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Hong Kong recovery expected to slow – IMF
Fund warns of risks including exposures to Chinese real estate and further supply disruption
Economists warn Latin America faces another lost decade
Continent is “halfway to a lost decade already”, says World Bank’s Carmen Reinhart
Bank of Canada raises policy rate
Hike marks end of ultra-loose policy imposed in response to Covid-19
FOMC’s January minutes hint at policy actions and inflation fears
Committee signals determination to end asset purchases in March and raise the funds rate
IMF report supports Colombia’s policy tightening
Colombia vulnerable to external shocks and needs higher reserves, IMF staff say
Wage pressure was ‘big call’ in BoE forecasts, says Pill
Chief economist says easing of wage pressure will be critical if UK is to avoid recession
Picking up the pieces: how to tackle the next phase of the Covid crisis
The global economy is heading into dangerous territory, writes Jagjit Chadha. Central banks must honour their commitments to price stability
BoE hikes main rate and begins shrinking balance sheet
UK Treasury unveils parallel measures to cushion impact of surging energy prices
RBI’s Patra highlights value of bold crisis communications
Central bank usually avoids the “glare of the limelight” but Covid demanded rethink, says Michael Patra
IMF warns Chinese economic recovery ‘lacks balance’
Focus on investment has set back progress towards “high-quality” growth, fund says
IMF pares back forecasts as world faces ‘multiple challenges’
Omicron variant, supply disruptions and inflation threaten to hold back recovery, says Gita Gopinath
PBoC cuts rates as Xi warns against ‘rapid tightening’
Quarterly GDP growth hits lowest rate in 18 months as Xi calls for international policy co-operation
Google data offers real-time indicator of business closures, says BoC research
Google Places database can reveal whether businesses are gone for good or just “hibernating”
ECB may have to act over energy prices, Schnabel warns
Transition to lower-carbon economy may boost inflationary pressures, says ECB board member
The longest book ever written?
The Single Rulebook on EU financial regulation is a serious contender for the prize of the longest book ever written. But will it deliver a safer and better financial system?
IMF makes vaccinations a key focus for 2022
Work programme says fund will try to push forward efforts to “vaccinate the world”
Turkey’s Dornbusch moment
Turkey’s new deposit scheme sets the stage for hyperinflation, writes Barry Eichengreen
Bank of Jamaica hikes policy rate
Central bank raises rate by 50 basis points in bid to reverse inflationary trend
Bank of Mexico accelerates tightening cycle
Díaz de León’s last policy meeting raises policy rates and revises inflation expectations
BoJ ends some emergency measures
Central bank offers more funding for loans to small businesses, but halts some asset purchases
Bank of England raises policy rate
Tightening comes amid inflation surge and just after BoE completes asset purchases
Quarterly forecast updates predominate
Frequency of forecasts varies more widely in emerging markets
Data services centralised at minority of central banks
Central data governance and technology services used by three in 10 central banks