Central Banks
Sudan’s warring parties attack central bank and currency printers
Military sacks governor as fighting drives up prices amid existing food shortage
More than 80% of central banks are investigating CBDC
Central banks feel negatively about retail digital currencies in their payment systems
Eurozone inflation declines sharply in May
Core inflation declines from 5.6% to 5.3%
South African central bank prepares for total power failure
Sarb working on resilience plans but warns only “some transactions” may continue
Lagarde warns against excessive tightening
Eurozone inflation declined sharply in May from 7% to 6.1% and core inflation declined to 5.3%
Chilean commission proposes broader central bank mandate
Elected councillors and experts will decide on proposal before voters decide in December
IMF economist takes on vexed question of macro-pru calibration
Housing markets are “at a turning point”, says Laura Valderrama, and policy faces tough trade-offs
Most central banks regulate or operate instant payment systems
Bank accounts, phone numbers and QR codes are most common access tools for instant payments
Common deposit insurance essential for financial stability, says ECB
Central bank says tighter financial conditions are putting pressure on households and businesses
Thailand’s central bank raises interest rate for sixth consecutive time
Central bank highlights upside risks to inflation amid economy recovery
Third-party risks are a first priority for central banks
Cyber and concentration risks crystallise co-operation between critical infrastructure providers
Most RTGS systems are more than three years old
Nearly 60% of central banks plan to upgrade their RTGS payment system in the next year
Nigerian parliament lifts central bank financing limit
Central bank has lent government tens of billions as fiscal problems mount
Sarb sounds alarm on sanctions risk
Central bank says country could face financial isolation if US thinks it arms Russia
Wuhan’s finance regulator asks hundreds of firms to repay debts
Call for repayment underscores debt troubles in Chinese regional governments amid wider slowdown
Temasek cuts staff pay over failed FTX investment
Singaporean sovereign wealth fund says investment in FTX has damaged its reputation
Hank model reveals monetary non-neutrality
Inequality and zero lower bound suggest monetary policy can impact long-term real rates
Offline digital euro solution could be years away, ECB says
Central bank invited market participants, including Amazon, to carry out front-end protocol tests that included self-custody wallets
Most central banks use third-party payment providers
Montran, Swift, and CMA Small Systems come up repeatedly as third parties
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