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Bank of Russia raises rates and inflation forecasts
Nabiullina warns central bank will tighten policy further if above-target inflation persists
Bank of Mexico creates environmental and social risk department
Central bank’s attitude to environmental risk might put it at odds with government, says commentator
Chilean president grants Marcel new term as governor
Central bank leader faces continued challenges from pandemic and rapid political change
Fed announces strict new trading rules for senior officials
Regulations would ban individual investments, increase disclosure and restrict transactions
Paraguay’s MPC hikes rates by 125 basis points
Country follows Chile with unexpectedly large tightening as inflation continues to rise
Bank of Thailand raises LTV ratio cap as recovery slows
Central bank says home loan measure has limited risks despite high household debt
Fed ethics officials warned against trades
March 2020 advice cautioned against stock transactions in following months
Turkish central bank cuts rates again as currency falls
Lira hits new low days after president dismissed senior officials
BIS launches third green bond fund in Asia
Asian Development Bank and BIS aim to foster issuance of safe green assets
People: Portugal reappoints board member two years late
Second woman to join Paraguay board; Central Bank of Russia appoints government official to lead financial ombudsman; and more
Weidmann to step down as Bundesbank president
After over 10 years leading the German central bank, Weidmann will leave for “personal reasons”
Iranian court sentences former governor to 10 years in prison
Valiollah Seif convicted of currency offences, but reportedly remains free pending appeal
CBDC just one option for future payment system, says BoJ official
Japan’s central bank says CBDC could solve safety and interoperability issues, but is not the only option
Gita Gopinath to leave IMF
Fund’s first female chief economist is set to return to Harvard
BoE launches ‘exploratory’ CCP stress test
Central bank will test credit and liquidity exposures, and will also conduct “reverse stress tests”
PBoC suffers headaches from growth, energy and Evergrande
Yi Gang mulls property sector risks, as China’s growth hits one-year low
Fed’s Bullard believes a ‘five-year window’ for AIT is ‘realistic’
St Louis Fed president says “big tent language” was a reason overshoot details were not specified; “precise numerical implementations” can “get you into trouble”
Permanent or transitory? Officials wrestle with inflation uncertainty
Bailey warns of possible damage to credibility, but Carstens urges caution amid high uncertainty
People: FCA chair steps down; Esma chair steps up
UK FCA chairman to depart; Verena Ross to chair Esma; new boards for Ecuador’s central bank
Turkish president names new central bank officials
Move follows Erdoğan’s dismissal of two deputy governors and one MPC member
DNB calls on government to calm Dutch housing market
Tax reforms and greater supply needed to deal with “too much money and too few houses” – Knot
Mexican inflation rising rapidly, warns deputy governor
Heath says prices increasing at “really phenomenal” rate but expects full pandemic recovery by 2023
MAS allows Singapore dollar to appreciate in tightening move
Policy-makers raise slope of the S$NEER policy band, citing rising inflation
Turkish president fires deputy governors
Move appears to be Erdoğan’s latest bid to impose low interest rates despite rising inflation