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Denmark adjusts rates after ECB increase
Central bank warns inflationary pressures will remain high and calls for fiscal caution
Central Banking Awards 2023: second group of winners unveiled
Awards announced for Governor of the year, Communications, Transparency and partners
BoJ flags risk management problems at banks
Central bank also tries to allay concerns over Japanese banks amid SVB crisis
BoE says more work needed to assess climate capital rules
Campaigners disappointed by lack of action on building resilience to climate change
Fed launches supervision review in wake of SVB collapse
Vice-chair for supervision says central bank needs to show “humility” after bank failure
Riksbank to start government bond sales in April
Swedish central bank aims to tighten monetary policy
SNB’s Maechler to take deputy role at BIS
Senior Swiss official will replace Luis Awazu Pereira da Silva as deputy general manager
UK brokers sale of SVB subsidiary
HSBC to buy tech lender’s UK arm for symbolic fee after BoE takes part in emergency bidding process
Swift completes cross-border CBDC settlement pilot
Banque de France, Bundesbank and the MAS among central bank participants
Central Banking Awards 2023: first group of winners revealed
Awards for Central bank of the year, Risk manager and asset service providers announced today
Fed creates new liquidity backstop amid contagion fears
Valuing collateral at par marks significant break with rules on standard liquidity facilities
ECB to run cyber attack stress test for eurozone banks
Eurozone banks have seen major increase in hacking after Russian invasion of Ukraine, Panetta says
Bank of Guyana rejects FX criticism
Country’s FX reserves fell to 1.4 months’ worth of export cover in the autumn
Crypto firms are dodging scrutiny, US comptroller warns
Hsu compares crypto exchange FTX to BCCI, subject of infamous ’90s banking scandal
Peru holds rates for second month
Governor says economic growth likely to underperform central bank’s estimates
Saudi Arabia gives Turkish central bank $5 billion
Turkish government moves to protect workers from firing in aftermath of earthquake
US lender tied to FTX goes into liquidation
Federal government investigating California bank linked to failed crypto exchange
BoE’s Dhingra cautions against ‘overtightening’
MPC member says there is little evidence cost pressures are being embedded in wages and margins
Layoffs higher in US tech industry – St Louis Fed
Data shows layoffs in “information industry” were up over 65% compared with April 2022
Blanchard and Summers say higher inflation likely to persist
Veteran economists say structural factors are likely to push up neutral rate and inflation
Lane sees tentative signs of easing in underlying inflation
ECB officials stress need to keep tightening monetary policy in the months ahead
Georgieva backs flexible credit line for Morocco
IMF executive board to consider request for $5 billion facility
IMF raises borrowing limits amid ‘challenging’ environment
Managing director calls on members to contribute more resources
Rates round-up: Australia signals more tightening to come
Guatemala and West African states increase rates, while Jamaica raises reserve requirement