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Bank Indonesia announces surprising rate cut
Central bank aiming to boost growth amid stable inflation and global easing cycle
Rise in UK services inflation curbs bets on BoE rate cut
CPI flat overall, but economists say uptick in core and services numbers likely to make policy-makers pause
Swift tailors its operations for digital assets
Network says DvP and PvP capability will let securities buyers pay for and exchange tokens simultaneously
NBER paper reviews ‘state of the art’ climate modelling
Recent breakthroughs have increased accuracy and computational efficiency of IAMs
AI risks ‘strikingly similar’ to financial ones – DNB official
Central banks entering new phase of risk management, says board member responsible for supervision
BIS begins design phase of Project Agorá
More than 40 firms join leading central banks in efforts to overhaul cross-border payments
BIS says carry trade unwind is part of broader pattern
Multi-strategy hedge funds drive spillovers across asset classes, analysis finds
EM central banks, Chinese and Indian households going for gold
Financial products have made it easier to access precious metal – BdF research
‘More and better’ data needed on non-bank sector – FSB’s Schindler
Lack of transparency hinders effective oversight, says secretary-general
IMF staff propose updated ‘new arrangements to borrow’
Fund’s second line of defence is already being scaled back under quota reforms
OIG says Bostic violated Fed’s rules and policies
Atlanta Fed president created “appearance of acting on confidential FOMC information”
Serbia follows ECB with 25bp rates cut
Central bank cites slowing domestic and global inflationary trends for its decision
Previous CBDC research based on outdated assumptions – ECB paper
Authors say rejecting digital cash would have adverse unintended consequences
House prices react rapidly to rates shocks – BIS paper
Monetary policy transmission stronger in US property market than previously thought, study argues
Cash use supporting ‘shadow economy’ in Slovakia – study
Central bank research points to “substantial” activity intended to avoid regulatory scrutiny
Fed’s vice-chair unveils watered-down capital requirements
Barr proposes reducing rise for largest banks from 19% to 9%
Ukraine moves to curtail capital flight
NBU says changes will support defence, business and “nuclear insurance pool”
Inflation rises in Egypt
Official figures published after central bank held rates in response to previous decline in inflation
Phasing out coal-fired power could ultimately pay for itself – BdF paper
Authors say gains from lower operating and finance costs could compensate for outlay costs
FOMC members signal rate cut
Waller, Bostic, Daly, Schmid, Goolsbee and Williams speak towards balancing both sides of dual mandate
Households biased in views of purchasing power – BdF deputy
Bénassy-Quéré says too much emphasis placed on food and energy prices’ effects on inflation
LatAm rate hikes consistent with pre-Covid strategy – BIS paper
Region’s central banks did not become more hawkish during pandemic, researchers argue
China poses ‘risk of economic coercion’ – Belgian paper
National Bank of Belgium says trade with EU has shifted to more “strategic” goods
Brazil announces new themes for phase two of CBDC pilot
BCB selects private companies to test implementation of “smart contract” for drex currency