Investment
NBU tells banks to avoid Hungary after cash and gold heist
Hungarian government official explicitly ties asset seizure to dispute over stricken oil pipeline
Single and dual mandates often result in same policy – Schnabel
AI productivity boom yet to show up in eurozone data, ECB board member adds
Malaysia holds policy with an eye on conflict uncertainty
BNM also notes upside potential of tech, lower tariffs and pro-growth measures globally
BoJ’s path to normalisation less certain with Iran conflict
Ueda suggests rate hikes will continue, but analysts point to a range of possible scenarios
How will Europe’s central banks react to the Middle East crisis?
ECB unlikely to veer from rate path as it had expected to undershoot during 2026
ECB posted €1.3bn loss in 2025
Reserves grew by €13.6bn while central bank thinned balance sheet by €37.3bn
Ueda hints at further rate hikes after dovish BoJ appointments
Analysts expect board’s stance to change little after PM nominates two new policy-makers
Hong Kong taps reserves to fund infrastructure spending
Government to draw from HKMA’s investment income for first time in more than 40 years
DNB implements ‘geopolitical resilience programme’ for banks
Chair of supervision says Dutch central bank must be able to perform core tasks in ‘extreme scenarios’
Lagarde downplays odds of early exit
ECB president uses interviews to say she is on a ‘mission’ with a ‘baseline’ of serving out her term
Emerging economies likely to lag advanced in AI-led growth – study
BIS report highlights divergence in technology’s impact on jobs and countries’ ability to adapt
BoE to assess eligibility of digital gilts in monetary operations
UK set to become first G7 country to issue sovereign bonds on DLT
UAE central bank joins Hong Kong’s bond clearing scheme
Monetary authorities say move will provide Gulf state with direct access to renminbi debt market
Brunei to focus on Islamic and sustainable finance
Central bank says it has no plans to introduce a CBDC or stablecoin regulations
HKMA wants lenders to accelerate post-quantum planning
De facto central bank to unveil preparedness index, among other future-proofing tech initiatives
Taiwan rejects accusation of ‘backdoor currency manipulation’
Central bank says it ‘cannot and will not’ have upper limit for New Taiwan dollar
MAS holds policy while warning of potential AI-related shocks
Singapore’s central bank increases inflation estimates and predicts resilient growth
EU cannot fully disconnect from US, say Nagel and Kocher
German and Austrian governors say bloc can take steps to gain more sovereignty
US stock crash would be ‘felt across the world’ – BdF deputy
Current account imbalances cannot be solved unilaterally, argues Bénassy-Quéré
ECB and ESRB warn of financial stability risk from geopolitics
New model takes prediction data to show US domestic politics affecting eurozone financial markets
BNM holds policy and points to positive economic outlook
Malaysian central bank keeps rates at 2.75% and expects domestic growth momentum to continue