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IDB fires president after accusations of abuse of power
External investigators claimed Claver-Carone had not co-operated with probe
Thailand’s central bank raises rates 25bp again
Inflation reaches highest level since 2008 as Thai currency weakens
BoE to buy bonds on ‘whatever scale is necessary’
Turmoil in gilt markets forces pension funds to dump assets to meet margin calls
IMF warns UK government as pound resumes fall
BoE’s Huw Pill signals need for “significant monetary policy response” to government spending plan
ECB will not consider QT until rates back to normal – Lagarde
Central bank holds close to €5 trillion in eurozone securities, over €4.2 trillion in public assets
Rate rises reveal defi weaknesses – Powell
Regulating algorithms highlighted as key crypto challenge at Banque de France conference
Digital dollar could reduce unbanked in US by 93% – Dallas Fed paper
Inclusion need not come at the cost of disintermediation, researchers find
Governments should raise taxes to support energy bills – ECB’s Lane
Firms must stop trying to make large profits or face tougher policy, ECB chief economist warns
King Charles to appear on Bank of England notes from 2024
Other Commonwealth central banks have made little comment on changeover
Controversial nominee joins Paraguayan board
Central bank continues tightening process with fourteenth straight hike as inflation slows
IMF says it will not provide loans for Zimbabwe
Fund urges central bank to cease “quasi-fiscal operations” as official inflation reaches 285%
Turkish central bank cuts rates despite 80% official inflation
MPC says growth rate could be slowing, and warns of pressure on current account
BoE ‘monitoring developments’ amid market ructions
Many analysts had predicted early policy action from the central bank
Brazil makes first FX intervention of the year
Strong real bucks wider regional trend of depreciation against the dollar
ECB’s green bond plan is insufficient, NGO says
ECB plan shies away from excluding high carbon output companies, says Reclaim Finance
RBA reports huge losses from bond purchase programme
Central bank says its asset purchase programme helped boost the economy despite its financial cost
IDB president faces dismissal over alleged abuse of power
Claver-Carone attacks investigation and denies alleged affair
Vietnam and Taiwan raise interest rates after Fed hike
SBV raises key rates by 100 basis points, while Taiwan delivers modest 12.5bp hike
People: new climate risk officer at OCC, Sama hires CBDC head, and more
Saudi Central Bank names CBDC director; Dominican Republic and Tunisia announce senior appointments
Hong Kong, Indonesia and Philippines raise rates
Indonesian hike is above expectations while HKMA and BSP also raise rates
Central Bank of Brazil pauses tightening cycle
Latin America’s leading central bank says holding rates may be enough to reach inflation target
SNB abandons negative rates
Jordan says Swiss central bank’s use of negative rates was effective
Norges Bank hikes rate by 50bp for third time in a row
Norwegian central bank revises inflation forecast up and future GDP estimate down
Japan intervenes in FX market for first time in 24 years
Yen falls below 145 to the USD after the BoJ kept ultra-low rates unchanged