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PSOJ calls for BOJ monetary policy body
Kingston :: Jamaica | 2 days ago
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Government to establish at the country's central bank a monetary policy committee armed with a mandate to push through necessary reforms. This realignment would make the nation's monetary policy more transparent and accountable, the group has argued.
Tags: monetary policy, BOJ, The Bank of Jamaica, PSOJ, Bank of Jamaica Act, MPC, central banks, policy committee, independent members, Jamaica, Kingston, Bank of Japan, Business Finance, Bank of Jamaica, Macroeconomics, Bank of England, Economy of Jamaica, Economy of Japan, Monetary Policy Committee
Bank split over stimulus package
London :: United Kingdom | 10 days ago
Credibility Seven of the nine members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted for the £25bn extension, one voted for a higher amount and one for no change. The members were, however, unanimous in the decision to keep interest rates at a record low of 0.5%. The...
Tags: Bank of England, United Kingdom, London, Monetary Policy Committee, Monetary policy, Business Finance
MPC was split on quantitative easing
Boé :: France | 10 days ago
Credibility Bank of England MPC split three ways on quantitative easing Minutes show seven members voted for £25bn expansion, with one pushing for £40bn and the chief economist cautioning against any increase The Bank of England increased quantitative easing to...
Tags: Bank of England MPC, The Bank of England, quantitative easing, chief economist, Monetary Policy Committee, David Miles, seven member, Spencer Dale, economist spencer, billion pounds, France, Boé, Asset price inflation, Monetary policy, Inflation, Stagflation, Deflation, Business Finance, Money, Money supply, Mervyn King, Macroeconomics, Bank of England, Pound sterling, Economists, Interest rates, Public finance, Interest, Central banks, Economic policy, MarketWatch, economics, Economic history of the United Kingdom
Inflation still has enough kick to hurt the Bank
London :: United Kingdom | 11 days ago
Credibility The data will show a sharp rise, starting with the jump from 1.1% to 1.5% in October, as last year's falls in petrol prices drop out of the year-on-year comparisons. There will be a further upwards kick after new year when the rate of VAT is increased.
Tags: Bank of England, United Kingdom, London, Monetary Policy Committee, Incomes policy, Phillips curve, Cost-push inflation, Inflation, Consumer Price Index, Monetary policy, Business Finance
December's rate meeting canned
Cape Town :: South Africa | 11 days ago
Credibility The South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to revert to the pattern of only meeting every alternate month, governor Gill Marcus said in a statement on Tuesday. "Should the need arise, this frequency will be reconsidered,"...
Tags: MPC, rate unchanged, South Africa, Cape Town, Musepack, Inflation targeting, Official bank rate, Central bank, Repurchase agreement, Business Finance, Interest rates, Bank of England, Monetary Policy Committee
James Moore: Governor must get writing
London :: United Kingdom | 11 days ago
Credibility Mervyn King could find himself with writer's cramp over the coming months if his predictions about inflation come to pass. The likelihood is that there will be volatility, and lots of it, although it seems fairly clear that prices are going to rise over...
Tags: Bank of England, consumer price, petrol price, United Kingdom, London, Macroeconomics, Euro, Asset price inflation, Monetary Policy Committee, United States dollar, Inflation, Price indices, Monetary policy, Business Finance, Core inflation, Mervyn King, world food price crisis, Pound sterling, RPIX, Inflation targeting, Consumer Price Index, Gasoline and diesel usage and pricing, Gasoline, Value added tax, Energy in the United Kingdom, Fuel tax, Hydrocarbon oil duty, Petroleum products, Commodities market, Economy of the United Kingdom, Retail Prices Index, Cent
Inflation figures trigger QE reversal fears
London :: United Kingdom | 12 days ago
Credibility Fears that the Bank of England may have to reverse its policy of quantitative easing – injecting cash directly into the economy – and raise rates sooner than expected were heightened yesterday with the publication of the latest inflation figures. The...
Tags: Bank of England, United Kingdom, London, HBOS, Economy of Scotland, Stephen Hester, Royal Bank of Scotland, Recession, Business Finance, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, George Mathewson, Fred Goodwin, Disinflation, Built-in inflation, Stagflation, Inflation, Monetary policy, Euro, Central banks, Economic policy, Quantitative easing, Monetary Policy Committee, Macroeconomics, Economic theories, Keynesian economics
Spotlight on Marcus
Cape Town :: South Africa | 12 days ago
Credibility When Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus reads the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) statement on its interest rate decision to the media for the first time on Tuesday, she will probably attract more attention than the decision. Though most economists expect...
Tags: Gill Marcus, Monetary Policy Committee, repo rate, MPC, inflation target, When Reserve Bank, André Mellet, South Africa, Cape Town, Inflation, Central banks, Inflation targeting, Official bank rate, Monetary policy, Interest rates, Macroeconomics, Business Finance
CEBR warns UK may return to recession after period of growth
London :: United Kingdom | 13 days ago
Credibility S economy risks re- entering recession next year after a "misleadingly strong bounceback" in the closing months of 2009, a well-respected think-tank predicts today...England economist Andrew Sentance last night warned it was likely to take "five years...
Tags: Andrew Sentance, Bank of England, Britain, United Kingdom, London, Consumer spending, Value added tax, Monetary policy, Macroeconomics, Recession, Quantitative easing, Business Finance, Economy of the United Kingdom, Government debt, Late-2000s recession, Recessions, Economic disasters, Business cycle, Money supply, Central bank, Inflation, Year of birth missing, Fiscal policy, Monetary Policy Committee, Public finance, Deficit, Economic policy, Money, Unemployment, Gross domestic product, Late 2000s recession in Europe, Labor
Sarb rates meeting goes ahead
Johannesburg :: South Africa | 13 days ago
Credibility Apparently a radio broadcast this morning had led to expectations of a postponement and possibly a cancellation of the December meeting. But Henkemann said that any announcement as regards December and the frequency of meetings for next year would be...
Tags: South Africa, Johannesburg, Monetary Policy Committee, Official bank rate, South African Broadcasting Corporation, Gill Massachusetts, Interest rates, Economy of South Africa, South African Reserve Bank, Interest rate, Business Finance, Monetary policy, Inflation
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