Thomas Chow
Thomas is a reporter on the Central Banking newsdesk, based in London. He holds a BA in Communication from the University of Southern California and an MA in International Political Economy from King’s College London.
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Fed’s Bowman: Basel has driven banks out of traditional loans
Vice-chair for supervision renews call to bring mortgage lending back to banking sector
ECB’s Donnery casts doubt over mooted competitiveness mandate
Secondary objective would ‘muddy the waters’ about bank’s role as supervisor, board member says
Hong Kong taps reserves to fund infrastructure spending
Government to draw from HKMA’s investment income for first time in more than 40 years
Ex-ECB official: central banks need to vouch more for CBDCs
Monetary authorities have been cornered by banking industry, argues Ulrich Bindseil
Bank Indonesia holds rates again to defend currency
Weak rupiah to delay rate cuts as ratings downgrade weighs on investor appetite, analyst says
Ken Rogoff on the dollar’s role in a fractured world
The former IMF chief economist speaks about Trump, central bank independence and the $20 trillion underground economy
BoE holds rates at 3.75% in yet another close decision
Good progress on disinflation and weak labour market open door for cut in March
Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as new Fed chair
Former insider and hawkish rate-setter gears up to lead world’s most important central bank
BoE’s Ramsden defends UK’s ring-fencing regime
Deputy governor says rules remain “critical” to regulatory framework amid review to reform them
Private credit to grow in Europe in 2026 – S&P
Basel implementation and diversification away from US point to more activity, analysts say
Venezuela: a crude awakening?
Capture of Maduro opens new chapter for troubled economy and its central bank
BoE cuts rates by 25bp in another knife-edge decision
Doves see cold labour market while hawks fear ‘structural changes’ in wage-setting behaviour