Currency
CBDC technical design has little impact on demand – BoK study
Working paper also finds that interest-bearing retail instruments attract more interest
Support for euro hits ‘record highs’ – ECB
Previously sceptical countries have grown to like shared currency, research suggests
Stablecoins should be tightly regulated – HSBC exec
John O’Neill says lender’s views on the assets are aligned with those of central banks
South Sudan opens new currency centre as UN warns of looming war
Efforts to decentralise ops come after General Assembly hears that political transition is ‘falling apart’
Taiwan’s central bank seeks oversight over stablecoin issuance
Deputy governor says potentially volatile assets could affect financial stability
Why Europe cannot afford to delay the digital euro
CBDC would counter the erosion of sovereignty as cash recedes, substitution by foreign digital monies and weaponisation of access, argue Biagio Bossone and Céu Pereira
Interesting developments in currency denomination structures
Antti Heinonen explores recent changes in currency structures and the reasons behind them
Prioritise CBDCs over stablecoins, RBI’s Malhotra tells central banks
Indian central bank governor says CBDC collaboration needed to boost cross-border payments
Do BIS volumes soar past the trend?
Average daily FX volumes have surged to $9.6 trillion in latest triennial survey, but are these figures representative?
Digitisation of money brings more regulatory risks – IMF head
Georgieva says crypto regs are in early stages and not yet coherent internationally
Hungary’s opposition considering joining euro if elected
Country could be ‘biggest winner’ of non-eurozone EU countries by introducing shared currency
Experts slam proposal for dollar coin bearing Trump’s image
US treasurer’s suggestion attacked as illegal, monarchical and ‘tacky’
CNB joins Europe’s bank regulators to warn of crypto risks
Consumer interest driven partly by ‘aggressive’ promotion on social media, say authorities
Credible Fed key to dollar’s role in Asia – Amro’s Dong He
Organisation’s chief economist says Asia’s central banks not seeking to disrupt currency’s position in region
Europeans flock to cash during times of crisis – ECB research
Study highlights hard currency’s role as ‘spare’ tyre in payments system
Political turmoil rattles Turkish lira carry trade
Echoes of March crackdown that sparked market rout leave traders on alert
Dollar dominance amplifies transmission of US shocks – study
Bank of Korea research recommends promoting South Korean bonds and internationalisation of won
How FX pricing is adapting to Trumpian markets
Dealers are tying pricing engines to new signals in effort to cope with out-of-the-blue moves
China and eurozone renew €45 billion liquidity line
ECB says three-year swap deal will protect against disruptions in renminbi market
Digital yen is not a given, says BoJ official
Japan’s central bank is focused on studying CBDCs but does not feel pressure to issue one
South Korea planning to revive paused CBDC programme
Bank of Korea’s Rhee says CBDC may be used to distribute government subsidies
Bank notes: July to September 2025
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Book notes: King dollar, by Paul Blustein
A well-researched overview of the position of the US currency, providing an optimistic view on the future of ‘king dollar’.
China to discuss stablecoins at cabinet level – report
Experts say allowing stablecoin issuance in mainland China unlikely to speed up yuan internationalisation