Official Record
Central bank gold buying slows in April
World Gold Council says higher prices may be behind reduced interest
Hungarian central bank launches anti-cyber fraud campaign
Governor announces five-step campaign to counteract increasing prevalence of scams
BoJ advised to slow or maintain JGB tapering pace from 2026
Bond traders satisfied with current plan but disagree on future balance sheet policy
Dovish Banxico minutes point to another 50bp cut in June
Weak domestic growth and tariff-hit foreign demand suggest further easing on horizon
Bank of Israel holds benchmark rate
Central bank hopes to help stabilise markets as conflict in Gaza and global policy uncertainty continue
Egypt’s central bank expects inflation to halve from 2024 levels
Projection comes ahead of this week’s rate decision
Romania opts to hold, citing domestic and global uncertainty
Central bank cites fluctuating commodity prices, tariff risks and volatility resulting from national politics
Hong Kong and Ireland to ease cross-border investment
Funds domiciled in one jurisdiction can be marketed to the other after regulators sign MoU
Eurozone monetary policy must remain ‘firmly’ neutral – Schnabel
ECB board member cautions against overreacting to undershooting
Bank of Burundi issues ‘world’s largest banknote’
Commemorative bill measures 400mm by 288mm and is on sale at €2,200 apiece
SNB to hand out cash earmarked for exchange of defunct notes
Up to $1.07bn, previously reserved for bills that were never exchanged, will go to government and aid
NGFS adds near-term climate scenario to analytical toolkit
New framework looks at economic impact of environmental changes in next five years
De La Rue completes sale of authentication division
Banknote maker to focus exclusively on currency business
Nigeria simplifies documentation for pan-African payments system
Revised process will affect PAPPS payments of up to $2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for businesses
UK government ‘must act against decline in cash acceptance’
Parliamentary committee suggests firms could be made to accept cash to protect those who rely on it
BIS, SNB and World Bank advance promissory note tokenisation
Six other central banks tested the blockchain technology
FSB rolls out common incident reporting framework
Standard format designed to improve cyber and operational incident reporting by firms
Namibia holds policy rate at 6.75%
Central bank points to uncertainty caused by disruption to global trade
Market turmoil causes BoE to reschedule long-dated bond sale
Change to QT plan comes after tariff uncertainty triggers surge in UK government bond yields
Arab Monetary Fund provides $306.5m of debt relief to Somalia
Restructuring follows similar package offered by IMF
New Zealand makes rate cut in response to tariffs
RBNZ eases policy by 25bp and points to trade war’s downside risks to growth
Jamaica to phase out cotton banknotes by July
Central bank says denominations between 50 and 5,000 Jamaican dollars will be affected
RBNZ extends acting governor’s term
Christian Hawkesby to remain in place for six months while board looks for permanent governor
Nigeria sells FX to offset tariff-induced volatility
Oil-exporting country also affected by decline in commodity prices