Backdrop to energy shock ‘more benign’ than in 2022 – Lagarde

ECB president says it is still too early to tell if rates will have to rise in response

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PBoC plans more market-based monetary policy formulation

Analysts expect Middle East conflict to have little impact on policy in China

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ECB to promote women’s financial literacy with fitness tracker

EuroSteps initiative combines step counting with ‘bite-sized lessons’ in money management

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BCRA resumes publishing quarterly monetary policy report

Argentinian central bank continues comms reforms with 71-page analysis of economic development

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Weak yen prompted BoJ’s December rate hike, minutes show

Japan likely to continue tightening, though board said it had ‘no specific pace in mind’

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Europeans have more trust in compatriot ECB officials – study

ECB messages carry more weight when delivered by officials from one’s own country, research finds

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SNB hesitant to go negative as 0% policy is still ‘expansionary’

Concerns over AI bubble and 0% inflation did not spur governing board to go below zero, minutes show

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