Central Banks
Bank of Israel pushes back against politicians’ calls to buy gold
Head of markets says bank has done enough sanction-proofing with its portfolio, but refuses to elaborate
RBA tightens policy, citing higher-than-expected inflation
Australia’s first rate hike since late 2023 had been expected by economists
People: Turkey appoints new deputy governors
Plus high-level restructurings in Thailand and Italy
Bank Indonesia becomes full member of Nexus
Cross-border network seeking system architect to lead global instant payments interoperability
Trump has already made life harder for Warsh, say economists
Experts say president’s actions during selection process stymie Fed’s ability to tackle inflation
Czech National Bank restructures monetary department
Bank abolishes external economic relations division, launches ‘international organisations unit’
Colombia shocks markets with 100bp rates hike
First tightening in nearly three years comes after government announces 23% rise in minimum wage
Taiwan rejects accusation of ‘backdoor currency manipulation’
Central bank says it ‘cannot and will not’ have upper limit for New Taiwan dollar
‘Pricing cascades’ crucial to post-Covid inflation – study
ECB researchers say speed and interdependencies were key components to shock
Kazakh crypto fund to hold assets seized from criminals – report
Central bank to use hedge funds to hold confiscated digital assets on its behalf
BCRA resumes publishing quarterly monetary policy report
Argentinian central bank continues comms reforms with 71-page analysis of economic development
Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as new Fed chair
Former insider and hawkish rate-setter gears up to lead world’s most important central bank
RBA says it has resolved system outages affecting payments
Around 500 property settlements also delayed by unnamed issue
MAS holds policy while warning of potential AI-related shocks
Singapore’s central bank increases inflation estimates and predicts resilient growth
Sveriges Riksbank holds rates, signals longer-term pause
Swedish economy continues to grow, despite ‘dramatic’ geopolitical developments, bank says
Global liquidity surge continuing, BIS figures show
Lending to non-banks continues to lead cross-border credit expansion
South African central bank holds rates in split decision
Sarb stays cautious as country continues to adjust towards new 3% inflation target
EU cannot fully disconnect from US, say Nagel and Kocher
German and Austrian governors say bloc can take steps to gain more sovereignty
Brazil holds rates again but signals easing at next meeting
BCB may cut by half point in March as forward guidance is ‘explicitly dovish’, analyst says
Bank of Ghana slashes rates by 250bp
Institution says fiscal consolidation and plummeting inflation justified additional easing
Fed risks president’s ire by holding rates
Experts say decision was obvious way to go, given US labour market and inflation figures