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Riksbank’s pandemic QE eased financing conditions, says research
Swedish central bank’s purchases boosted equities, depreciated krona and cut bond yields
Biden orders CBDC report from Fed and other agencies
Report must advise on how possible CBDC would affect US security and sovereignty
Peru’s central bank continues policy tightening
Most indicators are pessimistic, central bank says, as IMF staff warn of possible currency pressure
Some CCPs could struggle to cover major losses – FSB
Cyber attack could pose serious problems for systemically important CCPs, report finds
Guinean governor’s arrest may be linked to gold dispute, say reports
Military junta’s motive for prosecuting ex-governor is currently unclear, experts say
IMF approves $1.4 billion Ukraine aid and BIS suspends Russia
Georgieva praises Ukrainian authorities’ emergency measures after invasion
PBoC resumes profit transfer to government
Transfer of $158 billion follows two-year suspension during Covid-19 pandemic
ECB accelerates end of QE programmes
New forward guidance hints rate rise will not immediately follow end of asset purchases
RBA deputy governor resigns
Guy Debelle leaves to join green energy company less than a year into second term
Bank of Russia caps FX withdrawals and EU sanctions Belarus
Russian depositors can withdraw unlimited rubles but only up to $10,000 in foreign currency
Ukraine invasion adds to pressure on food prices
Russia and Ukraine are key global producers of wheat and sunflower products
MAS’s Tharman urges investor action on global instability
War, stagflation risk, climate crisis, pandemic and uneven growth create “perfect long storm”
Sudan floats currency
Decision follows adoption of single unified exchange rate
Ukraine allows unlimited cash withdrawals for threatened regions
Bank of Russia halts publication of regulatory data and announces more emergency measures
IMF urges Peru to tighten monetary policy
Fund also says FX intervention may be needed short term
State Bank of Pakistan launches simplified digital account
Central bank governor says Asaan Digital Account should boost women’s participation in finance
Sri Lankan central bank raises rates and clashes with power company
Energy chairman says “power crisis” has been caused by unwise use of foreign exchange
Visa, Mastercard and Amex suspend Russia operations
Bank of Russia says domestic payments will still be possible across its own systems
People: Chile appoints new central bank director
BoJ set to gain new policy board members; RBA names new head of banking; and more
Economists warn Latin America faces another lost decade
Continent is “halfway to a lost decade already”, says World Bank’s Carmen Reinhart
Bank of Russia pauses repo transactions
Central bank increases forex surcharge amid signs of strains on banking liquidity
The ECCB’s DCash outage: what went wrong?
Experts discuss security certificate problems that may have derailed DCash pilot
Bank of Canada governor says rate increase ‘was first step’
Macklem says he expects inflation to fall in second half and expectations remain anchored
IMF and Argentina reach preliminary agreement on new programme
Argentina must implement new monetary policy framework as part of $45 billion aid package