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ECB maintains stance but Lagarde hints at hawkish policy turn
Lagarde's press conference remarks seem to differ from policy statement, analysts say
Pilot CBDC outage due to expired certificate, ECCB says
Blockchain network requires update before digital currency can come back online
BoE hikes main rate and begins shrinking balance sheet
UK Treasury unveils parallel measures to cushion impact of surging energy prices
Brazilian central bank continues steep tightening cycle
MPC says it aims to slow pace of rate increases but warns fiscal policy is boosting inflation
Suriname courts convict second former governor
Van Trikt receives eight years in prison, weeks after Hoefdraad sentencing
Liberian central bank publicly burns outdated currency
Move aims to rebuild public trust after long-running “missing banknote” controversy
Record-high eurozone inflation raises pressure on ECB
HICP increased by 5.1%, well above consensus expectation of 4.4%, as energy prices drive up reading
Lebanese president accuses central bank of obstructing audit
Judge issues summons for governor as staff refuse to share data for long-delayed audit
Planned EU cross-border trading ban to hit most large markets
Most major jurisdictions currently provide either interdealer or client exemptions
Indian government directs RBI to issue CBDC
Central bank told to prepare to issue the digital currency in 2022 and 2023
People: RBNZ completes leadership reshuffle
RBNZ sources assistant governor from private sector; Basel Committee names-secretary general; and more
Honduran president appoints new governor
Rebeca Santos was finance minister and faced fraud charges over political dispute
Polish president nominates governor for second term
Opposition politicians criticise Glapiński over rising inflation and claims of bias
Pakistan passes central bank autonomy law
Senate approval brings country closer to meeting IMF loan requirements
Wunsch sceptical on forward guidance
Belgian governor says tool may be effective in a stable environment of below-target inflation
IMF warns Chinese economic recovery ‘lacks balance’
Focus on investment has set back progress towards “high-quality” growth, fund says
IMF staff agree outline of deal with Argentina
Argentina accepts need for policy framework leading to positive interest rates, IMF says
Eastern Caribbean digital currency remains offline
DCash has been shut down since January 14, as firm says it has “identified problem”
ESRB calls for European cyber incident framework
Regulators must have joint response to systemic cyber incidents
Kazakhstan’s president announces changes to powerful wealth fund
National unrest leads to changes at SWF that owns an estimated 40% of GDP
Wunsch calls for gradual ECB policy tightening
Belgian governor stresses risks posed by prolonged negative rates and QE
IMF officials warn of high-risk asset sell-off
Investment in emerging markets could be hit by over-aggressive tightening, economists say
Sarb raises rates 25 basis points as inflation rises
MPC votes by four to one for hike, as inflation nears top of target range
Facebook-backed stablecoin project to wind down, report says
Project formerly known as Libra had struggled to gain regulatory approval