Articles by Ben Margulies
FOMC adopts new ethics rules on trading
Fed reforms follow months of controversy over equities trading and three resignations
Diego Labat on policy normalisation, capital flows and tech challenges
The Central Bank of Uruguay governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery and Ben Margulies about governance, financialisation, flexible rates versus capital controls, payment upgrades and CBDCs
US Senate Republicans stall Fed nominations
Raskin denies opposition lawmakers’ allegations that she engaged in untoward lobbying
Brazil’s Campos Neto: markets show less fear of Lula win
Presidential candidate reported to have embraced central bank independence
Iceland raises rates again as inflation reaches highest level since 2012
MPC accelerates current cycle as experts point to problems in housing market
Boston Fed appoints Susan Collins as new president
University of Michigan economist to become first Black woman to lead a regional Fed
Bank of Canada carries on as truckers protest
Non-essential staff working from home as anti-vaccine demonstrators occupy Canada’s capital
Saudi sovereign wealth fund gets first-ever credit rating
Public Investment Fund prepares for bond issues and lending initiatives
Lesotho raises rates and increases reserves
Central bank increases policy rate 25bp in bid to defend peg and fight inflation
Pilot CBDC outage due to expired certificate, ECCB says
Blockchain network requires update before digital currency can come back online
Suriname courts convict second former governor
Van Trikt receives eight years in prison, weeks after Hoefdraad sentencing
Eastern Caribbean digital currency remains offline
DCash has been shut down since January 14, as firm says it has “identified problem”
Kazakhstan’s president announces changes to powerful wealth fund
National unrest leads to changes at SWF that owns an estimated 40% of GDP
Long-serving Bank of Uganda governor dies
Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile sometimes courted controversy, but he also worked hard to defend the central bank’s autonomy
Mozambique’s government owes central bank over $600 million – auditors
Auditors say government is obliged to compensate central bank over forex movements
Japan launches Oceania CBDC study
Fintech firm Soramitsu will examine outlook for digital currencies in four Pacific island states
ECCB digital currency suffers outage
Eastern Caribbean’s DCash disrupted by unspecified “technical issue”
Bolivian authorities implement crypto ban
Central bank will enforce 2020 measure banishing virtual assets from payments system
South Sudan central bank announces sharp fall in inflation rate
IMF credits exchange rate reforms with taming prices, while central bank cuts interest rates
Material world: the enduring appeal of paper banknotes
Central banks have used space-age polymers to make banknotes for decades. So why does paper remain predominant in banknote production?
Poland continues tightening in new year
Central bank adds 50bp to rates, the fourth increase in a row amid high inflation
Russia orders seventh straight rate hike
Central bank continues protracted battle against high inflation
IMF mission to leave Brazil in June
Announcement follows criticism by finance minister of IMF forecasts
Armenia raises policy rate 50 basis points
Central bank tightens grip on credit with seventh rate hike in 12 months