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US public disagrees about Fed’s political leanings
Republicans think Fed favours Democrats, and vice versa
Head of Romania’s central bank ‘deepfaked’ by scammers
NBR says fraudsters’ use of AI-generated video points to increasing risks from manipulated imagery
Local preferences affect US bank lending to minorities – research
Ethnic minorities’ credit access is affected by stakeholders, NY Fed paper finds
Polish governor appeals to ECB for support against removal
Lagarde says “not lawful” impeachment could harm central bank independence
Two dozen Vietnamese central bankers accused of bribery
Vietnamese authorities allege 24 central bank officials took bribes from a troubled lender
Ghana’s governor rejects opposition calls to resign
Addison says central bank only used monetary financing to respond to crisis
Bank of Canada researchers claim breakthrough in credentialisation
System’s creators use a Merkle tree to create “secret-free and quantum-safe” method
Chinese prosecutors charge ex-PBoC official with taking bribes
Central bank fired deputy governor Fan Yifei in December
Ghana opposition demands governor resign
Parliamentary leader threatens march after Bank of Ghana reports $5.4 billion loss
Book notes: O Governador, by Luis Rosa
Documents Carlos Costa’s clashes with Portugal’s elite during the eurozone sovereign debt and banking crisis
Fed inspector says FOMC should look at extending trading rules
Internal watchdog also finds shortcomings in enforcement and review
IMF code drives reform of central bank transparency
Dmytro Solohub says pilots of new transparency code have already fostered change
Vietnam cuts rates after PM demands real estate action
SBV cuts rates as property developers face growing debt problems
Chicago Fed used search firm that employed Goolsbee’s wife
Board says it was aware of Robin Goolsbee’s employment
Former Malta deputy governor wins libel case
Alfred Mifsud wins €1,000 from Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was murdered in 2017
Tonga names new governor
Moeaki takes up role after disqualification from parliament for bribing voter
Brazilian financial intelligence unit moves from central bank
President gives finance ministry control of unit but leaves its powers unchanged
ECB adopts new ethics rules on trading
New rules ban holding of individual equities, similar to Fed reforms
Law change set to make Fed reveal holders of master accounts
Amendment grew out of dispute between Republican senators and Kansas City Fed
Suriname central bank wins lawsuit over corrupt contract
Belgian court rules former governor could not sign deal with firm
FATF puts Myanmar on money-laundering blacklist
Move may increase economic pressure on military junta as currency crisis grows