Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda delivered a speech at the International Monetary Fund in Washington and then took part in a question and answer session with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva

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Central banks create the crises they are designed to manage

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ECB President Christine Lagarde announced that she would step down early from her position

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The ECB maintained its benchmark interest rates unchanged at 2.5%

Accepting higher inflation temporarily is better than causing avoidable unemployment

Low-income households deserve more protection from inflation than savers do

Central banks should care about inequality, not just inflation

Politicians should have less influence over interest rates, even when voters are suffering

When energy prices rise, governments should help households before central banks raise rates

Mortgage borrowers bear an unfair share of the cost of fighting inflation

Cutting interest rates will not solve a housing shortage