Central Banks
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
Party’s over as more banks drop internal models for market risk
At least three systemic banks in Europe intend to ditch IMA for capital requirements
US cash usage may have hit its floor, says Boston Fed
Consumers prefer credit cards, the top payment method in 2022, for online payments
Malawi imposes capital controls after devaluation
Central bank devalued kwacha by 30% against US dollar last week
US-China trade is falling, Fed researchers find
Fall driven by advanced technology trade, but other US allies are not following suit, paper finds
BoE unveils monetary policy shocks database
Data reveals change in markets’ focus since introduction of “Super Thursdays”
Singapore and Ghana aim to improve MSME finance
Project aims to create “universal trusted credentials” to assess smaller firms’ creditworthiness
Crisis-stricken Israel has faith in central bank
Economists tell Central Banking the government must radically change fiscal priorities