Central Banking
BoE accelerates multi-money, multi-asset tokenised agenda
Breeden urges ‘earnest’ work amid systemic risks from innovations abroad
RBA felt May hike gave it room to assess impact of Iran war
Board members believed tightening would make conditions slightly restrictive, minutes show
Focus on duration and not size of Fed ledger, ex-governor says
Discussion around balance sheet should go beyond shrinking nominal amount, argues Jeremy Stein
Lagarde at G7 meeting: ‘I always worry’ about bond markets
Leaders meet to discuss Middle East conflict, global imbalances
BoE pledges to link tokenised markets to central bank money
Bank says RTGS will be modified to support use of tokenised assets as collateral by 2028
SBP wants Pakistan’s cattle markets to go cashless
Central bank sees Eid al-Adha festival as opportunity to boost financial inclusion
RBA study finds no need for wider access to central bank money
Central bank says there is no ‘compelling case’ in report on wholesale tokenisation and settlement
Powell named as interim Fed chair pending Warsh takeover
Board approves temporary action amid two dissents
BoJ’s Himino: Stablecoins strengthen dollar privilege
Deputy governor calls for ‘holistic’ system involving stablecoins, CBDCs, tokenisation and cash
Zafar Parker on 25 years of reserve management at the Sarb
Amid evolving risk, the head of financial markets talks about the journey to excess balance transfers to the government as South Africa’s reserves rose from $20bn to $80bn
Access to cash must be protected – Bundesbank’s Balz
Board member says digital euro is ‘no silver bullet’ in payments landscape
Uganda holds, but Zambia and Angola opt for cautious cuts
Economist says loosenings were motivated by positive inflation figures in southern African countries
BCV head hails Venezuela’s debt restructuring
Acting central bank chief says country’s break with IMF should ‘never have happened’
BoT advocated targeted fiscal support, minutes show
Record of April meeting published after government approves billions in borrowing for cost-of-living relief
European Commission plans permanent changes to FRTB
EU legislator will start work on new rules later this year to ensure level playing field with US
Battle of Trafalgar holds lessons on global liquidity – CEPR paper
Newly formed BdF struggled to cope with sudden loss of access to dominant currency
Latvian deputy says fintechs are drawn to Baltic state
Purgaile says efficient licensing and fast payments attract innovative financial firms
Venezuela launches $150bn debt restructuring process
Government looks to rework both sovereign and national oil company’s debt
Turkey raises inflation target to 24%, citing war risks
Central bank will maintain ‘tight policy stance’ until price stability is achieved, says governor
People: DNB governor to chair NGFS
Plus: Sarb appoints new chief economist and Belgium’s queen visits CBRT in Istanbul
BoJ’s Masa calls for tightening at ‘earliest stage possible’
Board member indicates conditions for rate rises are forming as inflation approaches 2% target
Kristin Forbes on ‘wargaming’ for the next crisis
The MIT professor and former BoE MPC member speaks about QE, scenario analysis and the art of conducting monetary policy in the ‘fog of war’
Leading central bankers defend frameworks amid ‘polyshock’
Panellists at SNB-IMF event say policy-makers should remain cautious in face of uncertainty
Pakistan’s central bank receives $1.3bn in IMF assistance
Fund says authorities need to maintain strong macro policies and accelerate reform efforts