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Fragmented rules obstruct tokenisation efforts, panellists say
Divergent US, UK and EU stablecoin rules and legal protections limiting cross-border growth
DNB fines ABN Amro €8.5m for AML shortcomings
Former ECB supervisory board member says penalty signals seriousness of breach
Malaysia holds rates amid ‘fluid’ situation in Middle East
Central bank has kept benchmark rate at 2.75% for 12 months running
RBNZ tightens policy and expects more hikes to come
Central bank says inflation still above target
Yen options dealers struggle to hedge intervention risk
Hedge funds’ bets on BoJ intervention are leaving dealers with vol-surface exposures they can’t hedge cheaply
Silvana Tenreyro named as IMF chief economist
Former BoE policy-maker has research background in international economics
China allows its investors greater access to offshore bonds
PBoC ups quota as HKMA expands yuan funding and city begins trial run for gold clearing
BoE proposes lower bank leverage ratio amid rising market risks
FPC warns that pace of AI investment is ‘unprecedented’ and sovereign debt is ‘historically high’
Israel continues easing cycle following US-Iran ceasefire
Improved inflation outlook and strong currency mean further cuts are likely, expert says
Supreme Court ruling does not end threats to Fed, say experts
Trump likely to continue pursuing Cook while seeking further influence over monetary policy
People: RBNZ appoints assistant governor
BoE names new chief cashier; BSP board members reappointed; Japan designates deputy chair
ECB’s T2 suffers second ‘incident’ as Euronext reports outage
Euro and krone T2 settlements queued for 30–40 minutes following system update last month
Vanuatu holds rates and forecasts continued economic recovery
Pacific island nation’s central bank says reconstruction efforts, tourism, to drive economy
Lagarde ‘regrets’ forward guidance and Warsh plans ‘family fight’
Fed, ECB, BoC and BoE heads discuss inflation, uncertainty, AI, stagflation and independence in Sintra
Private credit ‘probably closer’ to end of cycle
Risk managers say regulatory scrutiny, such as BoE’s Swes, is justified
Investigation of Bangladesh Bank ex-governors continues
Anti-corruption watchdog reviews central bank documents amid probe into alleged misconduct
Uruguay holds rates at 5.75% for third time in a row
BCU says there is no evidence of significant second-round effects from energy supply shock
Samoa to leave policy unchanged over coming year
Central bank expects inflation to rise temporarily due to effects of Iran war
Colombia resumes rate hikes in first post-election decision
Analyst says 75bp hike may be attempt by Banrep to compensate for April’s ‘compromise hold’
‘Who pays?’ remains biggest puzzle of digital euro – panel
Specialists say successful payment systems solve problems for consumers and merchants
More data does not mean better outcomes – EBA policy expert
EU’s previous credit risk approach created ‘crazy backlog of model validations’, official says