Liquidity
IMF paper details system-wide stress-testing methods
Economists propose adding data on bank-NBFI links and details of market microstructure
ECB finds gaps in geopolitical stress-testing frameworks
Current methods fail to properly capture impact of geopolitical stress on liquidity
SNB welcomes ‘too big to fail’ reforms
Switzerland moves to close Credit Suisse-era gaps with new banking regulations
Guinea taps IMF funding as it prepares major mining project
Central bank is expected to implement governance and transparency reforms
PBoC appoints Deutsche Bank as a renminbi clearing bank for Europe
China’s central bank reiterates pledge to internationalise RMB as part of its five-year plan
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
China and Kazakhstan to link CBDCs
Central bank agreement includes currency swap and linking interbank payments systems to settle in national currencies
Eurozone banks get reality check after ECB geopolitical stress test
Financial institutions struggling to embed geopolitical risks into resilience testing, ECB says
Digital euro would have ‘muted’ effect on banks’ funding – paper
Bundesbank finds that €3,000 holding limit would cause “contained” effects on long-term bank health
Central banks should intervene with a ‘market backstop’ – paper
New research suggests optimal policy response to market freezes
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 – model banks analysis
Additional data breakdowns shed light on differences between advanced and emerging economies
Supervision Benchmarks 2026 – executive summary
Benchmarking data reveals how supervisors are adopting AI and upgrading data processing
Central banks’ AI policies must ‘catch up’ with times – Adrian
IMF markets head says institutions should act now as future instability may be ‘harder to manage’
Kazakhstan makes surprise 25bp rate cut
Analyst says central bank is trying to signal that disinflationary measures are working
Bolivia nears $2.8bn IMF deal
Minister says country ‘days away’ from agreement on funding to strengthen central bank reserves
Supervision Benchmarks 2026 report – AI and data
Benchmarks highlight sharp rise in AI use as well as continued improvements to data handling
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.
Odean White on cyber, natural disasters and geopolitical risks
Bank of Jamaica’s chief risk officer discusses weather event contingency planning, the impact of ‘shocks’ on policy, being proactive on quantum, and countering phishing and AI-enabled attacks
Overnight reverse repos are for managing liquidity, says PBoC
Deputy governor reiterates that seven-day facility still provides benchmark lending rate