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Moldova to switch reference currency to euro
Change reflects “economic realities” as country moves closer to EU
Bailey: UK must stay open for business
BoE governor calls for bridges to be built with EU countries and others
Basis swaps surge amid US repo concerns
Fed funds-versus-SOFR swap volumes nearly quadruple as declining Fed reserves impact funding rates
Central bankers share lessons on FX interventions
Officials highlight benefits of transparent operations, clear frameworks at Autumn Meetings
More volatility calls for greater agility – Schnabel
ECB official says new tools, including negative rates, may be needed in more disruptive age
Programmable money ‘a key benefit of CBDCs’
However, Central Banking Autumn Meetings hear that use case for a retail version is “missing”
Tombini warns of false sense of stability in markets
BIS official says participants need to price in significant uncertainty over economic policy
Ecuador reallocating reserves and investing in technology – Avellán
General manager highlights effort to cut gold holdings and launch new financial infrastructure
‘I wish we were long bitcoin’ – central bankers on Trump 2.0
Reserve managers at Central Banking Autumn Meetings warn of higher signal-to-noise ratio
Reserve managers should be ready for new asset classes – panel
Central banks can prepare now for change in market conditions, say Autumn Meetings panellists
RBA to run trials on tokenised asset settlement
Bank invites industry proposals on ways of settling transactions using digital money
Return to floating rate a ‘medium-term goal’ – NBU official
Head of monetary policy says hryvnia still being used as “means of savings” during war
Policy-makers lament uncertainty following US election
Speakers at Central Banking Autumn Meetings say policies will be marked by unpredictability
Curaçao and Sint Maarten announces Ennia restructure
Central bank to move insurer’s liabilities into new entity along with operational assets
Reserve management not just about stability – CBBH governor
Head of Bosnian central bank says fresh approach is required to achieve “stability and returns”
Indian central bank postpones IM go-live date
RBI communicated delay to initial margin rules one day before planned November 8 implementation
Central Banking’s seventh annual FinTech & RegTech Global Awards
Central Banking is pleased to announce the winners of its seventh annual FinTech & RegTech Global Awards recognising excellence in the central banking community
People: New faces on IMF exec board
Plus, appointments at Deutsche Bundesbank and Czech central bank
Minneapolis Fed chief shares concerns about tit-for-tat tariffs
Kashkari points to heightened risk of inflation but insists US economy is “strong”
Pablo Hernández de Cos to be next BIS general manager
Agustín Carstens will leave in 2025 after leading transformation project
Lagarde warns of widening climate finance gap
“We must adapt and become more resilient” in a fair and equitable manner, says ECB president
Ruling party loyalist to become new BoT chair
Appointment of Kittiratt Na-Ranong will increase concerns about erosion of bank’s independence
DNB tells banks to test ‘extreme but plausible’ political scenarios
Geopolitical risks become focal point of Dutch supervision strategy
Deutsche Bundesbank joins Project Guardian
Germany joins France, Japan, Switzerland and UK in MAS tokenisation initiative