Central Banks
AI opens new possibilities to approach core mandate – Nagel
Bundesbank president says technology enables central banks to deal proactively with stability risks
US SMEs less fazed by tariff turmoil – Boston Fed survey
Study suggests further uncertainty over levies would no longer cause firms’ outlook to deteriorate
RBNZ failed ‘test of trust’ after leadership debacle – ex-chair
Arthur Grimes says handling of Orr’s resignation was a failure but impact will only be short term
Many managers assess reserves with benchmarks and other approaches
Central bank board remains top body granting approval for reserve benchmarking
Bank of Burundi to overhaul country’s market operations
Central bank teams with LSEG to upgrade east African country's financial market infrastructure
Fiscal expansion raises concerns for BI’s independence
Central bank says it will align policy to reduce cost of government spending programmes
European central banks shift reserves from US Treasuries to euro assets
US Treasuries still make up largest share of respondents’ reserves globally
Nexus’s new CEO on the future of the cross-border payments platform
Nexus Global Payments CEO Andrew McCormack discusses the multi-lateral instant payments system’s technical build-out, governance and launch strategy
Cook wins latest round in battle against dismissal from Fed
Court rules that Trump does not appear to have sufficient grounds to fire governor ‘for cause’
AI ‘explainability’ a growing problem for supervisors – paper
Better guidance may be needed on model risk management, Basel-based FSI says
US faces recession unless trade tensions abate – economists
Experts expect Fed to cut rates as economy experiences first job losses since 2020
IMF model links banks’ liquidity and capital adequacy rules
Lenders balance liquidity and solvency risk, paper says
Canada set to cut rates, given soft labour market – economists
Concerns over rising unemployment outweigh stagflation risks, say experts
ECB working to simplify banks’ annual health checks – Donnery
Srep will become more tailored to lenders, says supervisory board member
How FX pricing is adapting to Trumpian markets
Dealers are tying pricing engines to new signals in effort to cope with out-of-the-blue moves
The weaponisation of payments
Central banks must integrate geopolitical resilience into their payment oversight, argues Biagio Bossone
Two in five large reserves holders reduce dollar allocations
Yet central banks’ FX holdings remain broadly denominated in US currency
Bar for going back into negative rates is high – SNB chair
Schlegel says impact on pensions and savers means caution would be warranted
Nexus will connect at least three Asian countries by 2027 – CEO
Company expects to announce winning bidder for contract to build payments platform by year’s end
China and eurozone renew €45 billion liquidity line
ECB says three-year swap deal will protect against disruptions in renminbi market
People: Former RBI governor appointed to IMF
Plus: Blyth replaces Bowe on BoE’s FPC and WGC teams up with Elton John