Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
South Africa lowers inflation target from 4.5% to 3%
Sarb governor’s wish finally granted as finance minister announces change during budget review
Confusion reigns over EU multi-issuance stablecoins regs
EBA seeking clarification from EC over assets’ legality after ECB’s and ESRB’s calls for ban
BoE, MAS and BoT to test synchronised FX settlement
Project will use ‘synchronisation operator’ to achieve atomic settlement
People: Bostic to step down from Atlanta Fed
Plus new appointments in Botswana, Estonia, Slovakia, Singapore and at BIS
MAS to issue tokenised bills and draft stablecoin law
MD says Singaporean banks completed first CBDC interbank overnight lending settlement
CBDC technical design has little impact on demand – BoK study
Working paper also finds that interest-bearing retail instruments attract more interest
Advanced economies’ debts are ‘unsustainable’ – research
US, Japan and European nations need to get their fiscal act together, says study by Belgian central bank
CBDC or fast payments can break up ‘walled gardens’ – BIS paper
Study of ‘competing digital monies’ finds public system could prevent fragmentation and rent-seeking
QE will have long-term fiscal benefits, Bailey tells Treasury
BoE analysis addresses criticism that taxpayers paying for unconventional monetary policy
India to set up remittance link with Bahrain
Bilateral corridor will facilitate instant payments by Gulf kingdom’s large Indian community
Zambia cuts rates for first time in five years
Inflation eases as high global copper prices boost exports and strengthen local currency
Poorer areas in US have higher food inflation – research
Low-income areas also have less disinflation after shocks pass, Atlanta Fed study finds
Daly debates whether US is reliving 90s boom or 70s inflation
San Francisco Fed chief says getting answer right will help in formulating best policy response