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ECB says iPhone is currently incompatible with digital euro
Apple users may have worse digital euro payments experience – Cipollone
Nigerian governor declares fixed exchange rates are over
Cardoso says central bank plans to move to an inflation-targeting regime
The American way: a stress-test substitute for Basel’s IRRBB?
Bankers divided over new CCAR scenario designed to bridge supervisory gap exposed by SVB failure
RBNZ seeks views on design of ‘digital cash’
New Zealand central bank continues proof-of-concept work on “private and secure” CBDC
Schnabel: ECB could replace central forecast scenario
ECB should consider using alternative scenarios and dot plots to convey uncertainty, official says
Banks’ AI models are flawed – Basel Committee chair
Pablo Hernández de Cos says risk of AI model misspecification is “incredibly high”
Bundesbank partners with MIT on digital euro privacy
EU previously raised concerns about single access point to verify holding limits
Bank of Korea considering forward guidance reform
Governor Rhee Chang-yong sees merit in revealing more information to public
BoE’s digital securities sandbox to lead to new regulatory regime
Five-year project to open for applications this summer
ECB caps remuneration rates for eurozone government deposits
New rate to also apply to non-monetary policy deposits, as ECB shrinks balance sheet
Carstens advances vision for future tokenised financial system
‘Finternet’ proposal envisages payments across linked unified ledgers
Vietnam’s central bank lends $24 billion to troubled bank
State Bank of Vietnam offering liquidity lifeline to lender mired in financial scandal, Reuters reports
Fed policy-makers disagree over risks
Williams and Goolsbee say policy is restrictive but Logan takes different view
‘Stretched’ bond markets vulnerable to instability – IMF
Expectations of soft landing have compressed spreads and could lead to sudden repricing, report says
Central banks need caution in easing policy, IMF says
World Economic Outlook says most indicators still point to soft landing
Bank of Israel to launch CBDC sandbox
Central bank will invite banks and fintechs to experiment with API, deputy governor says
CBDCs could increase financial instability, Fed paper says
Central banks should consider price and quantity tools to mitigate risks, researchers say
Pakistan repays bonds worth $1bn as it seeks fresh IMF loan
Debt-stricken country looks to secure about $6 billion in loans
IMF appoints Georgieva for a second term
Unilateral decision comes three years after “Doing Business” controversy
Switzerland proposes new rules to close Sib oversight gap
Public backstop to become permanent, SNB to provide more liquidity
PBoC withdraws liquidity and holds key rate
Policy-makers refrain from easing despite weak inflation and exports data