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Fed contemplates rate hike or ‘skip’
Top officials indicate the terminal rate is not yet reached – but a pause is possible
Governance Benchmarks 2023 – presentation
Subject matter specialist Dan Hardie discusses central banks’ powers, governors, profits and staffing
Saudi SWF merges golf outfit with US rival
PIF ends legal disputes and becomes a leading power in the sport
Benchmarking
Central banks’ pandemic interventions averaged 6% of GDP
IMF paper finds relief measures were three times bigger than in global financial crisis
Most central banks have payment and settlement supervision mandates
Payment system laws contain oversight powers in two-thirds of jurisdictions
Payment ecosystems remain relatively unchanged over past year
Most central banks help price RTGS services and many do for credit transfers and direct debits
Data privacy laws can boost fintech lending – BIS paper
Study finds Californian law led to more data being shared with fintech firms
‘Stubborn’ inflation puts an end to Canada’s tightening pause
Bank of Canada raises main rate by 25 basis points as it predicts inflation will fall to 3% in the summer
ECB paper examines green regulation’s productivity impact
Tougher rules seem to hurt productivity, but might raise it over longer horizons, researchers say
Communications Benchmarks 2023 report – engaging with the public
Data reveals comms teams’ structures and strategies, as well as key trends in media usage
Awards
Central Banking Awards 2023 – the winners in full
Awards recognise extraordinary achievements by central banks and their partners in the past year
Central bank of the year: National Bank of Ukraine
NBU maintained financial and macroeconomic stability in the face of extreme shocks
Reserve manager: Central Bank of Brazil
Latam’s largest FX reserves holder has conducted a major revamp amid unprecedented shocks
Governor of the year: Shaktikanta Das
The RBI governor has cemented critical reforms, overseen world-leading payments innovation and steered India through difficult times
Editor's choice
To govern well, manage ‘enterprise’ risk
Effective risk management should be governance-oriented and top-down; not operationally oriented and bottom-up, writes John Mendzela
Third-party risks are a first priority for central banks
Cyber and concentration risks crystallise co-operation between critical infrastructure providers
Trends in reserve management 2023: survey results
Insights on inflation, asset diversification, geopolitical risk, risk management frameworks and ESG adoption
IMF’s Adrian on the systemic threat posed by a ‘weak tail’ of financial institutions
IMF’s financial counsellor discusses the need for action on run rate assumptions, interest rate risk, deposit insurance and crypto regulation
Benchmarking
Most central banks have payment and settlement supervision mandates
Payment system laws contain oversight powers in two-thirds of jurisdictions
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Rule-setters need to heed their own advice
The US risks a reputation for failing to meet standards to which it holds others
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