Central Banking
Myanmar orders FX restrictions as reports say deputy governor was shot
Expert says currency move is "pretty desperate" as military junta tries to deal with turmoil
Inflation is more painful for the poor, says Brainard
Fed official joins wider discussion about measurement and impact of inflation
Pakistan orders 250bp hike at emergency meeting
High commodity prices, currency depreciation and political turmoil force up prices
Every CBDC decision is a tradeoff, says Bank of Canada’s Shah
Privacy, security, and offline access present difficult problems
Chinese draft law sets up financial stability fund
New government committee would oversee financial stability as concerns grow
Research provides deeper look into Riksbank’s policy decisions
Swedish central bank developed a flexible, faster deliberation process when dealing with pandemic
Fed’s asset selloff may start in May, Brainard says
FOMC minutes show consensus for “balance sheet runoff at a coming meeting”
Honduran governor asks for 50% salary cut
Santos’s request comes as president calls for spending cuts amid fiscal crisis
MAS crypto regulatory powers extended
New bill brings virtual asset providers under AML/CFT regulation
Quantum computing: ready for prime time?
Central banks should add QC to their strategic planning, despite it being a work in progress
Is a bond market crisis imminent?
Central banks need careful action and a good dose of luck if they are to avoid financial instability
National Bank of Poland speeds up tightening
Central bank increases interest rates by 100bp, warning Ukraine invasion is driving inflation higher
ECB praises eurozone’s economic response to Covid-19
EU capital markets need to deepen to allow green and digital transformations, ECB says
Two Latin American central banks raise rates
Colombia’s two MPC dissenters call for steeper hikes; Dominican Republic raises rates 50bp
Romanian and Zimbabwean central banks raise rates
Zimbabwean figures say inflation has reached 72% but observers say this may be an underestimate
Carstens: world may be on ‘cusp of a new inflationary era’
BIS chief warns new inflationary forces “have emerged with a vengeance”
Sri Lankan president appoints governor criticised over ‘bond scam’
New governor was accused of negligence by judicial inquiry over conduct in financial wrongdoing
Vietnam developing crypto legal framework
Country banned crypto as a means of payment in 2017
Presidential ally obtained funds from Zimbabwe central bank
RBZ exchanged Treasury bills at inflated rate as part of giveaway, investigation finds
Brazilian central bank strike escalates
Staff now out indefinitely, interfering with Pix and economic statistics
Dallas Fed research says housing bubbles are ‘brewing’
Housing price expectations may have unanchored from fundamentals, paper finds
Sri Lankan governor resigns amid massive economic crisis
Finance minister also quits as crowds demonstrate against power cuts and food price rises
China expands e-yuan pilot
Beijing to trail use of central bank digital currency outside of Olympic Games centres
Swiss inflation rises above target
Oil prices contribute to inflation that is now above the SNB’s forecasts