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Comments will cause problems for central bank and threaten its independence, academics claim
BoJ raises policy rate to highest level since 2008
Policy-makers raise inflation forecasts and signal further rate rises
Bangladesh Bank’s ex-governor warns of ‘politicisation’ of hacking
Rahman says bank was “victim, not accomplice” as anti-corruption body seeks to investigate 2016 theft
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Philadelphia Fed documents troubling credit trends in US
Revolving credit and delinquencies on rise as minimum payments hit peak for the decade
Privacy and security seen as greatest AI risks
Larger risk teams more likely to provide training to staff on risk types
Singapore eases monetary policy for first time since 2020
Central bank slows exchange rate appreciation as core inflation falls and trade concerns loom
Book notes: Central bank capitalism: monetary policy in times of crisis, by Joscha Wullweber
This book asks if independent monetary policy is feasible at a time when central banks prop up the poorly regulated shadow banking sector
Immigration reduces inflation in US – IMF paper
But immigrants put upward pressure on house prices, study finds
China tells insurers and mutual funds to buy more stocks
Regulators, including PBoC, provide new instructions to boost domestic equities market
CNB’s Aleš Michl on tackling inflation, Friedman’s legacy and ditching DSGE
Czech governor speaks about policy mistakes, targeting M2, diversifying into equities and gold, and ending interest on minimum reserves
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Accounting for banknotes
Three leading experts on central bank finances debate the appropriate treatment of currency
Central bank watch: watchful and wary easing ahead
Franklin Templeton assesses the monetary policy outlook for the Group of 10 central banks, as well as China and South Korea, as 2025 begins
Madagascar’s governor on targeting M3 over inflation
Central Bank of Madagascar head Aivo Andrianarivelo speaks about introducing an interest rate corridor, diversifying from dollars to gold, using instant payments to bolster inclusion and drawing on IMF sustainability funding
Economics Benchmarks 2024 report – making models work
The benchmarks this year include more granular details on key model design features
Benchmarking
Privacy and security seen as greatest AI risks
Larger risk teams more likely to provide training to staff on risk types
Inter-bank working groups
Facilitating connections between central bankers across the globe to promote the exchange of expertise and support collaboration.
Upcoming meetings include: Cyber risk management, social media in communications and upgrading forecast models.
Central banking amid uncertainty and Trump 2.0
Deglobalisation set to challenge the central banking orthodoxy of the past 40 years
Awards
The winners of the 2024 FinTech & RegTech Global Awards
Seventh annual tech awards recognise excellence among central banks and the private sector
Global Impact Award: Swiss National Bank
The SNB is recognised for its pioneering live wholesale CBDC and monetary policy operations on distributed ledger technology
Pioneer Award: Bank of Namibia
Bank of Namibia’s Automation Centre of Excellence has elevated its use of suptech, enhanced monetary policy decision-making and automated government payments
Central Banking Awards 2024 ceremony honours best in field
Shirakawa receives lifetime award and Brazil is named central bank of the year
Book reviews
Book notes: Central bank capitalism: monetary policy in times of crisis, by Joscha Wullweber
Book notes: Default: the landmark court battle over Argentina’s $100 billion debt restructuring, by Gregory Makoff
Book notes: A fly on the RBI wall: an insider’s view of the central bank, by Alpana Killawala
Book notes: The bankers’ new clothes, second edition, by Anat Admati and Martin Hellwig
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