Growth
Capital markets union faces ‘death by a thousand cuts’ – Lagarde
ECB president tears into European leaders’ inaction over innovation and wealth creation
Fed makes post-presidential election rate cut
Chair Powell stresses Trump’s election as president will have no effect on policy in the near term and he has no plans to resign at Trump’s request
Thai government and BoT agree to keep inflation target intact
Central bank and government reach price goal consensus despite a year of tensions
Mamo Mihretu on the radical reform of central banking in Ethiopia
Ethiopian governor speaks about simultaneous monetary policy and exchange rate reform, opening the country’s financial system and a fundamental reset for Africa’s second most populous economy
Governors weigh macroeconomic risks at G30 event
Officials from Netherlands, South Africa, BIS and more consider debt, inflation and climate change
IMF lowers growth projection for Middle East and North Africa
Fund says conflict and cuts in oil production are main factors behind its revised forecast
Rehn reiterates need for inquiry into demographics, inflation
Europeans need to ready themselves for trade fragmentation, says Bank of Finland governor
IMF warns central banks not to keep policy ‘too tight for too long’
Chief economist calls for “triple pivot” as global economic outlook shifts
PBoC cuts loan prime rates
Reductions in benchmark lending rates follow recent stimulus measures
Malaysia’s Zeti on the key skills needed to be a successful central banker
The Bank Negara veteran speaks about leadership skills, lessons from the AFC and 1MDB crises, her scepticism of inflation targeting, and how the Asia School of Business' masters synthesises theory with practical realities
World Bank raises its growth forecast for south Asia
Institution projects it to be fastest-growing region among emerging economies
‘Pooling’ models generates better output gap estimates – paper
Economists say measuring gap in real time is particularly challenging in developing countries
Central Bank of Kenya lowers rate by 75bp
Bank says there is scope for further easing following its second cut this year
Reserve Bank of New Zealand cuts policy rate by 50bp
Inflation is converging towards 2%, policy-makers say
The Netherlands Bank overhauls nowcasting model
Economic dynamics have become more complicated since the pandemic, economists say
High Russian growth ‘extremely unlikely’ – Bank of Finland study
Reports shows labour shortages, capacity constraints are beginning to bite
FOMC in no hurry to cut rates, says Powell
September’s loosening reflects growing confidence in soft landing, argues Fed chair
People’s Bank of China cuts medium-term lending rate
Reduction comes a day after PBoC unleashes slew of economic stimulus measures
Philippines central bank cuts reserve requirement ratios
Move follows rate cut in August
PBoC keeps benchmark rates unchanged
Bank holds one- and five-year loan prime rates, despite weak economic data
Bank of Japan holds policy rate
Decision comes as core inflation accelerates for fourth consecutive month