rate cuts due this year.
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19 Sep 23
High interest rates are necessary in advanced economies until inflation is under control, the OECD has said.
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17 Mar 23
A “slightly more optimistic” global economic outlook should not be enough to keep central banks from raising interest rates, despite the harm it does both to households and developing countries, the...
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24 Feb 23
Major central banks have been tipped to sell off $1trn of assets in both 2023 and 2024, partially reversing the jump in quantitative easing since the onset of Covid-19.
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3 Oct 22
Developing country central banks making losses amid rising interest rates and falling asset values risk harming their governments’ public finances, ratings agency Fitch has warned.
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4 Feb 22
The Hungarian government must implement plans to balance its budget to help reduce the impacts of elevated inflation, according to the governor of its central bank.
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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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19 Oct 21
How easily can central banks wind-down asset purchases?
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8 Oct 21
The National Bank of Poland has caught economists off guard by raising interest rates to stave off inflation risks.
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1 Oct 21
Central bankers need to create digital currencies or they risk losing control to cryptocurrencies and the private sector, a report from the global central banking body has said.
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24 Aug 21
Monetary policymakers are taking the idea of digital cash seriously, with potentially big implications for public money managers.
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23 Jul 21
Sustainability considerations are becoming increasingly important for government investors, taking their place alongside traditional priorities such as return and stability, a report has found.
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18 Jun 21
Norway’s central bank says that it is likely to raise its interest rate above the current 0% level in September.
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9 Apr 21
A rise in inflation could be a desirable way to help pay off Covid-19 debt, as bond markets continue their popularity, according to a leading chief investment officer.
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12 Mar 21
Public authorities will continue to play a key role in maintaining the credit ratings of international banks as the sector will remain resilient despite pandemic risks, ratings agency Standard and...
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5 Mar 21
Negative interest rates achieved their desired effects of boosting growth and inflation, and are likely to continue being a policy option for central banks, a report from the IMF has said.
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20 Jun 17
South Africa’s central bank has hit back at an attempt to interfere with its mandate by the country’s Public Protector, an anti-corruption agency.
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12 Jun 17
The African Development Bank is to work with the continent’s central banks to help reduce the high levels of capital pouring out of Africa.
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7 Apr 17
The success of domestic monetary policy can be hamstrung by the impact of sudden foreign shocks in globally integrated economies, the International Monetary Fund has concluded.
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15 Mar 17
Inflation in Nigeria fell for the first time since October 2015 last month, according to figures released yesterday by the country’s official statistics office.
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3 Mar 17
Eurozone inflation surpassed the bloc’s target rate for the first time since 2013 in February, according to preliminary data published yesterday by Eurostat.
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21 Feb 17
Nigeria’s central bank has effectively devalued its currency for private individuals by allowing dollars to be bought at almost 20% above the normal rate for travel, some school fees, and medical...
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5 Dec 16
Venezuela is to introduce a new bank note worth 200 times its current, highest denomination in a bid to ease transactions in its rapidly inflating economy.
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29 Nov 16
European governments need to pick up the slack in fiscal policy in order to support growth in the eurozone, European Central Bank president Mario Draghi has said.
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2 Nov 16
The global economy is to grow at its slowest annual rate in 2016 since the recession in 2009, according to the UK’s National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
23 Jan 24Fitch predicts interest rate cuts due this year.
19 Sep 23High interest rates are necessary in advanced economies until inflation is under control, the OECD has said.
17 Mar 23A “slightly more optimistic” global economic outlook should not be enough to keep central banks from raising interest rates, despite the harm it does both to households and developing countries, the...
3 Oct 22Developing country central banks making losses amid rising interest rates and falling asset values risk harming their governments’ public finances, ratings agency Fitch has warned.
4 Feb 22The Hungarian government must implement plans to balance its budget to help reduce the impacts of elevated inflation, according to the governor of its central bank.
8 Dec 21State and central banks across the globe are becoming nervous that rising inflationary pressures could trigger rates action next year, according to ratings agency Fitch.
19 Oct 21How easily can central banks wind-down asset purchases?
8 Oct 21The National Bank of Poland has caught economists off guard by raising interest rates to stave off inflation risks.
1 Oct 21Central bankers need to create digital currencies or they risk losing control to cryptocurrencies and the private sector, a report from the global central banking body has said.
24 Aug 21Monetary policymakers are taking the idea of digital cash seriously, with potentially big implications for public money managers.
23 Jul 21Sustainability considerations are becoming increasingly important for government investors, taking their place alongside traditional priorities such as return and stability, a report has found.
18 Jun 21Norway’s central bank says that it is likely to raise its interest rate above the current 0% level in September.
9 Apr 21A rise in inflation could be a desirable way to help pay off Covid-19 debt, as bond markets continue their popularity, according to a leading chief investment officer.
12 Mar 21Public authorities will continue to play a key role in maintaining the credit ratings of international banks as the sector will remain resilient despite pandemic risks, ratings agency Standard and...
20 Jun 17South Africa’s central bank has hit back at an attempt to interfere with its mandate by the country’s Public Protector, an anti-corruption agency.
12 Jun 17The African Development Bank is to work with the continent’s central banks to help reduce the high levels of capital pouring out of Africa.
15 Mar 17Inflation in Nigeria fell for the first time since October 2015 last month, according to figures released yesterday by the country’s official statistics office.
3 Mar 17Eurozone inflation surpassed the bloc’s target rate for the first time since 2013 in February, according to preliminary data published yesterday by Eurostat.
5 Dec 16Venezuela is to introduce a new bank note worth 200 times its current, highest denomination in a bid to ease transactions in its rapidly inflating economy.
29 Nov 16European governments need to pick up the slack in fiscal policy in order to support growth in the eurozone, European Central Bank president Mario Draghi has said.
2 Nov 16The global economy is to grow at its slowest annual rate in 2016 since the recession in 2009, according to the UK’s National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
