Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
People: BIS appoints deputy head of MED
Riksbank to shrink board; De La Rue chair resigns; Hungary appoints MPC members
Asset purchases stopped mutual fund crisis, ECB paper finds
ECB’s emergency purchases in Covid-19 pandemic prevented asset fire-sale spiral
Brazilian governor rejects senator’s rate cut ‘plea’
Campos Neto says he leads a “technical body that makes technical decisions”
EMEs now coping better with financial market stress – BIS paper
Authorities have tackled old vulnerabilities, but trouble is springing up elsewhere
Costa Rica cuts rates for a second time in a row
Inflation still above target but has fallen steadily since September, board says
Uruguay cuts rates citing ‘gradual decrease in inflation’
Country becomes second in Latin America to start unwinding rate rises
Finance must do more on climate risk, BoE’s Breeden says
Sector using lack of certainty as “an excuse to go slowly,” senior official says
ECB paper looks at borrower-based macro-pru limits
Households’ resilience and banks’ capital ratios improved by caps on borrowing
UK inflation still in double digits in March
Analysts think MPC likely to vote for at least one further rate increase
BoE prepares shake-up of UK deposit insurance
Proposals aim to boost efficiency of payouts, as Bailey hints limits could be raised
Venezuela may join Russian card network
Mir system suffered major setbacks last year after US warning
Lagarde warns fragmented world could be inflationary
“Multipolarity” could also raise global co-ordination challenges, ECB president says
Bank of Israel details digital shekel factors
ECB and Fed CBDC decisions will affect decision to proceed with issuance
MAS did not tell banks to ‘keep quiet’ about China flows, group says
Private banking group says sources of inflows into Singapore remain diversified
Stagnant US bank numbers ‘concerning’ – Fed’s Bowman
Governor argues regulation be loosened for bank formation, not tightened for mergers
Menon set to leave MAS this year – reports
Former MAS assistant managing director tipped to take over the role
ECB supervisory regime needs change – report
Current approach is “too capital-centric” and needs to be streamlined, says panel
Ethiopia requests $2 billion from IMF
Talks ongoing as debt sustainability assessed, sources say
Singapore’s central bank holds policy for first time since 2021
MAS warns of slowing economic growth for this year
Weather affects eurozone inflation, ECB paper finds
Bloc’s four biggest economies respond differently to changes in temperature and variability
Bailey raises possibility of setting bigger liquidity buffers
BoE governor says “we can’t assume” current buffers are still appropriate
Demand for better homes fuels unsustainable house prices – RBNZ study
Researchers say higher interest rates can reduce demand for better quality homes
Hackers seize South Sudan central bank website
Group demands central bank act to make currency stronger against the dollar
FOMC members cut rate projections after banking turmoil
US labour market still too tight but banks’ problems may moderate demand, FOMC minutes say