Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
South African central bank prepares for total power failure
Sarb working on resilience plans but warns only “some transactions” may continue
IMF considering Liechtenstein application
European microstate could become 191st member of fund
Chilean commission proposes broader central bank mandate
Elected councillors and experts will decide on proposal before voters decide in December
Singapore’s central bank to work with Google on AI
MAS also announces AI training programme for financial sector
BoJ explores holdings limits for CBDC accounts
Central bank says setting overall holding limits could raise privacy issues
Saudi Arabia in talks to join Brics bank
Gulf state would join as Shanghai-based lender increases non-dollar operations
Thailand’s central bank raises interest rate for sixth consecutive time
Central bank highlights upside risks to inflation amid economy recovery
Nigerian parliament lifts central bank financing limit
Central bank has lent government tens of billions as fiscal problems mount
Sarb sounds alarm on sanctions risk
Central bank says country could face financial isolation if US thinks it arms Russia
Temasek cuts staff pay over failed FTX investment
Singaporean sovereign wealth fund says investment in FTX has damaged its reputation
Hank model reveals monetary non-neutrality
Inequality and zero lower bound suggest monetary policy can impact long-term real rates
Central Bank of Chile sets first counter-cyclical buffer
BCC also warns government could face financing problems
OCC will target ‘persistent weaknesses’ in US banks
Updated guidance introduces tougher approach to non-compliant banks
Carbon pricing would have ‘limited impact’ on eurozone inflation, says paper
Inflation would rise less than 0.2% per year until 2025 and then decline, researchers say
Sarb raises rates and warns of worsening economy
Central bank cuts growth forecast and says long-term inflation expectations are rising
BIS’s Restoy warns of limits to deposit insurance reform
Better use of supervision could solve many issues without deposit insurance reform, official says
Subsidies could cut net zero transition costs, BdF paper finds
Using carbon tax revenues to fund new technologies would almost halve GDP loss, researchers say
Lebanon imposes travel ban on governor
Germany follows France in issuing arrest warrants for Riad Salameh
Nigerian MPC continues tightening
Official figures show slight rise in inflation as pressure on currency continues
Central banks should abandon floor systems – BIS’s Borio
Abundant reserves are causing distortions and could hamper policy-making, economist says
US banks need higher equity capital levels, Kashkari says
“Essentially unlimited deposit insurance” poses systemic risk, says Minneapolis Fed president
ECB paper estimates inflationary effects of climate change
Rising temperatures are having persistent effects on prices, especially for food
RBNZ raises rates to peak level
Central bank predicts rates will come down slightly faster than in February forecast
Bernanke and Blanchard reassess causes of inflation surge
Economists who predicted surge misunderstood underlying causes, study finds