Central Banking
Reserve managers in Americas aim to be ‘more daring’
Central Banking Autumn Meetings: managers look to diversify assets, jurisdictions, currencies and counterparties
ECB moves to link Tips with India’s UPI and Nexus
Connection with Nexus still hinges on ECB exploring potential ‘feasibility’
Experts see Japan’s PM having limited impact on BoJ independence
Takaichi’s hints on policy direction have precedent in Abenomics, former bank officials say
€25K handouts would not affect labour market – ECB paper
Stimulus packages are effective in raising consumption, researchers argue
De-dollarisation is neither myth nor the whole story – panel
Reserve managers tell Autumn Meetings they are unconvinced by stablecoins
Curaçaoan governor highlights AI, climate and cyber risks
Richard Doornbosch says Caribbean’s small, open economies faced heightened threats
No excuse for ex-Fed governor’s rules violations, say experts
Kugler found to have made stock trades during FOMC blackout period
Namibia governor to step down one year ahead of schedule
Johannes !Gawaxab, chief of central bank since 2020, will depart on December 31
Dollar remains king for now, says Tombini
BIS Americas chief tells Central Banking Autumn Meetings of lessons from events of past year
Iceland makes 25bp cut amid mortgage market turmoil
Decision comes after court ruling forces lenders to tighten terms of home loans on offer
Japan will not implement Basel crypto regs by 2026, says FSA
Regulator cites country’s limited exposure to digital assets as reason for not meeting deadline
BoE’s Pill focused on ‘nominal momentum’ in UK economy
Chief economist says inflation dynamics seem to have changed, but there is a lot of noise in the data
Netherlands Bank aims to cut costs by 10% with spending freeze
DNB 2030 programme will involve job losses, spokesperson says
Fed vice-chair says progress on inflation has stalled
Jefferson pushes for caution as US central bank lowers rates towards neutral
Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia to launch $1bn fund
HKMA will team up with Saudi sovereign wealth fund to help Chinese firms invest in Middle East
How generous is the UK’s new deposit insurance limit?
BoE’s decision to raise limit to £120,000 marks first change in eight years
Ueda outlines BoJ policy in first meeting with new PM
Governor says monetary policy will guide inflation smoothly towards 2% inflation target
Irish governor warns against stretched equity valuations
CBI is latest institution to flag risks of market correction as talk of AI bubble continues
Iceland cuts back on regular currency purchases
Reserves have reached more than 120% of IMF’s preferred metric
More independent central banks hold fewer dollars – research
De-dollarisation benefits Singaporean and Korean currencies, while Australia’s and China’s lose out
Lebanon strengthens oversight of financial system after US visit
Central bank tightens AML/CFT rules as Washington tells it to contain Hezbollah funding
Vietnam to allow major banks to increase gold positions
State media says central bank aims to reduce gap between global and domestic prices of precious metal
Taiwan commits to greater FX transparency after talks with US
Central bank rejects claim that domestic currency has been persistently undervalued
BoE paper highlights ‘cost-of-carry’ channel of monetary policy
High inventory levels can boost transmission, authors say