Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
China appoints Li Yunze to head new financial regulator
Li is set to supervise most of China’s financial industry
French magistrates will charge Lebanese governor, report says
Investigators questioned Salameh’s brother over embezzlement and money laundering claims
Riksbank makes mistake publishing policy minutes
Swedish central bank says it takes the incident seriously and will strengthen procedures and controls
Non-banks key to ‘absorbing’ sovereign debt – BIS paper
New database of key players in sovereign debt markets reveals EME reliance on non-banks
Bank of Canada consults public on CBDC design
But central bank says CBDC not needed “at this time”
Macro-pru helps dampen global shocks – BIS paper
Authors find capital controls are less effective than prudential tools at offsetting shocks
World Bank board elects Ajay Banga president
Former Citigroup and Mastercard executive succeeds controversial Malpass
Colombia hikes rates in split decision
Meeting was last for finance minister Ocampo, who lost job in reshuffle
NBER paper proposes ‘resurrecting’ non-linear Phillips curve
Original version of the curve is “strongly non-linear” and helps explain current inflation, authors say
Korean and Indonesian central banks sign bilateral transactions MoU
Agreement aims to let firms directly exchange won and rupiah without dollar conversion
Kenya commission publishes shortlist to succeed Njoroge
Six candidates on list to succeed governor, whose final term ends in June
Brazilian MPC holds key rate again
Central bank warns of “lingering uncertainty” over future fiscal policy
Russian governor Nabiullina warns of future hikes
Bank will raise rates if structural deficit rises, while labour market is “complicated”, governor says
UK credit stress is rising, BoE official warns
David Bailey says financial firms “need to take action now” to prepare for higher defaults
Extended QE creates pessimistic sentiment – Bank of Canada paper
News and social media “significantly” impact market sentiment, researchers say
Fed inspector says FOMC should look at extending trading rules
Internal watchdog also finds shortcomings in enforcement and review
JP Morgan buys First Republic in weekend rescue deal
US suffered “a bit of complacency” on banking regulation, says IMF chief
Eurozone inflation rises to 7% in April
Core inflation declined to 5.6%, but energy prices grew again
RBA raises rates 25bp as spending falters
Outlook for household consumption uncertain as effects of tightening start to appear
Fed report admits errors in SVB oversight
Report takes aim at regulatory easing during Trump era
ECB, BoJ, BoE and SNB reduce Fed dollar liquidity operations
Seven-day operations will decrease from daily to once a week
Argentina importing banknotes amid high inflation
Curaçao picks Crane for new currency; Cuba drops visual aids from banknote
BoE’s Pill: UK must accept it’s ‘worse off’
Chief economist says declining terms of trade mean purchasing power must fall
Bahamas SDR law gets parliamentary approval
Opposition claims government wants to legalise use of IMF assets after the fact