Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Crypto rule change will slash Brazil’s current account deficit
Crypto purchases will no longer be treated as import goods, central banks says
Build up CCyB gradually over financial cycle, says ECB paper
Even partially built-up buffers help during a shock, researchers argue
Seven island central banks sign green finance roadmap
Central banks agree to boost efforts on knowledge exchange and resource sharing
Laotian central bank raises rates amid high inflation
Inflation in Laos has been above 20% due to weak local currency
People: Sri Lanka appoints two new deputy governors
Nithya Navaratnam named deputy head of BIS banking department
Italian service sector needs liberalising, paper finds
Bank of Italy research says making market entry easier boosts productivity for all firms
PBoC and RBI have highest-ever gold holdings, WGC says
PBoC paused gold purchases in May for first time since November 2022
QE liquidity boosts investment into EMEs, paper finds
Economists propose new mechanism for QE spillovers to emerging market economies
Brazilian politicians launch legal action against Campos Neto
Allies of president escalate pressure on central bank as policy-makers opt to hold rates
SNB cuts rates by 25 basis points
Decrease prompted by sub-1% inflation forecast
SNB carries out first tokenised monetary policy operation
Central bank issued $72 million in bonds on DLT settled in wholesale CBDC
Bank Indonesia holds policy rate despite rupiah weakness
Governor Perry Warjiyo vows further intervention to support the currency
PBoC holds key lending rates
Market-based lending rates remain unchanged as economic data remains mixed
ECB paper presents new measure of bank performance
“Bank edge” compares individual banks’ book returns to benchmark portfolio
Russian central bank reacts to tighter US sanctions
Bank of Russia suspends some dollar trading as G7 countries consider moves against Chinese banks
PBoC overhauls monetary policy framework
Central bank aims for clearer policy rate, bigger role for bond trading and use of “structural” tools
Simpler models can capture dynamics of Hank framework – NBER paper
Heterogeneity can be “irrelevant” to determining output in some situations, authors find
UK inflation touches BoE’s target
Alignment with goal expected to be short lived but opens door to rate cuts later in year
Armenia receives support from IMF as inflation turns positive
Central bank carries out ninth consecutive cut but says inflationary pressures remain low
Iran to launch digital rial on Kish Island
Central bank aims to develop digital micropayments domestically
Expanded IMF mandate presents ‘serious’ challenges, review finds
Independent review finds staff have been overstretched by work on climate, gender and technology
GenAI could amplify cyber risks – Banque de France official
Mass use of AI could amplify “herd behaviour” in financial markets, Denis Beau warns
BIS and BoE launch project to simplify FX transactions
Project Meridian FX seeks to link RTGS and DLT systems
Start small to secure resources for AI, central bankers say
Data-driven results could demonstrate GenAI’s usefulness, Summer Meetings hear