Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Atomic settlement: a solution to cross-border payment woes?
Experts say simultaneous settlement has the potential to improve cross-border frictions – so why are central banks lukewarm?
As NBFI sector grows, so do its risks and benefits – Knot
Former FSB chair discusses implications of sector’s increasing dominance
BIS’s Hernández de Cos on AI, non-bank risk and tokenisation
General manager talks about how the BIS is navigating a complex global environment
Modernisation can ‘free supervisors to think’ – Thedéen
Basel Committee chair says multidisciplinary teams are necessary to track ‘ever-changing’ system
Washington is guarding against the wrong dollar threat
Brics nations did not launch a common currency in New Delhi. The payment networks they are building may matter more
BIS economists take aim at crypto industry data
Central banks should consider blockchain stats ‘noisy approximations’ of actual economic activity
Strait of Hormuz is top barometer of supply stress – BIS study
Impact of traffic disruption through other waterways neither as consistent nor as global
Ukraine’s ESG lessons from a war zone
NBU governing council member Olena Shcherbakova speaks about how environmental, social and governance rules can be adapted for dual-use and defence requirements
Geopolitical tensions raising rate hike expectations – BIS
Quarterly review highlights new communication challenges for central banks
Zombie firms in Asian EMEs cause disinflation in AEs – study
Spillover is transmitted to advanced economies via trade channels, BIS report says
Demand for excess reserves goes beyond price signals – BIS paper
Study shows drivers for banks include payment flow volatility and cost of borrowing
Schnabel could leave ECB early to join IMF – German media
Germany may find itself without representative on bank’s governing board
Anchor tokenisation in central bank money, says BIS’s de Cos
General manager uses Jackson Hole speech to champion tokenised deposits and reserves over stablecoins
High debt raises ‘macro-financial’ risks in Americas – BIS study
Bulletin says interest costs can result in risk premia feeding into inflation expectations
Comms staff need to reflect on how their messages are perceived
BoE’s Eric Tong discusses research probing how the public receives central bank messages via the media
Africa’s domestic debt shift raises costs and risks, BIS warns
Diversifying investor bases necessary to reduce reliance on central and commercial banks, study says
China and Kazakhstan to link CBDCs
Central bank agreement includes currency swap and linking interbank payments systems to settle in national currencies
ECB succession race: Netherlands throws weight behind Knot
Former DNB governor receives official backing
New York and Dallas Feds to launch private credit survey
Firms with over $50 million invited to discuss lending standards and monetary policy implications
Argentina renews $19 billion swap line with China
New agreement between BCRA and PBoC extended from three to five years
Anchoring expectations ‘critical’ in energy shock – BIS researchers
Most significant shock since the 90s Gulf crisis “may warrant hiking rates more quickly”