Central Banks
Banxico signals slowdown to rate cuts as inflation falls
Latest figures show non-core metric lies within Mexican central bank’s acceptable band
SNB hesitant to go negative as 0% policy is still ‘expansionary’
Concerns over AI bubble and 0% inflation did not spur governing board to go below zero, minutes show
RBA deputy says events in Venezuela point to age of extremes
Hauser says 2026 likely to be marked by high uncertainty and potentially benign outcomes
Private credit to play bigger role in AI boom – BIS study
Hidden leverage may dispel notion that sector poses only moderate stability risks, authors say
Villeroy de Galhau warns of ‘Americanisation’ of money
Tokenisation and geopolitics are new disruptive forces, BdF governor says
Venezuela: a crude awakening?
Capture of Maduro opens new chapter for troubled economy and its central bank
Argentina secures $3bn repo ahead of bond repayment
Six unnamed international banks provide BCRA with reserves boost
‘Green’ banks face lower repo rates – ECB study
Researchers say climate transition risk has implications for financial stability and policy transmission
Mitigation and reporting are leading components of risk strategy
Decentralised teams more likely to embed philosophy in divisional decision-making
Brazil’s central bank clashes with auditor over bank closure
Watchdog demands evidence for BCB’s decision to liquidate Banco Master amid fraud allegations
People: New governor in Malta
Plus: Bahamian governor reappointed and new vice-governor in Bosnia
Richmond Fed president leaves policy path open in 2026
Barkin says consumer sentiment is still negative, despite US economy’s resilience
Baltics announce nominees for de Guindos’s position at ECB
Estonia proposes central bank governor, while Lithuania nominates finance minister
Most centralised risk teams prioritise cyber security
Decentralised teams primarily cover credit and counterparty, op and market risks
Broader view of debt sustainability is needed – NBER paper
Government debt is not necessarily at historical highs, authors say
Yellen warns of fiscal dominance at the Fed
Former chair joins economists in sounding alarm over central bank’s response in event of debt crisis
Israel cuts rates by 25 basis points
Central bank’s updated forecast points to higher growth in 2026 than was previously predicted
Japan’s monetary base declines for first time in 18 years
BoJ’s balance sheet also shrank by 9.4% last year amid policy normalisation drive
BCRA shores up dollar reserves for first time since April
Argentine central bank buys FX as new exchange rate regime kicks in
Dollar remains central to Philippines economy, BSP says
Central bank discusses its responses to currency fluctuations and fallout from political scandal
Risk policies widely reviewed by committee in larger teams
Central banks with larger teams favour risk committees over CROs