Central Banks
Working paper production linked to number of PhD economists
Central banks averaged output of roughly 10 working papers last year
Eurozone banks get reality check after ECB geopolitical stress test
Financial institutions struggling to embed geopolitical risks into resilience testing, ECB says
Anchoring expectations ‘critical’ in energy shock – BIS researchers
Most significant shock since the 90s Gulf crisis “may warrant hiking rates more quickly”
Central banks should intervene with a ‘market backstop’ – paper
New research suggests optimal policy response to market freezes
RBI on hold as inflation climbs above target
Few signs of “generalisation of price pressures”, says Sanjay Malhotra
Basis trade loses its bite as banks move in
Returns on popular hedge fund strategy dwindle to as little as three basis points, while dealers make use of softened capital rules to replicate the trade
Third of economics departments say staffing ‘barely sufficient’
Forecasting, policy analysis and research are economists’ top duties
Central bank gold demand bounces back to record high
World Gold Council revision points to slowdown in central bank demand in first quarter of 2026
Czech National Bank employee arrested for alleged theft
Long-time central banker accused of misappropriating tens of millions of koruna
Strained public finances may trigger ‘great repression’ – paper
IMF study of a century of data on financial repression finds the tactic is tempting governments again
Sarb governor outlines cautious stance on technological change
Kganyago sets out opportunities and risks of AI and stablecoins as Sarb marks 105th anniversary
BoE’s crisis lending plan hits buffers
Scepticism greets regulator’s proposal to increase releasable leverage capital buffers
South Korea to resume gold buying and may vault domestically
BoK’s reserves head cites geopolitical risks as motivator for institutional gold purchasing
Economists’ average annual salary rises
Incomes have some relation with GDP per capita and central bank size
LLMs can analyse news articles to spot stability risks – ECB study
Authors use AI to find trigger events in dataset of over 1 million stories
Colombia holds rates in surprise move
Banrep says Middle East conflict and El Niño could intensify inflationary pressures
Weather shocks impact the economy unevenly, study says
Central banks overlook the broader economic fallout of cold spells
Economics staff strength increases over two-year period
Departmental size as share of central banks’ workforce widens to 7.7%, on average
Joint US-Japan FX intervention could advance BoJ tightening
Experts say tighter policy needed to lock in yen gains over the long term
Mampho Modise on payments reforms and the hierarchy of money
Sarb's deputy governor discusses conflicting crypto directives, wholesale CBDC plans, expensive remittance and a Brics gold-backed settlement unit
Financial education hits the golf course in Kenya
Central bank uses tournament to tee up domestic bond market
CNB to create dedicated department to implement AI
Bank builds self-hosted capabilities to ensure data safety, with plans for hybrid solution
Bolivia’s central bank to intervene in FX market
Governor says intervention will occur during market overreactions and to accumulate reserves
BoJ holds as yen and won both rise on suspected interventions
Japan’s central bank more hawkish than at previous meetings as it keeps rates at 1%