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CNB digital asset portfolio is about real learning, says Michl
Governor says bank is not looking to simulate reality but ‘touch it’ with experimental bitcoin holding
New banking entrants key to financial inclusion – BCB deputy
Pix helped address shortcomings of online-only lenders, Renato Gomes tells Autumn Meetings
Confidence in dollar undiminished since April, says BIS’s Shin
Institution’s head of monetary and economic policy says no hard evidence of shift from US currency
Cash is the tender of last resort – panel
Officials at Central Banking Autumn Meetings discuss risks of long-term outages in era of digital payments
Central banks are needed to make instant payments work, says panel
Legal and payment experts tell Autumn Meetings that private sector cannot achieve this on its own
People: Saudi governor elected to BIS board
Plus senior appointments in Asia, the Middle East and Europe
BoT seeks more oversight of gold trade to prevent baht volatility
Vitai says bank is working to boost supervision of institutions and dealers involved in precious metal
Bank of Russia starts selling gold locally
Move is not a sign of budget crisis, experts say
South Africa cuts by 25bp, citing lower prices ahead
Sarb brings policy rate to 6.75% in first decision since government lowered inflation target
Reserve managers’ environmental plans choked by dearth of data – panel
Central Banking Autumn Meetings hear blended finance is growing green bonds in emerging economies
Central banks must respond to challenges of digital innovation – panel
Central Banking Autumn Meetings panel looks at how stablecoins, CBDCs and AI are shaping decision-making
BoJ governor reaffirms preference for rate hikes
Ueda says policy normalisation should continue amid near-zero output gap and tight labour conditions
Reserve managers in Americas aim to be ‘more daring’
Central Banking Autumn Meetings: managers look to diversify assets, jurisdictions, currencies and counterparties
ECB moves to link Tips with India’s UPI and Nexus
Connection with Nexus still hinges on ECB exploring potential ‘feasibility’
Indonesia holds rates, with analysts expecting December cut
Central bank says decision will maintain stability of rupiah and strengthen policy transmission
De-dollarisation is neither myth nor the whole story – panel
Reserve managers tell Autumn Meetings they are unconvinced by stablecoins
Curaçaoan governor highlights AI, climate and cyber risks
Richard Doornbosch says Caribbean’s small, open economies faced heightened threats
Dollar remains king for now, says Tombini
BIS Americas chief tells Central Banking Autumn Meetings of lessons from events of past year
Iceland makes 25bp cut amid mortgage market turmoil
Decision comes after court ruling forces lenders to tighten terms of home loans on offer
Japan will not implement Basel crypto regs by 2026, says FSA
Regulator cites country’s limited exposure to digital assets as reason for not meeting deadline
BoE’s Pill focused on ‘nominal momentum’ in UK economy
Chief economist says inflation dynamics seem to have changed, but there is a lot of noise in the data
Netherlands Bank aims to cut costs by 10% with spending freeze
DNB 2030 programme will involve job losses, spokesperson says
Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia to launch $1bn fund
HKMA will team up with Saudi sovereign wealth fund to help Chinese firms invest in Middle East
How generous is the UK’s new deposit insurance limit?
BoE’s decision to raise limit to £120,000 marks first change in eight years