Central Banking
‘Who pays?’ remains biggest puzzle of digital euro – panel
Specialists say successful payment systems solve problems for consumers and merchants
AI poses risk to global financial stability – RBI
Technological disruption and geopolitical fragmentation are reshaping financial system, says governor
More data does not mean better outcomes – EBA policy expert
EU’s previous credit risk approach created ‘crazy backlog of model validations’, official says
EUR vs USD stablecoins is the wrong debate
Market structure and regulatory cohesion is at the centre of the stablecoin liquidity evolution, says Flow Traders’ digital assets head
Elizabeth McCaul on the need for resilience in cyber security
Former ECB official explains why response preparedness is more important than predicting attacks
BoE publishes approach to joint stablecoin regulation with FCA
Framework sets out path for stablecoin issuers facing oversight from two regulators
Agentic AI’s ‘step change’ poses systemic cyber risks – Breeden
Supervisors should stress-test multi-firm disruptions as models evolve, BoE deputy governor says
Jamaica holds rates at 5.5%
Central bank expects headline and core inflation to breach upper range of its 4–6% target
RBA outlines monetary tools for stimulus when rates are low
Central bank says additions to policy toolkit make it better prepared for shocks
Monetary split deepens in Sudan as new banknotes circulate
Expert says rebel forces may be printing their own version of national currency
Supreme Court sides with Cook against Trump
Justices rule that firing her would have given future presidents the right to dismiss Fed governors at will
Bolivia ends peg to US currency after 15 years
Finance ministry calls arrangement ‘unsustainable’ amid domestic dollar crunch
Bank of Spain announces plans to upgrade governance
Reforms will improve communications, change internal regulation, bank says
PBoC designates RMB clearing banks for Indonesia and Africa
Bank of China (Hong Kong), ICBC and Standard Bank to operate services for Chinese currency
BIS warns of stability risks from ‘fiscal-financial nexus’
Report sounds alarm over public debt and NBFIs’ role in bond markets, as de Cos calls for immediate action
BIS shifts strategy ahead of 100th anniversary
‘BIS 100’ aims for resilience in complex environment, as bank sets new income record
Cheap Chinese imports keep eurozone goods inflation down
Paper says prices may stay low because of excess capacity, weak Chinese demand and yuan
QE reduces bonds’ safe haven properties – BdF paper
Safety is becoming ‘increasingly fragmented’ across asset classes, researchers say
Banxico holds rates at 6.5% in end to easing cycle
Board says inflationary risks remain ‘tilted to the upside’, despite recent easing of price pressures
ECB scraps 40 supervisory publications in simplification push
Revised guidelines should make bank’s expectations clearer, says vice-chair of its supervisory board
SBP finds digital payments make up 92% of retail volumes
Mobile banking and e-money wallets dominate Pakistan’s digital payments landscape
Brazil to issue up to $735m worth of panda bonds
PBoC governor welcomes announcement and pledges support to China’s partner in ‘global south’
Vanessa Mussard on the Seychelles’ evolving reserve management
The Central Bank of Seychelles' financial markets chief speaks about minimum FX coverage requirements, reserves accumulation and diversification, the Iran war, climate vulnerabilities and building financial infrastructure