Central Banks
Ex-BoT governor warns against EMs overusing policy space
Gap exists between expectations and what central banks can achieve in terms of growth, says Sethaput
Bundesbank following US instability ‘very closely’ – Nagel
Central bank president says AI and geopolitics pose risks to financial stability
Ex-governor says Fed should use Treasury derivatives in crisis
Doing so could split response from monetary policy and hedge interest rate risks, argues Jeremy Stein
BoE paper explores redistribution from macro-pru tools
Evidence suggests there are stability benefits but also costs from using borrower-based tools
Czech Republic, Moldova and Norway hold rates
CNB says services inflation is still high, Moldova is recovering and Norway says it is in no hurry
Bailey switches sides as BoE holds at 4% in 5–4 decision
Members’ views, published for first time, show disagreement around staff’s central projection
Carney to direct BoC to administer open banking and stablecoins
PM’s first budget plan includes funding allocation for central bank to administer relevant legislation
ECB to tilt future QE to shorter-term bonds – Schnabel
Collateralised lending to play key role in Eurosystem asset composition
Brazil holds policy at 15% for third time in a row
BCB continues to signal hawkishness despite calls from finance minister to cut rates
Monetary Policy Benchmarks 2025 report – risk-based policy
Benchmarks highlight main risks and how central banks analyse them, as balance sheets normalise
Poland cuts rates, while Albania and Sweden hold
Riksbank warns of US stock market bubble
Bolivia raises $83m in bonds linked to gold prices
Central bank sells instruments directly to retail investors at above-market rate
Central banks speak opaquely to avoid overreaction – ECB study
Authors say institutions tend to communicate more clearly when they know their reputations are low
Cook: US labour market solid, inflation to remain elevated
Governor differs from fellow members of Fed board in first speech since Trump’s attempted dismissal
Japanese PM says BoJ ‘halfway’ to achieving sustainable growth
Central bank says it does not comment on prime ministers’ statements
Rethinking policy transmission in the age of AI
Managing machine expectations related to faster, more non-linear and potentially asymmetric price dynamics will require analytical innovation and potentially new forms of oversight, argues Elisa Vilorio de Painter
AI models ‘know more than they say’ – BoE paper
Tapping into ‘hidden states’ of large language models can improve data processing, authors claim
Posen predicts Supreme Court will side with Cook
However, PIIE president tells panel that justices are still likely to undermine Fed independence
Emerging market central banks should be hawkish – NBER paper
Stronger reactions to inflation surges help to build institutions’ reputations, researchers argue
Is independence compatible with climate action?
Lessons from China indicate relationship between governments and central banks may need to change, argues Mathias Larsen