The 1970s inflation crisis shaped modern central bank independence. Now it’s under populist threat – podcast

Political economist Cristina Bodea talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about how central bank independence became the ...

Indonesia’s Central Bank Faces Growing Threats to Independence

Indonesia’s finance minister once wanted to run the country’s central bank. Now, he just wants to tell it what to do.
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Russian central bank cautiously cuts key rate by 100 bps to 17%

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Russian central bank cut its key interest rate by 100 basis points to 17% on Friday, less than analysts had expected, pointing to stubbornly high inflation. "Inflation ...

Fed's Logan calls for overhaul of central bank rate control toolkit

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Lorie Logan said on Thursday the time has come for the central bank to modernize how ...