Official Record
South African politicians tussle over central bank mandate
African National Congress officials attempt to influence new government
Open letter calls for next BoE governor to ‘serve the whole of society’
94 signatories urge BoE to “evolve” to tackle major problems
Riksbank opens procurement for e-krona development
Central bank intends to commission platform for electronic central bank payments in 2020
US labour force participation driven by fewer outflows – San Fran Fed researcher
Hot economy could be making workers less likely to leave labour force, Regis Barnichon says
Bank of Israel to collaborate with national body on cyber defence
Memorandum with National Cyber Directorate sets stage for closer co-operation on bank security
Regulators must do more to assess risk of crypto assets, says FSB
FSB members differ on how to tackle international co-ordination
Bank of Canada on hold as policy-makers eye Q2 rebound
Strong job growth and recovering business investment contrast with trade tensions
Angola cuts rates by 25bp as inflation falls
Rate cut is Angola's third within a year
ECB paper looks at short-term costs of higher capital ratios
Monetary policy should cushion blow caused by moving to higher capital requirements – researchers
Costa Rica cuts rates further following March reversal
Central bank concerned about downside inflation risks and slow economic activity
Curaçao central bank deputy director arrested for forgery
Arrest is part of an investigation into alleged money laundering, says public prosecutor
RBNZ review lends support to loan-to-value limits
Macro-prudential tool has been helpful in promoting financial stability, study finds
Zambia raises rates for first time since 2015
Governor hopes to prevent inflation rising above 6–8% target
BoE’s Broadbent: constant Brexit delays are hurting investment
Deputy governor blames “repeated series of cliff edges” for poor UK investment
Bank of Jamaica continues with monetary easing
Central bank has now lowered rates three times this year and cut reserve requirements twice
SBP hikes to 12.25% as inflationary risks grow
Government has been borrowing heavily from central bank and rupee has weakened
Israeli banks and households resilient to higher rates and unemployment
Housing market withstands adverse scenarios in macroeconomic stress test
RBNZ paper hunts cause of flattening Phillips curve
Paper explores trend of declining relationship between inflation and economic activity
El Salvador central bank launches statistics app
Central bank says app designed to improve accessibility of economic data
Minneapolis Fed president calls on Fed to ‘re-tool’ labour market analysis
Wages are a better means of estimating labour market slack, Kashkari says
IMF staff strike deal for $6 billion Pakistan bailout
Mission chief says central bank should focus on inflation control and exchange rate flexibility
Draghi dismisses crypto assets
ECB head describes bitcoin as “very, very risky”
Fed proposes expanding netting protection eligibility
Move reflects changes to industry landscape since the 2008 financial crisis
Israeli reserves rise on higher equity prices in April
Portfolio increased in value by $524 million to $118.7 billion, which represents 32.2% of GDP