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South Africa explained: 63.5 million people, three capitals, a coalition since 2024, and a central bank raising rates into a new 3 percent target. The post South Africa Explained 2026: The Country, the Coalition Government and What to Watch appeared first on The Rio Times.
Nigeria’s central bank sold short-dated debt at the lowest yields this year as investors rushed to lock in returns after the biggest interest-rate cut in almost two decades stoked expectations that future offerings will pay less.
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee warns that the central bank cannot ignore repeated and persistent supply shocks and must respond in a way that may cause economic hardship. Goolsbee calls it “exactly the kind of painful trade-off between employment and inflation that stagflationary shocks always impose on the central bank.” He spoke Monday in London. (Source: Bloomberg)
South Korea’s central bank began testing a system for round-the-clock won payments, laying the groundwork for greater foreign access to local markets that is set to be implemented next year.
Howard Marks, co-chair of Oaktree Capital Management, said he prefers less communication from the Federal Reserve as Chair Kevin Warsh seeks to works to curtail some guidance that he’s said has hamstrung the central bank in recent years.
Nigeria fiscal-monetary coordination was formalised on 18 September 2026, as the finance ministry and central bank signed an MoU in Abuja. The post Nigeria Fiscal-Monetary Coordination MoU Signed in Abuja appeared first on The Rio Times.
New Pix rules from Brazil's central bank tighten fraud marking, allow an exemption from mandatory participation and open salary accounts to Pix Automático. The post Pix Rules in Brazil Tighten on Fraud From 18 September 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Central banks around the world have hiked rates as high energy prices are pushing up inflation.
An emergency declaration already covers 893 districts across 22 regions. The central bank governor says the economic hit could exceed estimates. The post Peru Puts the Odds of an Extraordinary El Nino at 62% and Its President Says the Effect Will Be Terrible appeared first on The Rio Times.
Bets against India’s short-term bonds are rising, with traders wagering that yields will go up on the central bank’s efforts to drain excess cash from the banking system.
Peru left borrowing costs unchanged for a 12th straight month as policymakers bet that the recent inflation spike will prove temporary.
Argentina’s Treasury gave the central bank up to US$2 billion of dollar-linked letters. It is not a currency swap and it does not change reserves. The post Argentina Hands Its Central Bank US$2bn in Dollar-Linked Debt appeared first on The Rio Times.
The central bank's own spreadsheet shows the circulating note family 40 percent larger than in January - while the dollar value of Venezuela's entire cash stock fell 16 percent. The post Venezuela Is Printing Cash Again, and It Still Adds Up to US$4.47 a Head appeared first on The Rio Times.
Malaysia’s central bank extended a more than year-long pause in interest rates but tweaked its monetary policy statement to remove a reference to its stance as being “appropriate”, in a possible signal that borrowing costs may rise.