Book contributions by Joasia E. Popowicz
Articles by Joasia E. Popowicz
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
HKMA-BCB trade finance link could be gamechanger, says expert
CBDC blockchain experiment has potential to boost global commerce, UN adviser tells Central Banking
Trump’s ethics a ‘sticking point’ for stalled crypto law
Republican lawmaker says questions about president’s holdings stymied passage of Clarity Act
BoE holds rates and slows QT
Maturity profile shortened as Bailey aims to avoid disrupting gilt markets
‘Liberation Day’ triggered demand for dollar-backed stablecoins
Researchers find effect was stronger in countries subject to higher US tariffs
Supervisors to work with tech sector on AI transparency project
HKMA, FCA and BIS will also engage with the banking industry over the next 12 months
The Genius Act: a smart move for global payments?
Experts from the stablecoin industry discuss if new US law can live up to its name
The cost of inaction on wholesale CBDCs
A gap exists between demand in capital markets and most central banks’ research priorities as evolving risks accrue
BoE and Treasury’s ‘productive tension’ over stablecoins
Experts say Reeves’s bullishness and Bailey’s more bearish stance on assets may be all to the good
A few more women enter the ‘old boys’ club’
Top female central bankers discuss power dynamics in a transformative era
US Senate passes ‘Genius Act’ to regulate stablecoins
Regulators express concerns over stability risks; senator says bill could trigger “next financial meltdown”
Developing AI comes with geopolitical risks, says panel
Summer Meetings panel discusses infrastructure supply chains and where data is stored
Central banks use ‘hackathons’ to promote innovation
Key risks from AI paradigm shift will be reputational, panellists say
UK regulator backtracks over ban on retail crypto trading
FCA wants to allow investment in trading notes it had previously deemed harmful
Confusion over Pakistan’s crypto policy
Central bank says crypto is legal, thus contradicting official’s previous statement before parliament
NBP’s Juliusz Jabłecki on geopolitics, bitcoin and gold
Director of financial risk management department talks tactics versus strategy, operations following the outbreak of war in neighbouring Ukraine, FX interventions and independent risk-taking
Weaponisation of reserves likely to spur de-dollarisation – survey
Freezing of Russian assets will have “significant consequences”, reserves managers say
Trends in reserve management 2025: survey results
Insights on strategies in anticipation of tariffs, interest rate divergence and geopolitical risk, FX diversification and de-dollarisation, as well as bitcoin in reserves, FX interventions and gold
Project Agorá ‘faces fragmentation challenges’
Conference hears how netting and liquidity-saving mechanisms are often at odds with T+0 settlement
Fed lifts supervisory requirements for crypto investments
Easing of regulations for banks is latest example of US’s increasingly pro-crypto stance
Central banks shore up reserves against fallout from tariffs
Officials prepare to protect FDI and conduct FX interventions, Reserve Management Trends survey finds
SEC officials issue conflicting statements on stablecoins
Commissioner slams statement for understating risks