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Taiwan says currency surge unrelated to trade talks with US
Rumours of “Mar-a-Lago accord” causing NT$ appreciation are “false”, central bank says
Experts divided over contraction in US economy
Ex-NY Fed chief says latest figures are an anomaly, though others point to Trump policies’ impact
Pension funds hesitate over BoE’s buy-side repo facility
Reduced leveraged and documentation ‘faff’ curb appetite for central bank’s gilt liquidity lifeline
Target inflation traditionally, G30 tells Fed
Working group says its proposed changes to Fed framework might prevent repeat of 2023 banking crisis
French expertise is essential to Lebanon recovery – BdL governor
Central bank head meets Villeroy de Galhau in Paris as part of efforts to tackle economic crisis at home
Bank of Japan holds rates and halves growth outlook
Path to policy normalisation will depend on negotiations with US over tariffs, analysts say
ECB removes need for governing council to approve CCP facility
New “automatic” facility will require safeguards that are “still being implemented”, bank says
SNB introduces new liquidity provision framework
Reformed facility will be less “emergency” in nature and accept broader pool of collateral
BoE plans to link system-wide and individual stress tests
Meanwhile, ECB wants to broaden system-wide stress models to include central counterparties
Six in 10 at ECB do not trust Lagarde – staff union survey
Survey shows frustration at career progression, employment uncertainty and HR over past decade
Inflation expectations survey flashes warning signs in US
University of Michigan report, cited by Fed officials, says outlook had dropped in tandem with tariffs
Next phase of BoE RTGS project aims for atomic settlement
New platform settled £778 billion on first day of operation, deputy governor says
Pakistan points to progress on inflation, reserves and growth
Central bank says tight monetary policy and IMF support will underpin recovery, but risks remain
Regulation should be ‘smarter’, not ‘less’ – ECB’s Donnery
Financial resilience cannot be sacrificed under banner of simplification, senior supervisor says
Yen rates losses from tariff drama top $1 billion
Losses came from forced unwinds of bets on BoJ rate rises
BoE’s RTGS service update goes live
Renewal expands access to payments infrastructure, with increased focus on cyber resilience
Lebanon to introduce new banknotes
Parliament authorises issuance in response to high inflation and long-term depreciation of pound
Rate hikes and financial stability can coexist – IMF panel
Policy-makers can ease lenders’ stress with short-term liquidity when tightening policy, say speakers
Fed lifts supervisory requirements for crypto investments
Easing of regulations for banks is latest example of US’s increasingly pro-crypto stance
US Treasury secretary accuses IMF and World Bank of ‘mission creep’
Bessent says organisations should focus on core goals rather than issues such as climate change
BIS, ECB, BoE develop synchronised cross-border FX transactions
BIS says Project Meridian FX reduces liquidity, credit and settlement risk
Ethiopian governor hails benefits of central bank reforms
Mihretu tells IMF Spring Meetings inflation is now projected to fall to 10% in 2025-26
Knot becomes ‘cautious believer’ in euro internationalisation
DNB chief says EU’s institutions must be robust and its finances sustainable if it’s to attract investors
Trump makes a U-turn on Powell
President “might” call Fed chair about lowering rates, but claims he never had any intention of firing him