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ECB should become global lender of last resort – report
Academics put forward policy recommendations to further internationalise euro
BoE using LLM to review meeting minutes
Bailey says he has “mixed feelings” about use of AI in communications
German authorities announce cyber investment fraud crackdown
“Operation Heracles” cut off nearly 10,000 phone numbers used for investment fraud
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EU central banks want more sovereign bonds in stablecoin reserves
Micar review proposals include severing crypto interdependence with rival banks
Schnabel to join IMF as financial counsellor
ECB official to step down early, creating another opening at the top of the bank
Switzerland, Sweden and Hungary hold rates, Norway hikes
Four European central banks announce monetary policy decisions
Sarb hikes rates 25bp, citing persistent global supply shock
Global economy not in a healthy space, governor says
Low- and middle-income US households most hurt by housing inflation – Barr
Governor signals more rate hikes to come to tame inflation
Indonesia holds and enacts new measures to protect rupiah value
Damayanti’s first rate decision as governor comes as BI and HKMA advance payments co-operation
MNB seeks closer alignment with ECB, lowers inflation target
Monetary policy decisions will also be reduced from 12 to eight each year from 2027
US rates surge sparks new wave of FX net investment hedging
Corporates pile into currency hedges to protect value of foreign assets and capture positive carry
Canadian households and firms adapting to volatility – Macklem
Country has gone through ‘several stages of grief’ over death of open trade with US, says governor
ECB launches Pontes and prepares to invest in tokenised securities
Bundesbank onboarded as market participant to trade tokenised assets settled in central bank money
Regulatory risk aversion contributed to SVB failure – Bowman
Supervisors ‘knew, or should have known’ about risks a year before bank’s collapse, says Fed vice-chair
UK mortgages out of sync with BoE policy
Average two-year rates for home loans have risen since March, despite BoE’s extended pause
Venezuela in talks to move gold from London to New York
Any agreement should be accompanied by reforms such as central bank independence, lawyer says
Relying on ECB to fight inflation ‘no longer viable’ – paper
Researchers argue EU should co-ordinate with central bank to tackle ‘shockflation’
BoJ raises rates to 31-year high
Ueda says ‘policy phase has changed’ and focus now is on ensuring inflation does not exceed 2%
BoE holds rates and reveals talks to sell gilts to Treasury
Economists voice concerns over blurred fiscal and monetary policies
People: Union leader among BoE’s new non-execs
Plus RBNZ assistant governor to leave and Fnality appoints three ex-central bankers