Jono Thomson
Jono is a reporter covering the Asia-Pacific region for Central Banking based in Hong Kong. He previously worked for a regional news agency and has studied Mandarin in Chongqing and Kunming. He is an economics graduate from the Victoria University in Wellington and holds an MA in international relations from National Chengchi University.
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Central banks ‘lagging behind’ on tech development – Carstens
Former BIS chief urges monetary authorities to consider their role in agentic AI future
PBoC to tighten FX rules amid yuan gains
RRR for FX deposits to rise by 2 percentage points to ‘strengthen foreign exchange liquidity management’
China sets overnight rate as benchmark in de facto easing
Analysts see greater transparency but expect lower rate to have limited impact on lending
BoJ says 2% inflation target has been met as it holds policy
Pause comes as central bank speeds up timeframe for ETF selloff from 112 years to 43
Pacific series: Solomon Islands governor on reform amid political uncertainty
Luke Forau speaks about how Article IVs could be improved in the Pacific while addressing financial inclusion, CBDCs, conflict economics and more
Singapore touts trust and neutrality to win central bank gold
MAS and SBMA believe there is room for multiple gold hubs; play down competition with Hong Kong
Central bank heads agree on consensus, but reject groupthink
French, Nigerian and Swiss chiefs discuss their diverse approaches to monetary policy decision making
RBNZ chief economist values greater freedom to share policy views
Paul Conway also says central bank flexible about potential mandate change
AI growth could offset effects of ageing in Asia – Georgieva
At launch of Shaping the Future of Asia, ex-governors discuss factors behind region’s growth
Yue: China’s growth issues won’t impact yuan internationalisation
HKMA chief also says rising long-term bond yields have not affected Hong Kong
IMF, World Bank and BoT launch fraud prevention blueprint
‘Bangkok Blueprint’ targets more than just financial sector to ensure trust in digital financial products
BoK to review use of dot plot it debuted this year – Shin
Governor aims to find forward guidance ‘sweet spot’ and says any review will wait until at least next year