Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
BoE unveils monetary policy shocks database
Data reveals change in markets’ focus since introduction of “Super Thursdays”
Singapore and Ghana aim to improve MSME finance
Project aims to create “universal trusted credentials” to assess smaller firms’ creditworthiness
BIS names top journals for central bank research
Not all of the top five general economics journals make the list, and finance journals miss top spots
No stablecoin has always been able to maintain parity – paper
Authors warn there is no guarantee that issuers can redeem stablecoins on demand
People: Philadelphia Fed hires new number two
Indian and UK central banks make senior appointments; and more
Svensson says house price metrics ‘unreliable and misleading’
Former Riksbank deputy governor says authorities are misjudging risks
Bank of Mexico keeps rates at 11.25%
In unanimous decision, board stresses rates are likely to remain unchanged ‘for some time’
Bank of England launches system-wide stress-test scenario
Exercise is first-of-its-kind look at macro-prudential impact of shocks to banks and non-banks
Bank of Israel’s FX interventions reached $8.2 billion in October
Central bank approved $30 billion programme following Hamas attacks on Israel
Peru continues gradually cutting policy rates
Inflation falling slowly towards target while 2024 promises low growth
RBNZ to ban foreign bank branches from retail deposits
Central bank plans to change regulatory policy for branches of overseas banks in 2028
Fed’s Cook is concerned about non-banks and real estate prices
Hedge funds could rapidly pull out of Treasury cash futures market
BoE promises new ‘rulebook’ for clearing houses and CSDs
Official says post-Brexit arrangements will be ‘more adaptable and dynamic’
UK financial institutions are ‘global public good’, says Bailey
BoE governor warns against fragmentation, criticises Brexit and discounts rate cuts
China slides back into deflation
Falling pork prices are a major drag on consumer prices
CFPB proposes supervising large non-bank payment firms
Regulator says this is a part of a larger programme to monitor big tech
CCPs’ stress-test results have improved, BoE says
UK institutions can absorb default losses and maintain liquidity better than in 2021–22, regulator says
IMF proposes 50% increase in quotas but no voting reform
Proposal likely to be acceptable to US but would not boost emerging markets’ representation
Eurozone consumers’ 12-month inflation expectations increase
Median expectations for inflation rose to 4% in September from 3.5% in August
Sweden faces lower employment and labour force growth
Integration of foreign-born citizens is key to keep expanding labour force, says Riksbank research
Asian bond spreads with US not widening, BIS research finds
Central banks’ actions have decoupled EME bonds from stronger dollar, researchers say
DRC says central bank needs recapitalisation
Government says BCC has no real equity as war and elections add to economic crisis
Indonesia and Singapore renew bilateral liquidity lines
MAS and Bank Indonesia also renew bilateral repo agreement
All Cuban businesses must offer electronic payments, says ministry
New rule is part of government’s response to ‘critical’ shortage of cash