Articles by Ben Margulies
Barr to review bank oversight, promising nimbler supervision
Fed vice-chair suggests “reverse stress tests” to measure what would break banks
Why fear, paranoia and distrust swirl around CBDCs
Populists and conspiracy theorists are exacerbating public concern about retail CBDCs. What can central banks do about it?
BoF’s Rehn says government plans violate central bank independence
New Finnish prime minister says he will revisit policy statement
Central Bank of Brazil gains crypto regulation powers
BCB will grant and withdraw licences, and oversee operations and management
Canada suspends involvement in China-based bank
Former official says AIIB is controlled by the Chinese Communist party
Zimbabwe devalues currency as crisis deepens
Analyst says Reserve Bank and finance ministry are struggling for control of FX reserves
Malawi central bank official says reserves nearly empty
Southern African country faces food crisis despite IMF aid
Saudi SWF merges golf outfit with US rival
PIF ends legal disputes and becomes a leading power in the sport
Iceland raises rates 125bp to head off ‘wage-price spiral’
MPC orders largest increase in two-year tightening cycle as inflation remains near 10%
Financial security of US households ‘fell sharply’ in 2022
Inflation comes first in list of financial worries, Fed survey finds
Kenyan president nominates ally as governor despite scandal
Former IMF official Thugge likely to succeed Njoroge, despite 2019 arrest over dam allegations
Bolivian governor says country faces ‘liquidity crisis’
Authorities’ response to bank failure could worsen financial stress, analysts say
Argentina raises rates again
Economic stability grows more distant as elections loom
Biden nominates Jefferson as Fed vice-chair
President chooses first Latinx candidate for Fed board, and names Cook for full term
BoG’s Addison: Ghana agrees to end monetary financing
Governor says MoU with finance ministry “has been finalised”, and the IMF deal will come by the end of May
ECB says Hungary has infringed central bank autonomy
Frankfurt says restrictions on bond buying interfere with monetary policy
Argentina orders 1,000bp rate hike as peso struggles
Central bank tightens for second time in a week
Italian PM considering sovereign wealth fund
SWF would support domestic industry and rely on “enormous savings”
Zimbabwe will mint ‘digital gold token’, says governor
Mangudya says RBZ will offer “store of value” as alternative to foreign currency
Argentina raises rates 300bp and restricts access to dollars
Peso falls sharply in April as inflation soars and BCRA struggles to obtain hard currency
Suriname president signs central bank independence law
IMF currently withholding loan payments to corruption-plagued country
IMF code drives reform of central bank transparency
Dmytro Solohub says pilots of new transparency code have already fostered change
EU concludes authorities cannot seize Russian assets
Brussels says Europe may be able to invest assets and use extra profits to aid Ukraine
Bolivian officials say reserves problem is temporary
Central bank sells SDRs as dollar scarcity and legislative gridlock persist