Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Trump 2.0 piles pressure on reserve managers
Speakers at Central Banking Spring Meetings discuss positioning, interventions and impact of lost aid
BoE proposes to ease regulations for small-scale lenders
Central bank suggests raising leverage ratio threshold from £50 billion to £70 billion
Data from Covid liquidity programmes could improve markets – BoC study
Anonymising and aggregating information would assist with price discovery, argues research
BIS paper explains monetary policy’s impact on long-run rates
Authors say “forgiving” economy allows central bankers to set policy without clear view of r*
Bigger housing booms create deeper downturns – IMF paper
Rapid home price rises can trigger big economic busts and misallocations of resources, authors find
Central banks buy more gold in January
Net accumulation follows dip seen in previous month
MNB launches DLT-based register for banks and insurers
Central bank says initiative aims to reduce administrative burden for firms and consumers
Iran’s central bank tells lenders to be more transparent
Excessive delays found in responding to enquiries from members of the public
Trust in Fed leads to lower inflation expectations – study
Political alignment shapes perceptions of central bank and views on economic outlook, NBER paper finds
SNB governor says ‘no’ to holding crypto in reserves
Schlegel says asset class is “niche phenomenon”
Thailand picks central bank chair after long delay
Panel selects government candidate after previous nomination nullified, media reports
Central banks struggling to adopt latest data standards – BIS survey
Most institutions use SDMX, but resource constraints are limiting the benefits
Gen AI will have varying impact on graduates – Fed study
Automation will lead to job cuts but augmentation of roles could create employment, research claims
US tariffs could have larger-than-expected impact – study
Author suggests trade statistics are being misreported
Tighter policy in 2021 would have had ill effects – NY Fed study
Authors argue inflation would have fallen only modestly while global demand would have suffered
War in Taiwan would cause severe disruption – Fed study
Conflict would be most economically impactful since World War II, says author
Technology needs to keep up with crypto regulation – panel
Panellists discuss AML/CFT risks arising from virtual assets during Central Banking Spring Meetings
Bank of Israel instructs lenders to provide war relief
Central bank says lenders must set aside $833 billion for groups affected by conflicts
Digital euro could aid EU competitiveness – Cipollone
ECB board member argues for CBDC as bank says national card payment schemes are declining
Iraq to develop CBDC as part of wider digitisation drive
Central bank governor says e-payment methods will gradually supplant paper money
Conservatism in central banking ‘may not exist in 10 years’
Reserve managers at Spring Meetings 2025 share frustrations and discuss new strategies
Consumption by rich fell sharply post-tightening – CBRT study
Research by Turkey’s central bank finds rate hikes caused wealthy to spend less and save more
Preference for cash ‘can inhibit digital payment innovations’
Panellists at Central Banking Spring Meetings discuss hurdles and opportunities in sector
US house price-to-rent ratio likely to fall – Dallas Fed study
Expected decline could also signal future course of inflation, research argues