Governance
Quarles term as Fed vice-chair ends without replacement
Fed supervision committee will continue without a chair, acting on consensus basis
Slovak governor charged with bribery
Peter Kazimir denies wrongdoing, as president says he should consider resigning
ECB calls for changes to draft Austrian central bank law
Mechanism for paying productivity council’s head would be monetary financing, ECB says
FCA staff seek union help following pay cut proposals
Unite union considers seeking statutory approval to represent staff at the UK regulator
Georgieva keeps job as Yellen promises further scrutiny
Evidence did not “conclusively demonstrate” the IMF chief played an “improper role”
IMF board fails to decide on Georgieva
US and Japan call for resignation but China and many European countries back IMF head
RBNZ names new deputy governor amid leadership changes
New Zealand central bank expands senior management and says CFO will leave in May
Peru’s president re-nominates long-standing governor
Economy minister says Julio Velarde is an “excellent professional”
People: US Senate confirms CFPB head
Israel adds new member to MPC; Swiss deputy governor will undergo heart surgery
Iran appoints third governor this year
Ali Salehabadi joins central bank three months after predecessor took office
Fed asks watchdog to review controversial trading
Move follows resignation of Boston and Dallas heads, as Warren asks for SEC probe
Campos Neto named in Pandora Papers
Investigation identifies Brazil governor as stakeholder in four offshore companies
Czech governor calls finance minister ‘incompetent’
Rusnok rejects finance minister’s criticisms of rate rise as general election draws near
Why fintech governance matters for central banks
Fintech throws up an array of challenges that may require central banks to adapt their frameworks
Colombian lawyer asks court to annul central bank appointment
Lawsuit alleges president broke gender equality law in naming former finance minister
Afghan central bank ‘worsened crisis’, says leaked document
International officials allege “mismanagement” under Ahmady led to loss of dollars
People: Bank of Korea nominates board member
Bolivia’s former governor Pablo Ramos Sánchez dies; Trevor Braithwaite departs ECCB; and more
Elizabeth Warren publicly rejects Powell reappointment
Senator calls Jerome Powell “a dangerous man to head up the Fed”
Dallas Fed president resigns, following Boston’s Rosengren
Both faced criticism for equities trading and holdings, but are not unique among Fed leaders
Zambia reinstates Kalyalya as central bank governor
Former World Bank official takes over following resignation of previous president’s central bank pick
Boston Fed president resigns, citing health
Rosengren had been accused of conflicts of interest due to real estate holdings
Biden nominates law professor for OCC
Saule Omarova favours more regulation and suggested the Fed take over deposits, alarming banks
Turkey cuts rates despite rising inflation
Central bank move comes after months of public pressure from Turkish president Erdoğan