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Resolution planning needs to be broader and more intense – report
Strengthening capital alone will not prevent bank failures, Bretton Woods Committee finds
Fed’s AML plan may mean ‘inconsistent’ supervision
Industry groups says Fincen should have co-ordinating role
Repos key to post‑Covid balance sheet reduction – RBNZ
Assistant governor says further repo growth will support monetary policy, liquidity, capital markets
Chile holds amid weak growth and rising inflation
Quarter-point hikes expected in December and March next year, economist says
De-dollarisation no guarantee of EM policy autonomy – study
Sarb paper argues sound domestic fundamentals are more crucial than lowering dollar usage
Managers predict moderate AI impact on reserves
But many reserve managers see high future potential for AI
Tolerating overshooting inflation helps decarbonisation – study
Policy committed to stabilising output is best suited to green transition, say Bundesbank economists
ECB funds biodiversity loss – NGO report
Reclaim Finance urges central bank to stop purchasing bonds issued by fossil fuel firms
Zombie firms in Asian EMEs cause disinflation in AEs – study
Spillover is transmitted to advanced economies via trade channels, BIS report says
Bolivia’s central bank suspends dollar purchases
Institution says increasing HLAs gave it leeway to meet obligations and mitigate FX market pressure
Government not to blame for inflation – Icelandic minister
Central bank had previously blamed price growth on pay policies plus effects of solar eclipse
Most central banks have plenty of import coverage
There is little common ground between respondents at high or low levels of coverage
China ups gold reserves by largest amount in nearly three years
Monthly increase is biggest since 2023 as PBoC’s holdings hit 76.7m troy ounces
Demand for excess reserves goes beyond price signals – BIS paper
Study shows drivers for banks include payment flow volatility and cost of borrowing
Payment fraud rose 27% in 2025, says Irish central bank
Fraudulent cross-border transactions outside EEA grew by 54.8%, report shows
BoK finds market infrastructure rules affect stablecoin and FX moves
Access to FX and crypto markets bears on won internationalisation efforts
Populism poses ‘serious challenge’ to central banks – Bailey
Monetary authorities need to respond to ‘growing scepticism’, BoE governor says
Fed study mulls whether to count tokenised assets as M1 or M2
Emergence of new money causes headaches for monetary aggregates, economists say
Dollar’s decline has been overstated, says NY Fed study
Fall in greenback’s share of FX reserves driven by concentrated drop among small number of states
Staff strength and salary associated with size of reserves
Managers report greater satisfaction with non-staff resources than staffing levels
Counting the cost of central bank staff errors
Risk managers expose underlying causes and outline measures to curtail incidents
Schnabel could leave ECB early to join IMF – German media
Germany may find itself without representative on bank’s governing board
Mozambique’s ‘debt scandal’ casts shadow over governor appointment
Activist says president’s U-turn is likely to have been prompted by public outcry
Waller steps up to the plate with rationale for rate setting
Fed governor compares himself to baseball umpire and says data will determine his next FOMC vote
Cameroon’s purchases of bank stakes raise concerns
State’s acquisition of former SocGen subsidiary raises questions about governance, say experts
BoE chief economist explains his votes for pre-emptive hike
Wait-and-see approach to monetary policy risks signalling bias towards status quo, says Pill
Banknotes: July to September 2026
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
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DNB moves North America-held gold, citing ‘geopolitical unrest’
Dutch central bank insists it has ‘excellent relationships’ with NY Fed and Bank of Canada
Demographics force central banks into balancing act – Goodhart
Panel weighs risks to central bank independence from fiscal pressures, in part due to ageing societies
MNB files second criminal complaint over properties
Bank alleges suspected fraud in real estate transactions conducted under former management
Bangladesh Bank launches loan scheme to boost agri sector
Borrowers will pay no more than 7% interest under scheme
Malaysia holds but hints at future tightening
BNM no longer referring to its monetary policy stance as ‘appropriate’
Bank of Canada extends rate hold as trade war intensifies
Macklem says surprise uptick in growth is fragile thanks to new US tariffs and high petrol prices
Economics Benchmarks 2026 – model banks analysis
Additional data breakdowns shed light on staffing, model types and AI usage
Higher global yields complicate ECB’s position, Nagel says
Bundesbank president says inflation too high, and backs eurozone-wide debt earmarked for defence
Low inflation allows Israel to continue easing cycle
Borrowing costs reach almost four-year low as central bank makes quarter point cut
Ample reserves can yield highest welfare – BoE paper
Central banks face trade-off between financial stability and resource misallocation, author says
New Zealand tightens policy as inflation remains above target
RBNZ says currently ‘lacklustre’ growth likely to accelerate after carrying out expected hike
Central bank credibility not just about legislation – paper
NBER researchers say once independence has been granted, trust still has to be earned
Shoring up the rupee: a sticking-plaster solution?
Trying to fight movement of India’s currency against fundamentals is futile, says former RBI governor
The ECB’s geopolitical stress test needs a price
Only a market can say how much it should cost to insure against losses from a geopolitical risk event, and none exists, argues academic
Tokenisation could help integrate eurozone markets, says Schnabel
Central bank money must move ‘on-chain’ to safeguard its role
Brazil unveils 2027 budget to rein in spending and borrowing
Debt dynamics to remain on upward trend over coming years, says economist
Bailey warns AI could crash global financial system
FSB chief warns of cyber security risks and threats from leveraged investments in technology
Economics Benchmarks 2026 report – executive summary
Key findings from the benchmark on AI use, model design and data-driven research
Central bank reserve managers unnerved by Treasury market woes
Officials are unsettled but constrained as US creditor base shifts to private hands
Bessent believes BoJ will act in support of yen
‘I have information that the market doesn’t have,’ US Treasury secretary says
MAS proposes changes to Singapore’s stablecoin regulations
Amendments would see multi-jurisdictional and foreign stablecoins recognised
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