Central Banking
Lagarde says fiscal response to energy shock must be targeted
Price caps and tax cuts must ‘preserve price signal’ or risk inflationary spiral, ECB president says
Shin promotes novel approaches in inaugural address at BoK
Ex-BIS chief economist formally appointed head of South Korean central bank
PBoC leaves loan prime rates unchanged for eleventh month
Widely expected move comes after Pan reiterates ‘moderately loose’ policy stance
US policies eroding dollar’s position, say Knot and Obstfeld
Euro and yuan unlikely to supplant greenback, but ‘more multipolar’ system could arise
Growing global imbalances risk ‘disorderly unwinding’ – panel
Imbalances caused by unsustainable growth models and industry policy, experts say
Global AI imbalances expected to hit emerging markets hardest
IMF’s Bo Li and Anthropic’s economics head discuss social protection on panel
Financial integrity ‘the major concern’ with stablecoins – de Cos
Bespoke AML measures will be needed in case of wide adoption, says BIS chief
Pakistan central bank seeks to reassure international investors
Governor says country in better position to weather shocks than before Ukraine war
PBoC says world in flux calls for more IMF involvement
Pan Gongsheng says world should confront ‘enormous challenges’ with multilateralism
Economic security requires alliances, not autarky – panel
Former RBA policy-maker says countries outside US need strong trade links in uncertain times
EU needs integration, innovation and Eurobonds – panel
Schnabel, Blanchard, Spain’s finance minister and Citadel MD discuss bloc’s future
Argentina reaches IMF deal unlocking $1bn
Fund says government policies will help country access capital markets on more favourable terms
Policy-makers should learn to articulate uncertainty – panel
Central banks must be ready to communicate policy trade-offs, economists tell IMF Spring Meetings
China increases lending limits for foreign banks
PBoC says move will create lending framework that prioritises renminbi
Oil shock makes it harder to formulate monetary policy – Ueda
BoJ governor pledges to monitor data to ‘last minute’ before next rate decision
NBE governor: reforms have reorientated Ethiopian economy
Country has been shifting towards a market-based system, with support from IMF
‘There is agency’: experts say countries can deal with tariffs
‘Bad behaviour’ by US and China has brought many other nations together, speakers say
GCC will ride out economic headwinds – panel
Experts at IMF meetings highlight Gulf states’ dynamism, notwithstanding war’s impact on Mena region
IMF’s Adrian says tokenised finance needs public backstops
Fund’s director says singleness of money is crucial to maintain financial stability
‘Plaza accord 2.0’ will not fix global imbalances – IMF panel
But getting China and US to implement other necessary remedies will be challenging, speakers say
BCU’s comms strategy helped tame inflation, says Tolosa
Uruguayan governor says expectations are anchored for first time in 20 years