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CBDC transactions reach 7 trillion yuan, PBoC official says
Figure suggests e-CNY transactions almost quadrupled in the year to June
BoE’s revised Basel III plans will be ‘welcomed by industry’
Banks will breathe “sigh of relief” over less stringent proposals, say experts
OIG says Bostic violated Fed’s rules and policies
Atlanta Fed president created “appearance of acting on confidential FOMC information”
Benchmarking
Central banks should examine demographics – Finnish governor
Rehn says sharp decrease in hours worked and increased immigration may not continue
Reserve assets still rarely screened on ESG grounds
Bonds and equity indexes remain widely favoured for benchmarking
Russia hikes rates by 100bp
Central bank says growth in demand for goods and services still “significantly outstrips” supply
Serbia follows ECB with 25bp rates cut
Central bank cites slowing domestic and global inflationary trends for its decision
Peru cuts rates by 25bp for second successive month
Policy rates among lowest in Latin America amid cooling domestic inflation
ECB cuts rates by 25bp
Eurozone growth projections revised downwards as German economy slows
Campos Neto on inflation targeting, independence and the future of financial intermediation
BCB governor discusses financial autonomy, open finance, programmable Pix and deposit tokenisation
Editor's choice
Interpreting the PBoC’s slew of policy reforms
An insight into new stimulus measures, bond market tactics, deflationary pressures and framework changes
Financial Stability Benchmarks 2024 report – seeking sounder banks
Banking regulation remains a work in progress for many central banks, but staffing is a problem
Central banks face a capital framework imbalance – should we care?
Most economists say clear recapitalisation frameworks are important. But many central banks still lack them
Central bank balance sheets: is there an optimal structure?
Establishing guidelines is challenging, although there are many reasons why CBBSes are heterogeneous
Benchmarking
Reserve assets still rarely screened on ESG grounds
Bonds and equity indexes remain widely favoured for benchmarking
All eyes on the Fed
The US central bank faces a challenging path to fulfil its mandated goals
Awards
Central Banking Awards 2024 ceremony honours best in field
Shirakawa receives lifetime award and Brazil is named central bank of the year
Central bank of the year: Central Bank of Brazil
The Latam central bank has pursued its mandate in an exemplary fashion, despite external pressures
Lifetime achievement: Masaaki Shirakawa
The veteran BoJ central banker called out the limits of monetary policy
Governor of the year: Andriy Pyshnyy
Pyshnyy kept Ukraine’s wartime economy stable and won vital foreign support under huge pressure
Video and Podcasts
Masaaki Shirakawa on his ‘unease’ about 2% inflation targets and lessons from Japan
Former BoJ head speaks about the need to understand banking, make contingency plans and current policy constraints
Podcast: cash in the payments landscape
Podcast: the ‘global unsyncing’
Podcast: the ECB’s collateral framework expansion
Book reviews
Book notes: Easy money, cryptocurrency, casino capitalism, and the golden age of fraud, Ben McKenzie with Jacob Silverman
Book notes: How a ledger became a central bank: a monetary history of the Bank of Amsterdam, by Stephen Quinn and William Roberds
Book notes: Bucking the buck: US financial sanctions and the international backlash against the dollar, by Daniel McDowell
Book notes: The wealth of a nation, by Geoffrey Hodgson
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