Central Banks
Climate stress tests should involve industry – BdF official
Bottom-up approach enables banks and insurers to capture environmental risks, says Laurent Clerc
Egypt’s central bank expects inflation to halve from 2024 levels
Projection comes ahead of this week’s rate decision
Banks should ‘regularly’ assess clients’ exposure to tariffs – ECB
Rising trade tensions threaten financial stability, bank’s economists say
Syria’s change of printing press reflects wider shift – expert
Reported move of note production from Russia points to an increased willingness to open up to West
Growth in US CRE loans hits 11-year low – research
St Louis Fed study says developers responding to higher costs and lower demand
Muted consumer sentiment may not presage low US growth – study
Kansas City Fed research says people’s pessimism does not automatically mean they will spend less
GSEs not lending as much as they appear to be – NY Fed paper
Much of enterprises’ loans to “real economy” are in fact financed by other types of institution
Central banks must rethink their accounting treatment of money
Biagio Bossone and Massimo Costa call for money to be accounted for as equity for the issuer and as a public asset for the economy
BIS’s Shin points to ‘profound structural shift’ in global markets
‘Hidden’ $113tn FX swaps market reflects sovereign bonds’ ascendency
‘Chat Bankman-Fried’ has poor grasp of governance – study
Bank of Italy paper finds many LLMs would choose to behave in similar way to former crypto exchange owner
Rate expectations influence BoJ’s yield control – paper
Bond purchasing programme less effective when market unsure of future monetary policy path
Riksbank: everyone should be able to pay in cash
Bank welcomes government report calling for payments in physical currency to be facilitated
Romania opts to hold, citing domestic and global uncertainty
Central bank cites fluctuating commodity prices, tariff risks and volatility resulting from national politics
Fed’s SLR reform must address interest rate risks – experts
Planned change receives support from some, but others warn of slippery slope to excessive deregulation
Strategic Planning Benchmarks 2025 – executive summary
The first strategic planning benchmark reveals strategic priorities, frameworks and KPIs
Ukraine’s Andriy Pyshnyy on the US minerals deal, ongoing reforms and post-war plans
The National Bank of Ukraine’s governor speaks about managing inflation, financial sector reform, FX reserves, international aid and actions in the event of a peace deal
Bank of Mexico puts growth before prices with rate cut
Economists say decision reflects concerns about possible tariff-induced recession
Dallas Fed study adds to official scepticism of US tariffs
Research says potential for domestic gains will depend on other countries not responding
Knot calls for more diversity in financial institutions
DNB head says challenges demand “diverse perspectives” as bank aims for full gender balance by 2028
Central banks should focus on supply risks – Riksbank governor
Thedéen says recent years’ shocks were not demand-driven and neither are today’s geopolitical tensions
IMF director calls for transparency in sovereign debt
Georgieva says opaque financing can contribute to debt crises in emerging economies
Lenders to export-oriented firms may face losses – Danish governor
Nødgaard also recommends that banks improve their cyber defence plans
Hong Kong and Ireland to ease cross-border investment
Funds domiciled in one jurisdiction can be marketed to the other after regulators sign MoU
Bangladesh Bank moves towards flexible exchange rate
Removal of restrictions part of conditions for securing additional IMF funds