Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Kazakhstan hikes main rate as food prices balloon
Government reaches into its non-monetary toolbox to help tackle inflation
Above-target inflation may push Riksbank to taper
Inflation rose from 1.7% in July to 2.4% in August
RBA will not raise rates to cool housing market – Lowe
Governor says central bank is not responsible for fixing structural issues in the housing market
Brazil’s Goldfajn to be IMF western hemisphere chief
Former central bank governor to take post vacated by Alejandro Werner
Villeroy de Galhau calls for banking union to be completed
French governor proposes creation of common deposit mechanism
BoE’s Hauser mulls future of central bank balance sheets
Balance sheets will be bigger but also more variable, executive director says
Cœuré issues urgent call for CBDC development
Central banks have no time to waste, says BIS official, as crypto and stablecoins threaten disruption
No IMF bias towards ‘excessive austerity’, report finds
But Independent Evaluation Office says fund has been too optimistic in its forecasts
PBoC opens up wealth management to Hong Kong and Macau
China looks to shore up Hong Kong’s status as a financial centre amid concerns over security crackdown
Regional Fed presidents sell equities after media reports
Rosengren and Kaplan divest assets to avoid “even the appearance” of conflict of interest
Somaliland president replaces central bank governor
Ali Ibrahim Jama had led unrecognised state’s central bank since 2018
Hernández de Cos calls for full Basel III implementation
Basel Committee chair says that financial stability depends on adopting reforms
Canadian governor outlines next phase of policy
Governor says Bank of Canada will keep asset holdings unchanged in “reinvestment phase”
OCC issues $250 million penalty against Wells Fargo
US regulator says bank has failed to meet commitments on loss mitigation
Demand shocks can have permanent impact on US economy – Fed paper
Authors find hysteresis is an important driver of longer-term growth trend in US
Pandemic Treasuries market calmed quickly – research
Dallas Fed analysis finds “headwinds” early on, but not lasting pandemic disruptions
Carolyn Rogers hits back at critics of Basel III
BCBS secretary-general dismisses “very tired” arguments against full implementation
Bank Indonesia tells banks to provide financing to SMEs
As much as 30% of banks’ loan books will need to be directed to small businesses
Bank of Canada on hold as growth proves weaker than expected
Second quarter contraction comes as Canadian exporters struggle with bottlenecks
People: Former Malawi governor dies
RBNZ deputy governor departing; new appointments in Nigeria; and more
Bank of Zambia governor resigns
Mvunga leaves following change in presidents, amid high inflation
Eurosystem calls for full Basel III implementation
Supervisors say output floor should be implemented through single set of risk-weighted assets
BoE permits cloud usage to support ISO 20022 migration
Cloud usage must be “controlled” and not risk wider payments ecosystem, BoE report says
BoJ unveils new 10,000-yen note
New banknote features “father of Japanese capitalism” and is set for issue in 2024