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Colombian central bank leaves inflation target unchanged
Rise in inflation is likely to prove transitory, board says, as it sticks to 2% to 4% range
Bank of Tanzania ‘working on CBDC’, governor says
Luoga says “cryptocurrencies are not safe” and president has urged work on CBDC
Sri Lankan central bank holds rates despite rising inflation
Authorities face FX crisis as prices increase at fastest level in four years
Central bank independence helps build reserves – researcher
Latin American central banks given independence built up strong FX reserves, paper finds
Zambia raises rates for the first time since 2019
Year-on-year inflation falls but remains well above central bank’s target level
Bank of Korea raises rates again as inflation climbs
Governor Lee Ju-yeol says he will not rule out another hike in the first quarter of 2022
Lebanese president orders central bank to comply with audit
Aoun says repercussions from failure to hand over documents would be negative on all levels
Dominican Republic’s central bank raises interest rates
Central bank forecasts inflation will reach target by mid-2022 after “gradual” decline
Mexican president nominates first female governor
Victoria Rodriguez has been undersecretary of finance in the current administration
Swedish central bank announces end to net asset purchases
Sveriges Riksbank forecasts it will not raise rates until 2024, saying inflation rise is temporary
Mexican president withdraws nomination of new governor
López Obrador had chosen former finance minister to lead Bank of Mexico from January 1
Mervyn King attacks central bank theories of inflation
Expectations are “too fragile” to serve as an anchor for inflation, former BoE governor says
Taiwan’s central bank to ‘follow tightening trend’ next year – governor
Central bank has maintained a record-low rate for six straight quarters
US agencies conduct ‘policy sprints’ to tackle crypto risks
Approach modelled around “tech sprints” aims to get results quickly
Eurosystem approves new payments oversight framework
‘Pisa’ principles will cover stablecoins, e-wallets and other payments arrangements, ECB says
RBNZ prepares curbs on debt service
Central bank is concerned by “very high debt” and “unsustainable house prices”
PBoC hints at tilt to easier policy as growth slows
Third-quarter monetary policy report tweaked phrases, downplaying opposition to easy policy
Lebanese governor claims personal audit exonerates him
Judge says court has ordered him to suspend Salameh probe as foreign investigations continue
Biden re-nominates Powell as Fed chair
Lael Brainard nominated as vice-chair, to take over from Richard Clarida
People: Knot to assume FSB chairmanship
New board members appointed at central banks in Brazil and Peru
State Bank of Pakistan hikes interest rate by 150 basis points
IMF reached “staff-level” agreement with Pakistan for long-awaited loan two days after the hike
Lagarde says ECB policy is likely to stay loose in 2022
ECB president says eurozone must not “rush into a premature tightening”
CPMI proposes ‘global settlement window’
BIS committee says window could work as focal point for aligning payment systems worldwide
Chinese governor says CBDC must balance privacy and anti-crime measures
Yi says PBoC will collect “minimum amount of information” as police report first CBDC-related arrests