Official Record
US unemployment rate stable at 5.9%
Little sign of ‘substantial further progress’ FOMC wants to see before taper
Fed’s CBDC efforts should not be driven by digital yuan, Fed official says
A decision on ‘Fedcoin’ should be independent of action taken by China, says David Andolfatto
RBI scales back predictions of rise in stressed assets
Indian central bank says policy support has helped curb rise in non-performing assets
Riksbank maintains loose policy
Swedish central bank says it will fully use Skr700 billion portfolio of asset purchases
Sarb celebrates centenary with virtual ceremony
Tributes were paid by former governors, regional central bank representatives and the heads of the IMF and BIS
Eurozone inflation expected to decline in June
Early estimates suggest inflation fell to 1.9%, from 2% in May
Lithuania’s central bank bolsters cash services
Central bank signs agreement with banking sector to maintain minimum level of cash provision
BoE demands changes at Euroclear after system outage
Central bank takes supervisory action over outage that caused “notable” market disruption
ECB launches consultation on supervisory practices
Central bank says exercise aims to boost transparency on its interaction with banks
Big banks pass Fed stress tests
Quarles: “The banking system is strongly positioned to support the ongoing recovery”
Bank of England prepares for first public CCP stress test
Discussion paper sets out eight components of supervisory stress test for key market infrastructure
FCA proposes expanding climate-risk disclosure rules
Climate disclosure proposals are first “substantive” policy for asset managers since Brexit
Armenian central bank raises rates again
Foreign and domestic factors working to push inflation above target, central bank says
Congo central bank lowers policy rate 200bp
Central African country has now largely reversed rate increase from 2020
BoE suspends dividend as capital falls below target
Growth of intangible assets due to RTGS project caused loss-absorbing capital to drop
RBNZ gains tool to curb house price rises
Government approves debt-to-income limits to address hot housing market
Inflation expectations rising – NY Fed survey
Survey finds consumers predicting higher prices, but also better labour market conditions
US CPI inflation reaches 5%
Figures follow predictions of “transitory” inflation rises by senior Fed officials
Malawi picks G+D for currency processing contract
German-based firm already provides processing services to the Federal Reserve
Bank of Finland invests in BIS green fund
Central bank invests $300 million in fund supporting renewables and energy efficiency
Thailand’s central bank picks G+D for retail CBDC project
BoT will use Filia platform for proof-of-concept
Ghana’s central bank cuts interest rates to 13.5%
Inflationary pressures have all but disappeared, central bank says, but uncertainty around new variants could undermine recovery
Eurozone inflation reaches target for first time since 2018
Early estimates suggest HICP inflation hit 2% in May
FSB sets targets to tackle cross-border payments issues
Proposals are “foundational step” in G20 initiative to improve global payments