Central Banks
Activity-based regulation will not guarantee level playing field – BIS paper
Authors propose framework to clarify use of entity- and activity-based regulations
Israeli reserves increase on higher equity prices
Portfolio increases by over $4 billion in July to $197.8 billion
Romania continues tightening cycle with 75bp rise
Eighth consecutive increase comes as headline inflation passes 15%
South Sudan president fires sixth governor
Moses Makur Deng ends seven-month stint as currency depreciates
The case for restoring the role of monetary aggregates
Tim Congdon argues that a surge in money supply in response to Covid-19 sparked heightened inflation and central banks need to refocus their attention on monetary aggregates
Central bank boards often used for stability decisions
Institutions from high income countries most likely to give stability remit to boards
El Salvador congress approves use of SDRs for early debt repayment
Talks with IMF stalled as country tackles $24 billion debt load
RBI raises rates to tackle ‘uncomfortably high’ inflation
Central bank has been intervening to defend rupee, but governor insists reserves remain ample
ECB uses bond reinvestments to support Italy and Spain
Central bank rebalanced its bond holdings in June and July away from France, Germany and the Netherlands
UAE central bank issues guidance on politically exposed persons
Measures build on AML/CFT requirements following FATF greylisting in March
Czech central bank halts tightening
Many had expected new governor and board to take dovish turn
RBA hits out at further delay to new clearing system
Blockchain-based system for Australian Stock Exchange won’t be operational until at least late 2024
MAS to raise $1.7 billion with 50-year green bonds
Singapore’s debut green bond was oversubscribed more than two times by large investors
More depositors in Henan and Anhui to have frozen funds repaid
Chinese authorities announce repayments for depositors with savings of up to 250,000 yuan
CBDCs could hugely improve cross-border payments – ECB’s Bindseil
“Holy grail” of secure, instant universal payments could be a reality in next 10 years, authors say
Cuban regime to buy foreign currency near market rates
Move cuts peso’s dollar exchange rate by four-fifths after Cubans protest over shortages
Brazil’s MPC hikes again, but signals possible end to tightening
After 50bp hike, BCB to assess “residual adjustment” to policy rate in September meeting
UK’s possible next prime minister promises BoE mandate change
Liz Truss says situation now “very different” to when central bank’s mandate was laid down in 1997
BoE accelerates tightening as inflation expected to hit 13%
“Enormous” external shocks to blame for large changes in forecasts, officials say
Taiwan governor says ‘no need to worry’ about capital outflows
Yang Chin-Long says Taiwan has sufficient foreign reserves to handle potential FX volatility