Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
BoE paper highlights link between mortgage limits and consumption
Authors find “new link” between down payment requirements and household consumption
Sanctions must go for nuclear talks to succeed, says Iran governor
Hemmati has played major role in sanctions-related diplomacy
People: ECB appoints head of climate change centre
Bank of Italy names new head of financial supervision; Kansas City Fed appoints assistant vice-president
Think-tank urges Fed to tackle climate risk with capital regulation
Paper calls for more urgent Fed action to address risks in bank and non-bank sectors
Digitalisation will not render Norwegian banks obsolete – deputy governor
Use of cash falling rapidly, as Norges Bank studies options to issue a CBDC
UK regulators launch plan for less liquid fund structure
Aim is to allow productive investment for the long term while curbing vulnerabilities
Central banks have limited tools to tackle inequality – Carstens
Inequality is an issue for central bankers, but they cannot solve it on their own, says BIS chief
BlackRock research pushes back at concerns over bond ETFs
BIS paper had suggested ETF sponsors may have sold illiquid assets to discourage redemptions amid Covid stress
Pandemic did not harm public trust in Dutch banks – DNB survey
Central bank study says 80% of participants maintain confidence in financial sector
RBNZ gains new FMI oversight powers
Central bank and FMA will be able to set standards for systemically important infrastructures
Fed’s Bostic says economic inclusion goals shape policy
Atlanta Fed president calls for more joint work with CFPB
Fed looks to boost competition in debit card payments
New rule will support legal right to at least two payments options for merchants
Bank of Canada to become default payments regulator
Central bank will oversee any company not already regulated under proposed law
Israeli reserves reach new record high
Foreign currency purchases to offset shekel’s strength boost portfolio to $194 billion
Kazakhstan’s central bank announces CBDC pilot
Central bank says it will issue token-based prototype to lenders
BoE’s Nelson warns against ‘rigid’ approach to op risk
Firms may fear the “wrath” of regulators, but rules should not offer guarantees, says official
Bangladesh Bank intervenes over commercial lender
Central bank prohibits new loans and oversees appointments, saying it has found "irregularities"
Turkish central bank again holds rates despite rising prices
CBRT says it will hold policy rate at 19% until it sees significant fall in inflationary pressures
Fed clarifies account access rules for fintech firms
Proposals address growing number of firms seeking access to the central bank’s balance sheet
UAE’s central bank connects RTGS system to Swift tool
New initiative allows participants to monitor progress of transactions in real time
Yellen unsettles markets with rate rise comments
Treasury secretary’s offhand comment about raising interest rates leads to stock selloff
Ukraine’s MPC minutes show worries over inflation and war
Some MPC members warn NBU may have to continue tightening rates as pressures mount
Lights. Camera. Reverse repo: Fed to be dramatised in TV series
Warner Brothers Television developing “The Fed” drama series for IMDb TV
Armenia central bank raises policy rate 50bp
Inflation forces rate hike, matching moves by other former Soviet republics