Reserves
Deutsche Bundesbank posts €19.2 billion loss for 2024
Croatian and Norwegian central banks report profits
African reserve managers shed light on post-Covid strategies
Volatile environment has led to more experimentation, speakers tell Central Banking Spring Meetings
Bitcoin remarks ‘a surprise to CNB staff’ – source
Concern that planned asset allocation review is just “cover-up to push through crypto”
CNB takes next step towards adopting bitcoin
Board approves governor’s proposal to look at “additional asset classes”, which could include crypto
IMF tells Kosovo to strengthen central bank reserves
Fund says government should deposit equivalent of 1.75% of GDP as emergency buffer
Beyond the benchmark: redesigning emerging market debt allocations
Franklin Templeton analysis shows popular EMD indexes are limited by their focus on the largest and most developed countries in the world, resulting in unattractive spreads and limited risk diversification
FX interventions ‘excessive’, says RBI’s former regional head
India’s central bank nevertheless claims its actions to prop up rupee have been effective
Finland’s hedge against FX risk ‘not motivated by US tariffs’
Central bank’s head of reserves says decision was part of regular review
CNB ‘considered’ adding bitcoin to reserves – governor
Governor says central bank could “continue to debate” using cryptocurrency in diversification drive
Argentina secures $1 billion repo deal to boost reserves
Agreement with five unnamed international banks will be in effect until 2027
SNB faces renewed drive to hold bitcoin in its reserves
Campaign calls for constitutional amendment that would force central bank to keep cryptocurrency
Brazil digs into reserves again to prop up falling currency
BCB sells almost $13 billion of reserves as investors cast doubt on government’s fiscal position
CNB’s Aleš Michl on tackling inflation, Friedman’s legacy and ditching DSGE
The Czech governor speaks about policy mistakes, targeting M2, diversifying into equities and gold, building new models and ending interest payments on minimum reserves
Bitcoin reaches new high after Trump’s pledge to create reserve
President-elect says he does not want “China or anybody else” to take leading role on digital asset
Central banking amid uncertainty and Trump 2.0
Deglobalisation set to challenge the central banking orthodoxy of the past 40 years
Central Bank of Tunisia to lend up $2.2 billion to government
Loan amounts to around 28% of the central bank’s foreign currency reserves
Working group minutes: reserve managers chafe at constraints
Officials at several central banks say limited investment universe restricts room for manoeuvre
Central banks to maintain independence despite threats – panel
Top central bankers discuss Trump, AI and why they plan to ignore IMF on rate cuts
Basis swaps surge amid US repo concerns
Fed funds-versus-SOFR swap volumes nearly quadruple as declining Fed reserves impact funding rates
Ecuador reallocating reserves and investing in technology – Avellán
General manager highlights effort to cut gold holdings and launch new financial infrastructure