Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
China keeps benchmark lending rates unchanged for third month
Economists predicted hold as PBoC turns to other means for credit growth
New Zealand cuts policy rate as economic recovery ‘stalls’
Central bank cuts policy rate 25bp saying global uncertainty caused economic slowdown
Zimbabwe’s wholesale payment system goes down
Central bank’s website and RTGS experience outage due to “technical challenge”
Thailand and China renew bilateral currency swap agreement
Central banks agree to exchange up to 70 billion Chinese yuan over five-year period
Egypt’s president renews term of central bank chief
Acting governor Hassan Abdalla begins fourth year in post amid economy recovery
Financial conditions help explain policy stance in Africa – IMF paper
Study says r* is not a sufficient guide to monetary policy when transmission mechanism is impaired
Uncertainty necessitates strong capital buffers – ECB
Central bank calls for increased attention to macro-pru and monetary policy complementarity
National debt will push up US interest rates – Dallas Fed research
Long-term rates could rise more than 1.5 percentage points over next 30 years, say authors
Low long-term real rates can increase inequality in US – study
Authors say low rates cause wealthy to invest more in their children’s education
Ireland loosens credit union rules to spur green loans
Central bank expresses hope for more sustainable lending as it increases capacity from €2.9bn to €9.9bn
ECB study finds banks window-dressing before stress tests
Lower-ranked lenders shifted risky assets ahead of 2021 and 2023 exercises
ECB’s Machado renews push for deposit insurance scheme
Breakthrough in resolution framework paves way for more integration, supervisory board member says