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US imposes sanctions on Russian governor
Treasury says Nabiullina and other officials have facilitated Russian invasion of Ukraine
Finance minister becomes new Guatemala governor
Gónzalez replaces Recinos, who had led the Bank of Guatemala for seven years
China rolls out new measures to boost housing demand
Authorities lower mortgage rates and offer a tax incentive for new home purchases
US and Korea agree to set up liquidity facilities if necessary
It is still unclear whether the facilities would involve a currency swap line
China, Hong Kong, Thailand and UAE complete cross-border CBDC test
Bank for International Settlements co-ordinated the trial on its mBridge platform
Eurozone inflation reaches new record level
Energy prices are still main driver but eurozone’s core goods inflation also rose
Charles III coins will circulate by end of year, says UK mint
New king will appear on 50 pence coin and commemorative issue
French Pacific monetary authority raises rates
IEOM orders 75bp increase in deposit rate to combat inflation
PBoC warns investors against renminbi speculation
Central bank seeks to shore up currency after the onshore yuan fell to its lowest against dollar since 2008
Expectations are key to carbon tax’s impact, says ECB paper
Inflation may rise if consumers doubt government’s commitment to raise green taxes, research finds
Thailand’s central bank raises rates 25bp again
Inflation reaches highest level since 2008 as Thai currency weakens
Governments should raise taxes to support energy bills – ECB’s Lane
Firms must stop trying to make large profits or face tougher policy, ECB chief economist warns
Australia’s central bank invites CBDC proposals
RBA aims to launch a CBDC pilot early next year
Controversial nominee joins Paraguayan board
Central bank continues tightening process with fourteenth straight hike as inflation slows
IMF says it will not provide loans for Zimbabwe
Fund urges central bank to cease “quasi-fiscal operations” as official inflation reaches 285%
Turkish central bank cuts rates despite 80% official inflation
MPC says growth rate could be slowing, and warns of pressure on current account
Hackers target Iran’s central bank website amid protests
Internet blackout reported on September 21
PBoC raises FX risk reserve ratio for forward trading
Move is the Chinese central bank’s latest attempt to slow the yuan’s decline
Guatemalan central bank orders 25bp hike
Central bank raises rates to highest level since 2017
IDB president faces dismissal over alleged abuse of power
Claver-Carone attacks investigation and denies alleged affair
Vietnam and Taiwan raise interest rates after Fed hike
SBV raises key rates by 100 basis points, while Taiwan delivers modest 12.5bp hike
People: new climate risk officer at OCC, Sama hires CBDC head, and more
Saudi Central Bank names CBDC director; Dominican Republic and Tunisia announce senior appointments
Hong Kong, Indonesia and Philippines raise rates
Indonesian hike is above expectations while HKMA and BSP also raise rates
Fed paper explores rate hike impact on money markets
Monetary tightening likely to impact flows in and out of Fed’s overnight repo facility