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Rate hikes and financial stability can coexist – IMF panel
Policy-makers can ease lenders’ stress with short-term liquidity when tightening policy, say speakers
Fed lifts supervisory requirements for crypto investments
Easing of regulations for banks is latest example of US’s increasingly pro-crypto stance
US Treasury secretary accuses IMF and World Bank of ‘mission creep’
Bessent says organisations should focus on core goals rather than issues such as climate change
BIS, ECB, BoE develop synchronised cross-border FX transactions
BIS says Project Meridian FX reduces liquidity, credit and settlement risk
Ethiopian governor hails benefits of central bank reforms
Mihretu tells IMF Spring Meetings inflation is now projected to fall to 10% in 2025-26
Knot becomes ‘cautious believer’ in euro internationalisation
DNB chief says EU’s institutions must be robust and its finances sustainable if it’s to attract investors
Trump makes a U-turn on Powell
President “might” call Fed chair about lowering rates, but claims he never had any intention of firing him
CBCS analysis points to pronounced risks of global trade war
Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten says firms should diversify supply chains away from US
No more FX regime change in Argentina, BCRA governor says
Current policy will naturally move country towards free-floating exchange rate, Bausili explains
Turkey and Kazakhstan agree currency swap line
Central bank governors sign deal worth $730m in Washington
Hungary’s central bank publicly clashes with opposition leader
MNB says unnamed politician failed to comply with inquiry; Tisza head says he is target of smears
Danish krone becomes fully integrated into Target
National Bank of Denmark becomes first non-eurozone central bank to join Tips and T2 systems
Kashkari stresses importance of Fed independence
Minneapolis Fed chief expresses solidarity with Powell following Trump attacks
Fed officials sound warnings over economic mobility
Vice-chair says it remains core of American Dream, but Philly Fed chief says it is out of reach for many
Strong economy will protect India from trade tensions – RBI
Bank derives optimism from service exports and lower food prices in latest State of the Economy report
PBoC to help Chinese firms boost overseas investment
Central bank to facilitate yuan internationalisation amid external uncertainty, deputy governor says
EU firms fear dollar liquidity becoming tariff bargaining chip
Trade war escalation could affect ECB's access to Fed swap lines
IMF cuts forecasts as tariffs add to high uncertainty
World economic outlook sours after Trump tariffs
Trade tensions could fuel further drop in asset prices – IMF
Global financial stability report also calls out highly leveraged non-banks
Indian bank stocks surge after RBI updates liquidity measures
New rules are less strict than originally planned
Trump administration escalates attacks on Powell
Kevin Hassett says White House is studying whether president can fire Fed chair
Trump and Powell’s war of words escalates
Fed chair slams tariffs, while president says Powell’s departure “cannot come fast enough”
ECB makes quarter point cut amid ‘exceptional uncertainty’
Lagarde says anyone who thinks world is “shock-free” needs “their head examined”
Turkey reverses easing cycle by raising policy rate to 46%
Central bank makes further attempt to calm markets following opposition leader’s arrest