Official Record
Ireland considers sovereign wealth fund
Finance minister suggests move as government forecasts cumulative surplus of €656 billion
ECB to review staff wages after union protest
Central bank will formally review pay after works council rejects below-inflation rise
Norges Bank maintains counter-cyclical buffer at 2.5%
Norwegian central bank warns of banking and household risk
US CPI inflation slows to two-year low
Shelter costs contribute to sticky core inflation, but headline CPI comes in below expectations
Riksbank makes mistake publishing policy minutes
Swedish central bank says it takes the incident seriously and will strengthen procedures and controls
Bank of Canada consults public on CBDC design
But central bank says CBDC not needed “at this time”
Korean and Indonesian central banks sign bilateral transactions MoU
Agreement aims to let firms directly exchange won and rupiah without dollar conversion
Eurozone inflation rises to 7% in April
Core inflation declined to 5.6%, but energy prices grew again
RBA raises rates 25bp as spending falters
Outlook for household consumption uncertain as effects of tightening start to appear
ECB, BoJ, BoE and SNB reduce Fed dollar liquidity operations
Seven-day operations will decrease from daily to once a week
Belize to create AML/CFT exception to central bank confidentiality
Proposed law would also require rules against conflicts of interest
UAE launches ‘t-sukuk’ to support monetary policy
Central bank continues to implement its new dirham monetary framework
China to trial paying salaries using CBDC
State employees say finding merchants that accept the e-yuan is difficult
UK inflation still in double digits in March
Analysts think MPC likely to vote for at least one further rate increase
Venezuela may join Russian card network
Mir system suffered major setbacks last year after US warning
Bank of Israel details digital shekel factors
ECB and Fed CBDC decisions will affect decision to proceed with issuance
Ethiopia requests $2 billion from IMF
Talks ongoing as debt sustainability assessed, sources say
Hackers seize South Sudan central bank website
Group demands central bank act to make currency stronger against the dollar
FSB to draw lessons from banking stress
Nature of vulnerabilities and speed of recent crisis call for review of regulation, Klaas Knot says
Megan Greene to join Bank of England MPC
Kroll chief economist will succeed Silvana Tenreyro later this year
Olli Rehn selected as ESRB’s first vice-chair
Bank of Finland governor replaces former Sveriges Riksbank governor Stefan Ingves
BoK pauses again as inflation slows
Governor Rhee Chang-yong warns against expectations of a rate cut this year
RBI pauses to assess effects of rate increases
Surprise decision comes as inflation remains outside the central bank’s target band
SBP raises rate 100bp amid balance of payments ‘stress’
Inflation continues climb while reserves remain at critically low levels