Central Banks
Singapore surprises with pause in tightening cycle
MAS says decision made against backdrop of rising inflation, but expects price growth to slow next year
One-fifth of EMDE central banks actively discourage cash use
Digital payments are reducing cash demand, especially in advanced economies
Young people less likely to be hired in age of AI – BdF blog
Technology’s impact less pronounced among older workers, as French firms opt to retain senior staff
FSB outlines principles to guide regulatory ‘modernisation’
‘We have not seen people implement our recommendations and then move back,’ says John Schindler
Hammack: explaining Fed moves is accountability via transparency
Cleveland Fed CEO says setting out the reaction function is not the same as forward guidance
BoK to review use of dot plot it debuted this year – Shin
Governor aims to find forward guidance ‘sweet spot’ and says any review will wait until at least next year
Softer expectations needed for AI-led growth – BIS paper
Large-scale automation could weaken profit incentive that drove technological progress, economist says
Zoltán Kurali on the MNB’s monetary policy framework review
Hungarian deputy explains the rationale behind cutting the target from 3% to 2.5%, retaining a tolerance band and reducing meeting frequency
Volume of cash in circulation averages less than 5bn notes
Proportion of payments made using cash averages 40% in past year
AI, debt and cyber risk threaten financial stability – IMF
Combination of risks ‘may have much broader systemic implications’, says institution’s Vamvakidis
Resilience is watchword in IMF’s World Economic Report
Tenreyro says sources of oil, trade and tech inputs should be diversified if economies are to withstand shocks
Credit shocks hit GDP harder in more equal countries – CNB study
Effects more severe in economies with lower income gaps, but redistribution can cushion blow
Oil futures gloomier than reality during conflicts – Feds note
Commodity has become hedge against macroeconomic risk, research finds
Monetary policy must be more agile during AI transition – study
Bank of Italy paper says inflationary developments offer more reliable guide than long-term r*
FSB warns global stablecoins remain untested in crisis
Complex cross-border regulatory structures have emerged, body says
Syria clamps down on unlicensed exchange and transfer activity
Central bank and interior ministry issue 755 warnings following field inspections
Printworks owners have seven times more cash staff
Currency departments generally more satisfied with non-staff resources than staffing
Trump sets up committee to investigate Cook
Courts had previously ruled US president had not followed due process in trying to fire Fed governor
Ice launches gold futures trading in London
Contract gives market participants new risk management tools, head of Ice Europe says
BCRA challenges claim of $1bn loss on gold hedges
Central bank says derivatives transactions in 2025 reflected routine hedging operations
Tanzania, DRC and Kenya keep rates on hold
Countries face different risk factors, though Middle East conflict remains common thread
Stablecoins could let US firms prioritise some creditors – study
FDIC may be on hook if a bank issues coins before failing, Cleveland Fed researchers say
Uruguay raises rates for first time in 18 months
Central bank says hike is ‘proactive’ measure to mitigate risk of inflationary pressures spilling over
FSB calls for ‘urgent action’ on public liquidity backstops
Many jurisdictions at risk of having to ‘improvise under pressure’, report says