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Inflation targeting is best response to natural disasters, study says
Hard pegs and inflation accommodation worsen long-term effects, BoI paper finds
Bank of Italy study looks at regulating finance firms’ tech risks
European authorities’ efforts have increased sector’s operational resilience, researchers find
SNB posts loss of Sfr3.2 billion
Sight deposit account balances drove this year’s loss, Swiss National Bank says
National Bank of Moldova launches instant payments system
US government backs initiative as Moldovan policy-makers seek links with western nations
US should tighten macro-pru to reduce recession risk – BdF study
Research recommends higher capital requirements and counter-cyclical buffers
Central Banking Awards 2024: second group of winners unveiled
Ukraine’s Andriy Pyshnyy named Governor of the year
People: Dutch banking executive joins DNB board
Finnish central bank appoints new head, Danish member of governing board resigns
HKMA launches next phase of CBDC pilot and sandbox
Hong Kong project will explore programmability, tokenisation and atomic settlement
ECB unveils new monetary policy framework
Move will see central bank make cheaper loans to eurozone lenders as it shrinks its balance sheet
Green bonds have negative premium, Italian study finds
Negative “greenium” widened during Covid-19 pandemic, researchers say
BoE official reveals details of non-bank backstop design
Bank intends to activate mechanism in crises only, despite firms’ call for standing liquidity facility
ECB banking supervision staff to move location
All 1,700 supervisory employees to move into Gallileo building by end of 2025
BoE paper models impact of fossil fuel ban
Degree to which renewables could replace petrol and gas would be key factor, research says
Central Banking Awards 2024: first winners unveiled
Awards go to Central bank of the year, plus Reserve manager, Risk manager and more
BSP says it will complete wholesale CBDC pilot this year
Philippines central bank will test CBDC for interbank fund transfers and securities settlement
Nigeria closes FX exchanges amid continuing currency problems
Authorities intensify actions against Binance and other cryptocurrency firms
New study finds uneven impact of changing energy costs
Energy prices more likely to affect product prices than wage increases
‘Passive’ QT can be costly, BoE paper finds
Research highlights need to account for frictions and build “headroom” for future shocks
BoJ may scrap ultra-loose policy at March meeting, reports say
Policy-makers could be mulling speedy end to yield target and negative rates
UK floats plan to seize Russian central bank assets
Foreign secretary says country is prepared to act without all its Nato partners
Expect more soft landings – Dallas Fed study
Nature of current job vacancies in US is helping to keep unemployment levels stable, research finds
Bank of Canada holds interest rate targets
Governor expresses fear of underlying inflation becoming stuck above 2% target
Basel Committee prepares crackdown on bank ‘window dressing’
Study says lenders have obscured their true systemic importance at reporting dates
Sanctions will trigger reserves diversification, official says
Central Banking Spring Meetings: Speakers say geopolitics impacting reserves and inflation outlook