Thomas Chow
Thomas is a reporter on the Central Banking newsdesk, based in London. He holds a BA in Communication from the University of Southern California and an MA in International Political Economy from King’s College London.
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Articles by Thomas Chow
The Fed’s six-trillion-dollar balance sheet question
Kevin Warsh’s drive to shrink the US central bank’s ledger is unlikely to be a simple task
Japan’s government reportedly intervenes in FX market
First intervention in nearly two years after yen fell to weakest level since July 2024
Bank of Canada holds amid surging petrol prices
Growth projections largely unchanged as long-term effects of Iran war remain unclear
Barry Eichengreen on the evolution of the global monetary order
The US monetary expert speaks to Thomas Chow about similarities between the dollar and 18th century Dutch money and why Washington has bet on the ‘wrong horse’ with private stablecoins
‘Plaza accord 2.0’ will not fix global imbalances – IMF panel
But getting China and US to implement other necessary remedies will be challenging, speakers say
EMs could face capital outflow because of Iran war, IMF warns
Systemic impact from stress in private credit contained so far, latest financial stability report says
BoE faces its toughest test in four years
Path to contain inflation from supply-side shocks is different compared with 2022–23
Working group minutes: strengthening crisis management
Maintaining a strong team of resolution experts can be difficult for smaller central banks
- Benchmarking
Fed’s Bowman: Basel has driven banks out of traditional loans
Vice-chair for supervision renews call to bring mortgage lending back to banking sector
ECB’s Donnery casts doubt over mooted competitiveness mandate
Secondary objective would ‘muddy the waters’ about bank’s role as supervisor, board member says
Hong Kong taps reserves to fund infrastructure spending
Government to draw from HKMA’s investment income for first time in more than 40 years
Ex-ECB official: central banks need to vouch more for CBDCs
Monetary authorities have been cornered by banking industry, argues Ulrich Bindseil