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PRA plans dynamic insurance stress test for 2025
UK regulator will consult industry and publish more details next year
UK’s PM should have power to fire BoE governor, politician says
Former minister says Bailey lacks confidence among finance sector and politicians
Morocco gets IMF loan to deal with environmental crisis
Drought is becoming major challenge to macroeconomic stability, official says
Colombian and Caribbean central banks hold rates
Colombian board ignores government’s call for cut, while Jamaica and Dominican Republic also hold
RBA continues to hold rates under new governor
‘Some further tightening of monetary policy may be required,’ Bullock says
Central banks of UAE and Egypt agree currency swap
Latest currency support move by UAE comes amid mounting pressure on Egyptian pound
Policy ‘pivot’ can deliver soft landing, says NBER paper
Authors aim for more realistic model of expectations through “level-k thinking”
Thai PM meets governor after unexpected rate rise
BoT said new government’s spending package is an inflation risk, as currency falls
BIS wraps up cross-border CBDC trial
Project Mariana explored FX settlement using ‘automated market-makers’
BoE begins work on non-bank emergency backstop
Central bank planning to roll out facility to insurers and pension funds as first step
Mexico and Guatemala continue to hold rates
Inflation is still falling, but Banxico expects rates will stay high for some time
Monetary policy tops US CFOs’ concerns
Survey finds high rates curtailing spending in 40% of firms
Chinese prosecutors charge ex-PBoC official with taking bribes
Central bank fired deputy governor Fan Yifei in December
UK regulators open consultation on diversity and inclusion rules
Authorities would require policies, targets and data collection
BoT unexpectedly raises policy rate by 25bp
Central bank cut inflation and growth forecasts for 2023, but raises next year’s projections
BoE publishes terms of reference for Bernanke review
Former Fed chair to provide insights into how to forecast in “significant uncertainty”
BoJ leaders divided on wage growth and timing of tightening
July minutes show disagreement over when firms will raise wages
BoE postpones date for UK banks’ Basel III compliance
PRA says it needs more time to consider feedback on credit risk and output floor proposals
Nigerian senate confirms governor and deputies
President’s nominees took over as acting officials last week after former deputy governors resigned
Carstens says lack of legal clarity on CBDC ‘unacceptable’
BIS chief warns widespread uncertainty over legal status of digital currency could impact trust
Basel III capital shortfall narrows but liquidity ratios fall
Average capital ratios returned to pre-pandemic level in December 2022, Basel Committee says
Ghanaian MPC holds rates while Guinea opts for 50bp rise
Addison says Ghana’s growth will outstrip IMF forecast but reserves remain extremely low
South Africa and Egypt both hold policy rates
Sarb governor says job of fighting inflation “is not yet done”
US and China set up economics and finance working groups
Officials will report to US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese vice-premier He Lifeng