Central Banks
Colombia’s rate hike prompts government backlash
Finance minister Germán Ávila exits Banrep board in protest at 100 basis point tightening
People: January to March 2026
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Sabine Mauderer on the past, present and future of the NGFS
Bundesbank official discusses green policy, the Fed, data blind spots and future prospects
Use AI for ‘deeper insights’, not to make decisions – CBBH head
Selimović also discusses payments and reserves at Central Banking’s Kuala Lumpur meetings
Powell: We do not see systemic risks from private credit
Fed chair speaks on independence, financial stability and more at Harvard
Supply-side shock stuns central banks
The partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz raises fresh challenges for central bank policy-makers
Independence lower where central banks face legal issues
Financial independence a bigger problem where central banks say law is inappropriately worded
Banknotes: January to March 2026
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Israel holds rates, citing war’s impact on growth and prices
Central bank says economic activity has declined and inflation risks are biased to the upside
BNM chief: central banks must be ‘architects of resilience’
Policy challenges are ‘converging all at once’, Malaysian governor tells Central Banking Meetings
Exporters to US paying only 5% of Trump’s tariffs – ECB research
Data shows stateside consumers bearing brunt of costs from levies on imports
Dollar still ‘special’ but Treasuries losing shine – NBER paper
Authors show ‘strong divergence’ between global roles of greenback and US government bonds
RBI battles to shore up rupee as currency hits all-time lows
Central bank deploys directive against lenders after FX reserves fall below $700bn
Qatar boosts liquidity to support war-hit economy
Measures include loan deferrals, unlimited repo facilities and cut in reserve requirement
Stablecoin demand transmits to FX markets – BIS paper
Inflows into digital assets make acquiring dollars via swap markets more expensive, authors find
Pensions and staff morale least likely to constitute staffing challenge
Degree of concern varies by size of central bank
People: Williams to continue leading BIS markets committee
Plus appointments in Baltics and departures at Bank of Canada
Norges Bank holds and signals future rate hikes
Job of tackling inflation ‘has not been fully completed’, says governor
Shrinking Fed’s balance sheet a ‘solvable challenge’ – Miran
Central bank can shed $2 trillion off ledger without hitting scarce reserves threshold, governor says