Central Banks
Israeli PM offers Yaron second term as governor
Yaron’s future as governor had been in doubt after Netanyahu refused to comment on his role
China and Saudi Arabia set up currency swap line
Three-year swap line will provide liquidity to both sides of up to $6.98 billion
Chinese regulators grant Mastercard bank card licence
PBoC gives US firm approval to issue yuan-denominated cards after Xi-Biden meeting
AI adoption still limited among central bank economists
High income countries report slightly higher impact but most say practical use of AI is minimal
Lagarde calls for stronger EU securities and markets authority
ECB president stresses completing capital markets union is essential to deal with deglobalization, ageing and climate change
IMF renews Mexico’s flexible credit line
Two-year deal provides Mexico with $35 billion in case of crisis
Nigerian central bank warns against cash panic
Central bank ends currency replacement plan as Cardoso pledges more limited role
More female Stem workers could boost Japan’s productivity – study
Tackling gender pay gaps and discrimination against female researchers could accelerate growth
Hong Kong’s currency peg under strain – US report
Hong Kong’s currency peg to the dollar touched its weak side more than 40 times over a year
Paper calls for Sarb to pass reserves to South African government
Report says central bank contingency account appreciated by nearly $8 billion
Strong dollar harms EME bond market liquidity – BIS paper
Dealer intermediation vulnerable to both “original sin” and “original sin redux”
European Commission lowers 2023 GDP growth forecast
EC expects eurozone economy to expand by 0.6% this year
Currency Benchmarks 2023 report – steady as they go
Data hints cash is slowly changing from payment method to store of value
Bank of Portugal’s ethics committee clears Centeno
Central bank says governor did not act wrongly in political crisis
Bank of Israel warns government over war spending
Central bank says crisis will have long-term costs and casts doubt on funding plans
UK inflation falls more than BoE had expected
Housing prices fall year on year for first time since 2012, while energy prices also decline
Supervisors face reputational risk from fraud, Basel Committee says
Surveys shows some forms of digital fraud are rising, but data gaps are “significant”, paper warns
Albania, Armenia and North Macedonia make policy decisions
North Macedonia pauses tightening as Albania’s continues, while Armenia faces 0% inflation
Moldova cuts rates steeply while Romania holds
IMF says Moldovan central bank has largely neutralised second-round effects
PBoC increases liquidity as China acts on local debt
Central bank may cut lenders’ reserve requirement ratio soon, analysts say