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IMF’s Katz urges central banks not to wait for ‘perfect’ stablecoin regs
Deputy head stresses data collection should start now as AI may accelerate adoption
Peirce warns crypto vaults and lending may fall under SEC rules
Commissioner urges against legal ‘gymnastics’ to avoid regulation
Unclear whether AI will reduce or heighten inequality – Barr
Fed governor’s caution contrasts with Warsh’s more bullish stance
Overnight reverse repos are for managing liquidity, says PBoC
Deputy governor reiterates that seven-day facility still provides benchmark lending rate
US inflation and monetary policy at ‘crossroads’ – Waller
Fed governor says FOMC must be ready to prevent repeat of post-Covid inflation
RBNZ says New Zealand faces greater risk of persistent inflation
Central bank’s chief economist believes monetary policy may need to respond ‘more firmly’
Vietnam tracks towards credit growth target
Central bank deputy governor says lending grew by around 7.4% in first six months of year
Data-driven approach needed to assess impact of AI – Lane
ECB board member sets out multiple unknowns as technology reshapes macroeconomic landscape
‘Glory days’ of central banking may be behind us – Goodhart
Former BoE MPC member warns central banks will struggle to combat inflation given fiscal pressures
Domestic growth unlikely even if Germany wins World Cup – Nagel
Bundesbank president says momentum will pick up by 2028 and calls for further deregulation
Governor says BoK must tighten policy ‘before it is too late’
Shin rows back on previous calls to look through inflation and says data points in one direction only
South Africa signals cautious stance on stablecoins
Deputy governor asks if they are efficient payment method or a means of circumventing regulations
Conglomerates face higher risks than banks – ECB’s Tuominen
Shocks could have outsize impacts on institutions offering both banking and insurance, supervisor says
Argentina on solid footing to head off oil shock – BCRA
Vice-president says recent uptick in inflation was driven in part by seasonal factors
Yellen draws lessons from an age of extremes
Ex-chair calls on Fed to look through supply shocks, supervise pre-emptively and defend its independence
Powell makes renewed case for Fed independence
Former chair invokes presidents Kennedy and Adams in plea for institutional autonomy to be respected
Fed’s Cook touts use of AI in financial stability analysis
Technology can analyse complex patterns at scale and produce efficiency gains, governor says
AI will transform growth and employment structure – Bailey
The question is when and how this will happen, BoE governor says
Fed’s Paulson says current interest rate level ‘appropriate’
High inflation accompanied by widespread pessimism in US labour market, FOMC member notes
BoE accelerates multi-money, multi-asset tokenised agenda
Breeden urges ‘earnest’ work amid systemic risks from innovations abroad
BoJ’s Himino: Stablecoins strengthen dollar privilege
Deputy governor calls for ‘holistic’ system involving stablecoins, CBDCs, tokenisation and cash