Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
PBoC keeps lending rates unchanged
Analysts expect central bank to cut key lending rates in coming months to support property sector
Non-bank growth pushes global financial assets to new peak
Riskiest forms of shadow banking are growing faster than other areas of finance, FSB data shows
European rates: Norway expects more tightening next year
Switzerland raises rates 50bp and Denmark raises rates in line with ECB
BoE unveils King Charles III note design
New print will enter circulation by mid-2024
Latin American rates: Colombia adopts highest rate since 2001
Argentina holds steady again, while Nicaragua raises rates
Bank of Japan surprises analysts with yield curve tweak
But governor Kuroda says the move is not a rate hike nor a step to end easy policy
BoE outlines plan to adapt to drop in cash volumes
Legislation will give regulators stronger powers to intervene in wholesale cash market
BoJ accord may be revised with more flexible inflation target
Planned revision could lead the BoJ to tweak its ultra-loose policy, reports say
Bank of Russia eases disclosure rules on digital asset firms
Moves designed to ease sanction pressure, as Nabiullina signals use of crypto for international trade
Governors approve plan to regulate banks’ crypto exposures
Basel standards place heavy risk weighting on unbacked crypto assets in bid to limit banks’ exposures
Myanmar sentences ex-deputy governor to 20 years
Supporters say Bo Bo Nge was “incorruptible” and reject military regime’s charges
Mexico continues tightening with 50bp hike
Central bank shadows Fed as it confronts ambivalent inflation figures
Costa Rica pauses hikes, joining Latin American trend
Central bank wants to give previous hikes time to filter into market rates
ECB increases rates by 50bp
Central bank will scale back APP reinvestments as Eurosystem staff raise inflation forecast
BoE raises rates 50bp as outlook marginally brightens
Two MPC members vote to keep rates on hold, as staff predict slightly lower inflation
Brazilian governor outlines digital wallet and CBDC plans
Governor says CBDC model should avoid flight from bank deposits
Currency round-up: Yellen’s signature added to US money
Singapore ends practice of printing new year notes; new coins in Canada and Ghana; and more
PBoC increases liquidity support as slowdown increases
Retail sales and property prices fell further in November while investment and production slowed
China needs dollar reserves to bolster renminbi – Eichengreen
Authorities must reassure global markets to make renminbi reserve currency, paper argues
IMF approves long-term resilience loan for Rwanda
Fund urges “more decisive monetary tightening”
RBA governor has ‘no intention of resigning’
Governor Philip Lowe says bringing inflation down remains his focus
ECB paper examines effects of real rates on banks’ fragility
Level of real interest rates determines whether price or scale effects predominates, researchers find
IMF and Ghana reach initial agreement on $3 billion loan
Stricken country preparing domestic debt restructuring
Nigerian central bank limits cash withdrawals
Governor says policy will increase cashless payments use and cut crime, but politicians criticise move