Trade
Indonesia holds policy as rupiah stabilisation efforts continue
BI says impact of Middle East conflict continues to affect currency’s value
EU needs integration, innovation and Eurobonds – panel
Schnabel, Blanchard, Spain’s finance minister and Citadel MD discuss bloc’s future
China increases lending limits for foreign banks
PBoC says move will create lending framework that prioritises renminbi
Oil shock makes it harder to formulate monetary policy – Ueda
BoJ governor pledges to monitor data to ‘last minute’ before next rate decision
‘There is agency’: experts say countries can deal with tariffs
‘Bad behaviour’ by US and China has brought many other nations together, speakers say
‘Plaza accord 2.0’ will not fix global imbalances – IMF panel
But getting China and US to implement other necessary remedies will be challenging, speakers say
EU-US relations ‘broken in a deep way’ by Trump 2.0 – Blanchard
Economist says 27-strong bloc must not take sides with Beijing or Washington
Singapore tightens policy for first time in four years
MAS notes ‘considerable risks’ to inflation and growth outlook since start of Middle East conflict
Asean pledges deeper integration in face of Middle East uncertainty
Bloc’s finance ministers and central bank governors highlight increased geopolitical risks
Sama’s Al-Sayari on financial resilience and the future of the riyal
The Saudi Central Bank governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about the Middle East conflict, the transformation of the Saudi economy, improving prudential oversight and contingency planning, and the development of the fintech and tokenised ecosystem
Book notes: Can Europe survive? By David Marsh
Marsh poses important questions and cannot be blamed for failing to produce a roadmap to continental salvation
Poland and Serbia hold rates
Both central banks cite effects of Middle East conflict in explaining policy decisions
The evolution of central banks
Bank Negara Malaysia governor Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour writes that the roles and responsibilities of central banks are evolving in a changing landscape
Tariffs will do little to change trade imbalance – IMF
Surplus and deficit countries must pursue structural polices to rebalance global economy, fund says
Iran war has triggered ‘peak’ FX volatility, say reserve managers
Officials tell Central Banking Meetings that oil supply shock is on its way
Use AI for ‘deeper insights’, not to make decisions – CBBH head
Selimović also discusses payments and reserves at Central Banking’s Kuala Lumpur meetings
BNM chief: central banks must be ‘architects of resilience’
Policy challenges are ‘converging all at once’, Malaysian governor tells Central Banking Meetings
RBI battles to shore up rupee as currency hits all-time lows
Central bank deploys directive against lenders after FX reserves fall below $700bn
As new gauge puts CPI above 2%, is BoJ prepping for a hike?
Revised data shows price growth at a level the bank said would trigger tightening
Geopolitics becoming ‘key risk’ for central banks – panel
Experts at ECB conference say political upheaval now a greater concern than price growth
Inflation shock upends Aussie dollar rates flatteners
Hedge funds’ front-end curve trades stopped out as Iran conflict drove RBA terminal rate pricing higher