Central Banks
Turkish lira hits record lows despite FX from Gulf states
Erdoğan says he is grateful to allies but central bank reserves fall to lowest level in over 20 years
Central Bank of Chile sets first counter-cyclical buffer
BCC also warns government could face financing problems
Carbon pricing would have ‘limited impact’ on eurozone inflation, says paper
Inflation would rise less than 0.2% per year until 2025 and then decline, researchers say
ECB needs ‘persistence’ in tight policy, French governor says
Transmission is slow but rate should reach terminal level in summer, says Villeroy de Galhau
Sarb raises rates and warns of worsening economy
Central bank cuts growth forecast and says long-term inflation expectations are rising
BIS’s Restoy warns of limits to deposit insurance reform
Better use of supervision could solve many issues without deposit insurance reform, official says
Subsidies could cut net zero transition costs, BdF paper finds
Using carbon tax revenues to fund new technologies would almost halve GDP loss, researchers say
Lebanon imposes travel ban on governor
Germany follows France in issuing arrest warrants for Riad Salameh
Payment security must improve, Norges Bank warns
Norwegian central bank says it will decide on design of new settlement system by 2025
Nigerian MPC continues tightening
Official figures show slight rise in inflation as pressure on currency continues
Central banks should abandon floor systems – BIS’s Borio
Abundant reserves are causing distortions and could hamper policy-making, economist says
US banks need higher equity capital levels, Kashkari says
“Essentially unlimited deposit insurance” poses systemic risk, says Minneapolis Fed president
Governors weigh trade-offs between inflation and financial stability
Officials stress central bank independence is key to addressing these risks
Iceland raises rates 125bp to head off ‘wage-price spiral’
MPC orders largest increase in two-year tightening cycle as inflation remains near 10%
ECB paper estimates inflationary effects of climate change
Rising temperatures are having persistent effects on prices, especially for food
RBNZ raises rates to peak level
Central bank predicts rates will come down slightly faster than in February forecast
Bernanke and Blanchard reassess causes of inflation surge
Economists who predicted surge misunderstood underlying causes, study finds
‘Robust’ wage growth consistent with disinflation – BIS paper
But firms need to avoid increasing their profit margins, authors find
IMF urges caution in UK financial services reforms
Fund says efforts to ease or simplify rules must be “carefully weighed”
BoE adjusting main models after forecast misses
Bailey says policy-makers decided to “aim off” main forecast after repeated errors
Nigeria CBDC uptake ‘disappointingly low’ – paper
The e-naira is technically sound, but actual use is negligible, says IMF study
Bank of Israel increases rates by 25bp to 4.75%
Central bank stresses inflation slowed down over the last three months
MAS launches AI training programme for key financial institutions
Central bank will design training programmes with universities and institutes