India’s central bank raises interest rates to 7.5% as it continues its fight against rising prices in the country.

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India rate rise to curb inflation

Mexico’s central bank head Agustin Carstens is named as the first definite rival to Christine Lagarde for the IMF top job.

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Mexican contests Lagarde for IMF

The US central bank has said the US economy is moderately improving, according to minutes of its latest policy committee meeting.

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US economy is improving says Fed

QE3 is not to be. That’s the conclusion to be drawn from new minutes of the last Federal Reserve policy meeting released Wednesday afternoon. The central bank is on the verge of concluding its purchase of $600 billion in Treasury bonds. The program, known as QE2 because it is the Fed’s second round of “quantitative easing,” has been the Fed’s tool for keeping short-term interest rates near zero to boost the nations’ economy. The minutes from the late April meeting show there is little appetite among Fed policymakers to launch a new round of bond purchases. Read full article > >

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Fed won’t expand easing policy, minutes show

India’s central bank raises interest rates to 7.25%, the ninth rise in 15 months, in an attempt to curb inflation.

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Indian interest rates rise again

China’s central bank raises the amount of money that lenders must hold in reserve for the fourth time this year, as it battles rising inflation.

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China raises bank reserves again

German central bank boss Axel Weber will step down from the role at the end of April, the German government says.

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Weber to quit as German bank boss

Ivory Coast’s incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo orders the seizure of all local branches of the Central Bank of West African States.

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Gbagbo orders bank assets seizure

A key ally of Ivory Coast’s disputed leader Laurent Gbagbo resigns as head of the Central Bank of West African States amid regional pressure.

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Bank blow to Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo

Brazil’s central bank raises its key interest rate to 11.25% in a bid to cool inflation in one of the world’s fastest growing economies.

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Brazil interest rates hit 11.25%

The move by China’s central bank appears to be part of a long-term campaign to suppress inflation, as ordinary Chinese express discontent with rising prices.

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China Raises Interest Rates Again to Cool Inflation

The Central Bank of West African States blocks Laurent Gbagbo’s access to Ivory Coast’s funds and recognises Alassane Ouattara as president.

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Gbagbo denied Ivory Coast funds

The head of Ireland’s central bank says regulators must be more convincing that the worst will soon be over.

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End to Ireland’s Financial Crisis Starts With Banks

China’s central bank raises the amount of money that lenders must keep in reserve, as it tries again to control high inflation.

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China moves to cool its inflation

China’s Central Bank said it would raise interest rates for the first time in nearly three years, apparently in the hopes of dampening inflation and cooling off the hot property market.

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Surprise Interest Rate Move by China Roils Markets