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PBoC tightens ban on crypto transactions
PBoC warns largest banks to verify customers’ identities and stop aiding bitcoin-related transactions
Bank of England holds interest rates and asset purchases
MPC wants evidence spare capacity is being reduced but Haldane votes for lower asset purchases
UK committee calls for reform at FCA over ‘mini-bond’ scandal
Treasury Committee says it does not believe Andrew Bailey misled it over his role in the matter
Large global banks sign up to new Swift platform
Payments consortium says new system will facilitate seamless transactions
Czech central bank raises rates by majority vote
Divided board raises rates as inflation nears top of target band
A brick-by-brick guide to inflation
Cleveland Fed uses Lego videos to explain inflation
People: Sam Woods reappointed; Fernanda Nechio returns to SF Fed
BoE deputy gets fresh term; Nechio to lead regional Fed’s sustainability research; and more
Bank of Israel calls on banks to improve tech risk monitoring
Central bank urges close examination of projects that imply organisational changes
BoE completes transition to polymer
New £50 banknote featuring scientist Alan Turing enters circulation
Angola grants central bank independence
Constitutional amendment will guarantee autonomy and add financial stability to mandate
Catherine Mann appointed to Bank of England MPC
Former Citibank and OECD chief economist to take Jan Vlieghe’s seat; Jonathan Haskel reappointed
Malaysia and Thailand launch real-time cross-border payments
Central banks reach milestone for Asean payment connectivity plan
People: IMF deputy managing director and two more senior officials to leave
Tao Zhang leaves deputy’s role at end of tenure; IT and HR directors resign
Cuba bars dollar cash deposits
Country struggling with sanctions as inflation spirals
Bank of Ghana launches local gold-buying programme
Central bank aims to double gold reserves over the next five years and support local mining industry
BIS prepares to redevelop HQ
Bank’s biggest building project since the 1970s could see major expansion of main site
Demand for Fed’s reverse repo hits new record
FOMC increases interest rates on RRP deposits by 5bp, spurring new demand
RBA cancels market operations due to outage
Issue at third-party provider impacted central bank and several commercial banks
ECB extends capital relief for largest Eurozone banks
Continued relief on central bank assets will release additional €70 billion in Tier 1 capital, ECB says
Riksbank to revise ethical rules after staff infringements
Employees were involved in equity transactions before monetary policy decisions
Uganda’s central bank cuts rates to historic lows
Uncertainty around the future path of Covid-19 weighs on growth prospects, governor says
Fed extends nine dollar swap lines to year’s end
Federal Reserve established liquidity arrangements with foreign partners at start of pandemic
Norges Bank signals September rate hike
MPC says economy is rebounding sharply as officials warn of high household debt levels
RBA should improve RTGS risk management – internal report
Australian central bank’s payments division says it is concentrating on upgrading cyber resilience