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CPMI proposes ‘global settlement window’
BIS committee says window could work as focal point for aligning payment systems worldwide
RBA stepping up CBDC research despite scepticism over use
Australian central bank is concerned private sector firms could dominate payments sector
Sarb raises rates for first time in 17 months
MPC splits three to two on vote to increase rates
People: RBNZ chief economist to leave after 25 years
ECB appoints lead for digital euro project and new director for banknote department
OECD’s total GDP surpasses pre-pandemic level
Organisation says many countries’ GDP still lags behind, and growth is now slowing
ECB paper examines exchange rates and household consumption
Exchange rate elasticity of household consumption driven largely by industrial goods - researchers
Qatari emir names new central bank governor
Abdulla Bin Saoud Al-Thani leaves QCB leadership after 15 years
Basel Committee launches principles for climate supervision
Basel framework can accommodate climate risks, but supervisors need guidance, committee says
Low unemployment rate will be learning experience for RBA – Lowe
Central bank maintains it will not raise rates until 2024, unless forecasts turn out “very differently”
Vietnam’s central bank warns of high inflation risk in 2022
Governor Nguyen Thi Hong admits bad debts have increased, as banks struggle with impact of Covid
BoJ projects inflation will climb to 1% by mid-2022
Haruhiko Kuroda says BoJ must continue “powerful” monetary easing with QQE and yield curve control
Swedish inflation rose further in October
CPIF increased year on year by 3.1% last month; Riksbank expected to reduce balance sheet
Bank Negara Malaysia set to implement consumer credit law
“Long-awaited” law will regulate consumer lending in Malaysia, including “buy now, pay later”
Marcel: New constitution should protect central bank independence
Chile governor gives presentation before historic constitutional convention
Australia’s central bank to review banknote distribution model
Decline in transactional cash usage has led to excess capacity
Furlough uncertainty delayed BoE rate hike – Bailey
Roughly a million people were still using the job protection scheme when it ended, governor says
BIS statistics: OTC derivatives market value back to 2019 levels
Gross market values have fallen about a fifth since second half of 2020
UK and China renew bilateral swap line
350 billion yuan swap line extended for a further five years
‘Bullwhip effects’ worsening supply problems – BIS bulletin
Direct inflationary impact likely to be limited, but “sustained pressures” are possible, economists say
Asean publishes first green taxonomy for financial instruments
“Multi-tier” taxonomy aims to create realistic goals for both rich and middle-income nations
People: Georgieva nominates new IMF deputy managing director
BoE’s PRA names new executive directors; Dallas Fed renews terms for two board members
Brazilian governor outlines climate reporting rules
Campos Neto says Brazil’s banks must file climate risk reports from June 2023
BIS paper flags ‘notable gaps’ in CBDC research
Policy work on cross-border CBDCs is “marching beyond the research frontier”, say economists
New York Fed opens new research centre
Marco Del Negro will lead work on research methods and issues in macroeconomics