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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Bolivia’s forward gold sales are legal workaround – expert
Central bank raises almost $600 million in hard currencies by committing to sell bullion at future date
BoE holds rates and slows QT
Maturity profile shortened as Bailey aims to avoid disrupting gilt markets
SNB to publish minutes of policy meetings in transparency push
Summaries of discussions will put Swiss central bank in line with its global peers
RBA office renovation cost quadruples after asbestos surprise
Central bank may pay up to A$1.2 billion for project after building declared uninhabitable
Britain’s ‘knife-edged’ economy is dividing BoE rate-setters
Chief economist and deputy governor for monetary policy both outvoted on MPC for first time since 2007
Minimum gilt repo haircut could boost stability – BoE official
Measure helps prevent build-up of extreme leverage among non-banks, FPC member Benjamin argues
BoE’s Benjamin on market resilience, non-bank liquidity and the modern financial system
The UK central bank’s executive director for financial stability strategy and risk speaks about leverage in the gilt repo market, minimum haircuts and central clearing, and securing liquidity to where it’s needed
Is this time different for Argentina?
Reserve shortage and overvalued currency cast a pall over an otherwise successful stabilisation campaign
BoE cuts rates by 25bp in historic close call
For first time in history, MPC voted twice as initial round ended in 4–4–1 stalemate
Elizabeth McCaul on supervision, new macro-dynamics and investing in suptech
Former ECB Supervisory Board member speaks about Covid-19 and Credit Suisse shocks, regulation debates, the rise of non-banks and what makes tech projects succeed
European banks resilient to shocks, EBA says after test
Lenders’ greatest vulnerability is credit risk but they can withstand adverse scenarios, regulator says
Brazil holds rates amid tariff threats and Trump-Lula feud
Potential 50% levies from US reinforce “cautious stance”, BCB says