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Labour supply key to understanding inflation, Shin tells G20
Understanding labour market is critical task for policy-makers, BIS head of research says
Myanmar orders halt to foreign debt payments
Authorities order wider range of partly foreign-owned companies to sell FX to central bank
Banque de France announces second wholesale CBDC experiment phase
CBDC as a settlement asset may be ready by 2023
Uzbekistan introduces new 200,000 som note
Highest denomination banknote designed to ease cash payments
Fed internal watchdog clears Powell and Clarida
Inspector-general still examining Rosengren and Kaplan, while senators criticise new code
BoE’s Saporta floats idea of countercyclical liquidity buffer
Design of Basel III rules may be causing banks to hoard capital and liquidity, official says
ECB paper examines equity markets’ treatment of climate risk
Researchers look at public perceptions, investors’ judgement and firms’ risk premia
US Senate confirms Barr as Fed vice-chair
Democrat appointees now form majority of board of governors
Mismeasurement may cause ‘missing-investment puzzle’ – BoE’s Bailey
Rise in intangibles could explain apparent fall in investment despite stable returns, governor says
People: Saudi Central Bank appoints two vice-governors
BIS names heads of key committees; senior officials quit US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
BoI’s Yaron stresses flexibility offered by inflation target range
Bank of Israel has been studying the possibility of modifying its inflation target
Tanzania’s current account deficit more than doubles YoY
Deficit reached $3.7 billion in May, as country turns to IMF for support
BoE’s Woods dismisses calls to weaken Solvency II reform
Deputy governor admits matching adjustment remains a “point of contention” with industry
Crypto emissions will lower valuations, says ECB paper
European banks must incorporate crypto into estimates of climate transition risks
CPMI creates framework for linking payments
Linking and use of APIs could cut need for long chains of correspondent banks, report says
Chilean government officials dispute central bank’s currency role
Finance minister reproves official spokesperson as currency continues steep fall
Bank Indonesia may raise interest rates this quarter, says governor
Central bank’s cautious approach to tightening contrasts with global trend
Pakistan raises rates again as inflation climbs past 20%
IMF urges tighter fiscal policy as governor's post remains unfilled
BoJ to study impact of CBDC on bank deposits
Report says safeguards needed to prevent possible “rapid shift” from bank deposits to CBDC
Big tech links are ‘policy blind spot’, says FSI
Basel-based institute says tech firms are “increasingly intertwined” with financial sector
Bank of Uganda raises rates 100bp at unscheduled meeting
Move is second increase in as many months as governor’s post remains unfilled
FSB cross-border payments work hampered by data problems
Measuring progress “will not be straightforward”, working group says
Brazil central bank union ends strike
Months of industrial action fail to secure requested pay increase
Zimbabwe fights inflation with gold coins
Announcement comes after currency devaluation