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Thailand’s central bank raises interest rate for sixth consecutive time
Central bank highlights upside risks to inflation amid economy recovery
Nigerian parliament lifts central bank financing limit
Central bank has lent government tens of billions as fiscal problems mount
Sarb sounds alarm on sanctions risk
Central bank says country could face financial isolation if US thinks it arms Russia
Wuhan’s finance regulator asks hundreds of firms to repay debts
Call for repayment underscores debt troubles in Chinese regional governments amid wider slowdown
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Offline digital euro solution could be years away, ECB says
Central bank invited market participants, including Amazon, to carry out front-end protocol tests that included self-custody wallets
Turkish lira hits record lows despite FX from Gulf states
Erdoğan says he is grateful to allies but central bank reserves fall to lowest level in over 20 years
Central Bank of Chile sets first counter-cyclical buffer
BCC also warns government could face financing problems
ECB needs ‘persistence’ in tight policy, French governor says
Transmission is slow but rate should reach terminal level in summer, says Villeroy de Galhau
Sarb raises rates and warns of worsening economy
Central bank cuts growth forecast and says long-term inflation expectations are rising
Lebanon imposes travel ban on governor
Germany follows France in issuing arrest warrants for Riad Salameh
Payment security must improve, Norges Bank warns
Norwegian central bank says it will decide on design of new settlement system by 2025
Nigerian MPC continues tightening
Official figures show slight rise in inflation as pressure on currency continues
Central banks should abandon floor systems – BIS’s Borio
Abundant reserves are causing distortions and could hamper policy-making, economist says
US banks need higher equity capital levels, Kashkari says
“Essentially unlimited deposit insurance” poses systemic risk, says Minneapolis Fed president
Governors weigh trade-offs between inflation and financial stability
Officials stress central bank independence is key to addressing these risks
Iceland raises rates 125bp to head off ‘wage-price spiral’
MPC orders largest increase in two-year tightening cycle as inflation remains near 10%
Iosco sets out global crypto regulation
International group of regulators targets conflicts of interest in the industry
RBNZ raises rates to peak level
Central bank predicts rates will come down slightly faster than in February forecast
Bernanke and Blanchard reassess causes of inflation surge
Economists who predicted surge misunderstood underlying causes, study finds
IMF urges caution in UK financial services reforms
Fund says efforts to ease or simplify rules must be “carefully weighed”
MAS launches AI training programme for key financial institutions
Central bank will design training programmes with universities and institutes
Financial security of US households ‘fell sharply’ in 2022
Inflation comes first in list of financial worries, Fed survey finds
NY Fed and MAS test distributed ledger CBDC payments
System averaged 6.48 payments a second, with peak of 47 payments a second