Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
African countries plan to link payment systems – Rwangombwa
Rwanda central bank governor promotes scope for fintech growth in Africa
Dollar exchange rate variation affects prices less than euro – Riksbank study
Krona-dollar depreciation often coincides with downturn in demand
Turkish inflation falls for first time in eight months
Cooling prices could herald disinflation trend despite negative real rates
Japan issues first new banknotes in 20 years
New notes are fitted with 3D holograms
Malaysia’s Rasheed expects a “bumpy road” for EM currencies
Governor Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour says BNM will intervene if needed ahead of future Fed cut; rules out capital controls but has encouraged institutions to repatriate earnings
Irish central banker acknowledges ‘valid’ criticism of Dora timeline
New digital resilience regulation criticised for not giving firms enough time to comply
Central bankers must keep away from politics – Campos Neto
Comments come after ruling party accused Brazilian governor of politicisation
‘Selective memory’ helps explain expectation de-anchoring – paper
Authors build model around three “regularities of human recall”
Laos replaces central bank governor amid economic woes
Bounleua Sinxayvoravong steps down after two years at the helm
Bahamas’ central bank will tell lenders to make CBDC available
Governor says central bank will introduce measures over next two years amid low take-up
ECB, EBA and Eiopa publish data point model agreement
Framework aims to maintain and streamline methods of reporting supervisory data
Sexual orientation impacts financial wellbeing – Fed research
Gay, lesbian and bisexual people “significantly more financially vulnerable than previously understood”
Eurozone ‘soft landing’ still not guaranteed, warns Lagarde
ECB president says costs of disinflation are contained better than in the past
Brazil adopts new inflation targeting mechanism
Authorities must now give 36 months’ notice of new target rather than setting it annually
BIS instant payments trial to move from ‘concept to reality’
India joins Project Nexus as it prepares for “live implementation”
Syrian central bank says lenders must expand bank accounts
Citizens need accounts to receive cash transfers as government cuts subsidies
Czech National Bank cuts rates by 50 basis points
Next step likely to be a 25bp cut or a halt to easing, says central bank
Martin Schlegel becomes new chairman of SNB
Antoine Martin becomes Swiss National Bank vice-chair and Petra Tschudin joins board
Economists explore 200 years of data on sovereign defaults
“Serial restructurings” are on the rise, with investors taking an average haircut of 45%
Bank and non-bank links pose systemic risk, NY Fed warns
Researchers find interdependence between the two sectors is growing
Removing discount window stigma is difficult – NY Fed
Authors recommend creating a new facility and mandating regular usage
Morocco cuts interest rates after a year of holding
Inflation now below 1% due to lower food prices and tighter monetary policy
Transitioning to renewables could reduce shock impact – research
Authors say Brazilian economy may serve as a model in the clean energy transition
Monetary policy-makers should track bubbles – Dallas Fed paper
Economists warn of possible ‘explosive bubbles’ and evaporating wealth