Bloomberg As major central banks scale back plans to raise interest rates amid signs of a weaker economic expansion, some parts of eastern Europe are set to push for measures to cool price growth. Hungary will kick off the deliberations on Tuesday by starting to unwind its monetary stimulus. Two days later, the Czech Republic will debate whether to resume …

Bloomberg Sweden will likely push through a proposal to force banks to keep offering cash to customers who require it as the Nordic nation grapples with how to balance the rapid transformation into a cashless society. Key lawmakers said in interviews over the weekend that the government will probably seek to enact proposed legislation that had been roundly criticised by …

Bloomberg The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has cut its inflation forecasts again and warned that the global slowdown could worsen. A dramatic change in fortune for the world economy is making it harder for policy makers across major economies to boost price pressures. In Swi-tzerland, franc’s strength agai-nst the euro has exacerbated the issue, which the central bank has sought …