Central Banking
Hungary close to end of easing campaign as it cuts rate by 50bp
Vice-governor Virág hints at “one more cut” in June
Bank of Israel to offer banking licence to credit card companies
New entities will be allowed to operate with “more lenient” regulations, supervisor says
Food prices keep Indian inflation up – RBI
Target may only be reached in H2, central bank research says
China links CBDC to Hong Kong’s fast payments system
Hong Kong residents can top up wallets via 17 retail banks as PBoC continues to promote use
FDIC chair Gruenberg steps down after harassment review
Hundreds of reports of inappropriate behaviour at FDIC have come to light
Global supply chains undergoing “great reallocation”, expert says
Mexico is biggest winner from US trade shift, economist tells Atlanta Fed conference
ECB paper uses RCT data on inflation expectations
Consumers’ level of attention is determined by economic environment, research finds
Hungarian minister calls central bank ‘unco-operative’
MNB’s critique of government strategy draws official’s rebuke
Bank of England may cut rates soon – deputy governor
Pressures have faded but economy is facing second-round effects, Broadbent said
Regulators must be wary of AI’s ‘invisible hand’ – BoE official
Two members of the financial policy committee back idea of AI “constitution”
Cecilia Skingsley on monetary policy tech and a unified ledger
Head of the BIS Innovation Hub speaks about tokenisation, CBDCs and the ‘black box problem’ in AI
Bank of Spain imposes capital buffers on Portugal-exposed lenders
Move follows Bank of Portugal’s November decision over possible risks in housing market
Paper finds link between housing costs and inflation expectations
Housing inflation expectations exceed other measures – National Bank of Belgium research
G7 may use Russian asset profits to fund Ukraine
US asks European governments to agree money should back $50 billion loan
Past US presidents’ Fed pressure raised inflation – NBER paper
Nixon-era evidence points to major impact on price level from “political pressure shocks”
Eurosystem completes first DLT experiment
Austrian central bank settled “mock transaction” on distributed ledger technology
Bank of England to increase staff in regional office
Seven-fold expansion of Leeds employees will widen talent pool and improve trust, BoE says
World Bank to issue first international CHF digital bond
Bond to be settled by Swiss franc wholesale CBDC
Data ‘does not warrant’ July cut by ECB, Schnabel says
Eurozone inflation risks remain tilted to the upside, ECB board member warns
Banks should share data on borrowers, working paper argues
Compulsory data sharing has increased credit supply, Hungarian central bank paper says
Fed green lights more capital relief trades
Five US banks authorised to issue repeat credit-linked notes backed by financial guarantees
Bank of Korea reserves chief promoted to deputy governor
Kwon Min-soo has overseen substantial growth and diversification of the reserves portfolio
Basel Committee examines financial system in digital flux
Committee outlines fintech risks in first report since 2018
RBI calls for better compliance and risk management in NBFCs
Compliance should transcend box ticking and delve deeper, deputy governor says