Central Banks
Ex-governor issues stern warnings about planned RBA revamp
Debate over proposed changes to RBA’s board structure escalates
IMF says Somalia is on track to reach major debt deal
Agreement with Russia would unlock relief, governor says
BoE begins work on non-bank emergency backstop
Central bank planning to roll out facility to insurers and pension funds as first step
Mexico and Guatemala continue to hold rates
Inflation is still falling, but Banxico expects rates will stay high for some time
More rate hikes may be needed, says Bundesbank’s Nagel
German governor has a soft landing as his baseline scenario
Monetary policy tops US CFOs’ concerns
Survey finds high rates curtailing spending in 40% of firms
Chinese prosecutors charge ex-PBoC official with taking bribes
Central bank fired deputy governor Fan Yifei in December
Fewer central banks added new reserve assets in 2023
Overall, 10.3% of institutions diversified their asset allocation, down from 18.6% last year
Wallstreet and others rank highest for reserves technology services
Ion’s Wallstreet treasury system tops the 2023 rankings
Milei picks professor to be (last) central bank governor
Argentinian candidate picks dollarisation advocate for BCRA
BoT unexpectedly raises policy rate by 25bp
Central bank cut inflation and growth forecasts for 2023, but raises next year’s projections
Joachim Nagel on the ECB’s terminal rate, fiscal policy, model relevance and the digital euro
The Deutsche Bundesbank president speaks about compromise on the Governing Council, rolling back PEPP, the need to implement Basel III and the chances of a revised Stability and Growth Pact
BoE publishes terms of reference for Bernanke review
Former Fed chair to provide insights into how to forecast in “significant uncertainty”
BoE presses ahead with contentious insurance reforms
Changes to matching adjustment juggle competing priorities from government, firms and regulator
BoJ leaders divided on wage growth and timing of tightening
July minutes show disagreement over when firms will raise wages
BoE postpones date for UK banks’ Basel III compliance
PRA says it needs more time to consider feedback on credit risk and output floor proposals
FOMC members express different views for policy path forward
Bowman and Kashkari expect further rate hikes but Daly is less certain
Nigerian senate confirms governor and deputies
President’s nominees took over as acting officials last week after former deputy governors resigned
Bolivian reserves reaching critical levels, say experts
Central bank is depleting gold stocks to pay debt while monetary financing continues
MAS defends AML supervision in wake of billion-dollar scandal
Credit Suisse, Citi, DBS and Deutsche Bank among firms implicated
Reserve managers rank JP Morgan top for custody and banking
BlackRock preferred for knowledge transfer and capacity building
Basel III capital shortfall narrows but liquidity ratios fall
Average capital ratios returned to pre-pandemic level in December 2022, Basel Committee says
Will the ECB take its key rate past 4%?
French and Spanish governors say policy is working, but Nagel warns pace is too slow
Ghanaian MPC holds rates while Guinea opts for 50bp rise
Addison says Ghana’s growth will outstrip IMF forecast but reserves remain extremely low