Collateral
BCRA challenges claim of $1bn loss on gold hedges
Central bank says derivatives transactions in 2025 reflected routine hedging operations
Venezuela in talks to move gold from London to New York
Any agreement should be accompanied by reforms such as central bank independence, lawyer says
Kosovo joins ECB’s enhanced repo facility
National central bank says inclusion provides ‘additional layer of resilience’ for financial system
Treasury buyback risks a (collateral) chain reaction
Rebalancing of bond tenors could stretch collateral links to breaking point, argues economist
Resolution planning needs to be broader and more intense – report
Strengthening capital alone will not prevent bank failures, Bretton Woods Committee finds
ECB funds biodiversity loss – NGO report
Reclaim Finance urges central bank to stop purchasing bonds issued by fossil fuel firms
Low inflation depends on sound markets – SNB’s Martin
Bank’s vice-chair argues monetary policy and financial stability ‘reinforce each other’
EU foreign ministers renew prospect of Russian asset seizure
Letter acknowledges solution cannot place undue financial risks on any member state
RBA says supply of reserves is still higher than demand
Transition from central bank-driven approach towards market-led system is ongoing, official says
SNB welcomes ‘too big to fail’ reforms
Switzerland moves to close Credit Suisse-era gaps with new banking regulations
Basis trade loses its bite as banks move in
Returns on popular hedge fund strategy dwindle to as little as three basis points, while dealers make use of softened capital rules to replicate the trade
Mampho Modise on payments reforms and the hierarchy of money
Sarb's deputy governor discusses conflicting crypto directives, wholesale CBDC plans, expensive remittance and a Brics gold-backed settlement unit
Supervision Benchmarks 2026 – executive summary
Benchmarking data reveals how supervisors are adopting AI and upgrading data processing
Jasmina Selimović on managing Europe’s last currency board
The Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina governor speaks about building resilience to counter geoeconomic shocks, strengthening reforms amid EU convergence, addressing stablecoin and NBFI risks, Sepa integration, and capacity building.
China allows its investors greater access to offshore bonds
PBoC ups quota as HKMA expands yuan funding and city begins trial run for gold clearing
Half of jurisdictions practise collateral pre-positioning
Most believe banks in their jurisdictions are ready to access emergency central bank liquidity
EUR vs USD stablecoins is the wrong debate
Market structure and regulatory cohesion is at the centre of the stablecoin liquidity evolution, says Flow Traders’ digital assets head
Mervyn King on his career and big ‘mistakes’
The former BoE governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about the value of transparency, lessons from the GFC, the need to track broad money and tie short-term funding to haircut collateral, and danger presented by non-banks
Foreign central banks can soon repo Chinese bonds, PBoC says
Experts say move is likely to increase monetary authorities’ demand for Chinese debt
Tokenisation poses monetary operations challenges – panel
Officials tell Central Banking London Meetings that 24/7 markets can bring new dilemmas
Domestic growth unlikely even if Germany wins World Cup – Nagel
Bundesbank president says momentum will pick up by 2028 and calls for further deregulation