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Czech National Bank adds crypto exchange stocks to portfolio
Purchase of Coinbase shares takes bank’s equity holdings to $12.8 billion, SEC filing reveals
Digital euro may benefit banks in ways stablecoins can’t – Cipollone
ECB board member says CBDC, like the euro, offers chance to “unite Europe”
Splits on FOMC are no bad thing, say experts
Former policy-makers say economic uncertainty means dissent over US rates path is inevitable
RBA’s deputy governor outlines institution’s research ambitions
Hauser wants bank to become hub for tackling issues such as macro shocks and climate crisis
Montenegro to limit Sepa charges and extend RTGS times
Central bank says caps on fees will save its citizens €13.9 million a year
Central banks explore migration to quantum-proof financial system
BIS partners with monetary authorities in initiative aimed at protecting data and transactions
South Korea holds policy rate at 2.5%
Central bank says it needs more time to assess changes to household debt and house prices
Economists say rate cuts unlikely to solve China’s deflation woes
CPI grows slightly, but production price index posts largest year-on-year decline since 2023
BoE shifts focus to non-banks in sovereign bond markets
Aggregated data on leverage and positioning reveals growing gilt repo borrowing by hedge funds
FSB sets up task force to tackle non-bank data gaps
“High-level” team will investigate leveraged trading strategies in core bond markets
Brazil’s ‘biggest-ever’ heist highlights cyber security gaps
Experts say theft, targeting network linking small lenders to central bank, could have been prevented
Malaysia cuts policy rate after more than a year of holding
Quarter-point reduction to 2.75% is BNM’s first cut in five years
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New Zealand ends easing cycle with rate hold
Decision to keep policy rate at 3.25% after six consecutive cuts had been expected by economists
Ex-OCC chief urges new approach to AI explainability
Michael Hsu suggests shift from academic analysis to decision-based techniques
Do not loosen capital rules, ECB tells national authorities
Central bank says there are no signs that requirements are constraining credit supply in eurozone
Austria boosts rural access to cash with 120 new ATMs
Central bank provides cash machines to communities with at least 500 inhabitants
IMF praises Nigeria’s FX reforms
Fund’s article IV review also calls on central bank to introduce disinflation path
Australia surprises observers by holding rates
Board keeps policy rate at 3.85% in split vote, citing higher-than-expected inflation
Nagel pitches policy ideas to kickstart German economy
Bundesbank president says higher European defence spending is “reasonable”
Central banks of China and Brazil pledge deeper financial ties
PBoC and BCB commit to bilateral currency swaps and “financial strategic co-operation”
Brics leaders push for multilateral payments solutions
Central bank governors and finance ministers also call for reform of Bretton Woods institutions
Singapore fines financial firms $21.5 million for AML breaches
MAS punishes nine institutions, including Credit Suisse and UBS, and 18 individuals over 2023 case
Fragmentation could lead to deflation in eurozone – panellist
Chinese and European exports are converging, firms need to decide between resilience and efficiency