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Bank of Canada cuts rates and ends quantitative tightening
Macklem says monetary policy cannot offset negative effects of tariffs
RBI injects billions into liquidity-strapped financial system
Analysts say decision points to rate cut by India’s central bank in February
India reports hundredfold growth in digital payments since 2012
Central bank’s deputy governor says cross-border payments remain expensive and slow, however
Sri Lanka holds rates amid persistent deflation
Central bank expects price falls to intensify owing to cuts in electricity tariffs
Czech governor wants central bank to add bitcoin to reserves
Michl to make proposal to CNB’s board, while recognising cryptocurrency “bubble” could burst
Trump’s tariff threats fuel corporate FX hedging revamp
Treasurers mull options and longer-dated hedges in face of mixed signals on extent and timing of measures
Palestine Monetary Authority resumes banking services in Gaza
PMA also announces loan deferral programme, though analyst says few will be able to repay
Non-banks and banks are interwoven, says ex-RBI official
Policy-makers should study connections between them when crafting regulations, argues Viral Acharya
Andrea Enria joins BoE’s prudential regulation committee
Former top ECB supervisor becomes UK central bank policy-maker
Trump says ‘no’ to CBDCs
Digital asset schism between US and eurozone widens
People: Palestine Monetary Authority appoints new governor
Plus board appointments in Colombia and UK, and Central Bank of Iceland’s new chief economist
Lagarde laments looming pressure on central bank independence
ECB president nevertheless says that loss of independence remains “unlikely”
Pakistan delivers sixth consecutive rate cut
Decision taking benchmark rate to 12% means policy has been eased by 1,000bp since last June
Trump’s rate cuts ‘demand’ spells trouble for Fed – economists
Comments will cause problems for central bank and threaten its independence, academics claim
Bangladesh Bank’s ex-governor warns of ‘politicisation’ of hacking
Rahman says bank was “victim, not accomplice” as anti-corruption body seeks to investigate 2016 theft
Singapore eases monetary policy for first time since 2020
Central bank slows exchange rate appreciation as core inflation falls and trade concerns loom
BoJ raises policy rate to highest level since 2008
Policy-makers raise inflation forecasts and signal further rate rises
Bank Indonesia’s YouTube channel hacked
Hackers streamed bitcoin-related content before page was restored
Lebanon’s depositors unlikely to see compensation, say analysts
Economists remain pessimistic, with one saying central bank should seek external help
Turkey’s central bank cuts rates by another 250bp
Second consecutive reduction comes despite inflation remaining at 44%
China tells insurers and mutual funds to buy more stocks
Regulators, including PBoC, provide new instructions to boost domestic equities market
Libya to issue new banknotes
Central bank announces plan for five, 10 and 20 dinar bills amid continued cash shortage
Bank Negara Malaysia holds policy rate
Central bank has left key rate unchanged for 20 months against backdrop of strong growth
EBA launches stricter EU-wide stress test for 2025
Banks face more scrutiny of credit risks following “overly optimistic projections” in past exercises