Central Banking
São Tomé governor replaced
Central bank chief had challenged prime minister for party leadership
UK authorities investigating LME over nickel trading suspension
Regulators to probe governance at the metals exchange after “disorderly” conditions halted trading
Malawi central bank fund in crossfire of allegations
Audit finds a loss of over $15 million, but some staff claim directors ordered bogus inquiry
Saudi Arabia deposits $5 billion in Egypt’s central bank
Egypt agrees investment from Qatar and UAE, and seeks funding from IMF as wheat prices rise
Eurozone inflation reaches record high of 7.5%
Observers think ECB is increasingly likely to accelerate plans to tighten monetary policy
BoE’s Cleland calls for innovation in wholesale payments
Wholesale payments suffer from inefficiencies despite being critical to financial stability, official says
Mauritania finance minister becomes new governor
Dhehbi succeeds Moulaye Taher, as ex-governor joins new cabinet
Central Banking Awards 2022: the winners in full
Recipients of the 2022 awards include Stanley Fischer, the Bank of Korea, Mario Marcel and many more
Reserve managers weigh risks amid Ukraine crisis
Greater investment in commodity and energy-linked assets could be wise, some experts say
Central Banking Awards 2022: final winners unveiled
Prizes for Central bank of the year, Lifetime achievement, Transparency, Economics and more
US Senate to vote on Cook’s Fed governor nomination
Republicans continue opposition to Biden’s nominee but Democrats force full vote
Project Ellipse: real-time data and the ‘art of the possible’
BIS’s Andrew McCormack and MAS’s Kenneth Gay talk about phase two of the suptech project, which combines real-time news with regulatory data
BoE’s Broadbent highlights perils of forward guidance
Deputy governor warns conditional guidance is often viewed as a promise to act in a certain way
Rates round-up: Chile accelerates tightening
Plus Central African states, Jamaica and Georgia all order 50bp rises
Abu Dhabi wealth fund to “pause” Russia investments
Mubadala CEO calls Ukraine war “a travesty”, but fund has small Russia exposure
Central Banking Awards 2022: third group revealed
Awards recognise payments, currency, regulatory technology and financial market infrastructure
European authorities freeze Lebanese governor’s assets
Riad Salameh one of “five main suspects” subject to €120 million asset seizures, say prosecutors
ECB opens €10 billion swap line with National Bank of Poland
Central bank extends repo lines with non-eurozone counterparts until January 2023
Central banks ‘behind the curve’ on inflation, warns Goodhart
Charles Goodhart says stagflation is the most likely outcome in the coming years
Fiji launches $7 varnished banknote
Reserve Bank issues commemorative note to celebrate rugby sevens squads
Are central banks ahead of banknote counterfeiters?
Antti Heinonen analyses data on recent trends in counterfeiting
ECB announces phased end to Covid-19 collateral loosening
Conditions for access to liquidity schemes will tighten but Greek sovereign debt waiver will remain
Brazilian governor signals central bank close to halting rate hikes
Roberto Campos Neto said Selic rate at 12.75% should be enough to lower inflation back to target
Yen drops as BoJ defends yield curve target
Bond operations send Japanese currency to seven-year low against the dollar