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UK inflation falls to 7.9%
Drop exceeds Reuters poll prediction, but headline rate still almost four times target
Panama supreme court rejects crypto law
Judges agree draft law has unconstitutional provisions and was improperly passed
IMF grants Burundi $271 million loan
Burundi must liberalise currency regime, end central bank financing and tighten policy
German inflation to fall again from September, says Bundesbank
One-off effects boosted inflation from 6.3% in May to 6.8% in June
Banknote round-up: Belize may replace UK monarch’s image
Argentina releases new 1000 peso note while Chile reports shortage of smallest denomination
ECCB launches new website
Updated site accompanies “virtual museum” on Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
BoJ announces details of monetary policy review
Central bank plans to engage with experts, business leaders and public over policy framework
Kosovo’s parliament votes for new governor
Move will end political deadlock if president approves, after IMF calls for central bank reform
UAE and India to create bilateral settlement system
Messaging link would remove need for Swift, RBI governor says
Ecuador refines more than a half-tonne of gold from small miners
Latest stage of gold purchase programme adds $36.1 million to reserves
FSB unveils crypto regulation framework
Recommendations were toughened to reflect failure of FTX and terraUSD/luna stablecoin
Hong Kong proposes raising deposit insurance
Proposed change will bring the ratio of depositors being covered to 92%, regulator says
Collateral use could destabilise markets, BIS economists warn
Borio and co-authors highlight “seismic shift” in markets and call for action by policy-makers
Nigerian court orders release of former governor
Lawyers argue that Emefiele’s month-long detention is unlawful
IMF approves $3 billion short-term loan for Pakistan
Saudi Arabia and UAE provide $3 billion more as country tries to overcome crisis
Bullard steps down as St Louis Fed president
FOMC hawk will become dean of Purdue Business School after 15 years leading regional Fed
US basketball chief: sovereign wealth funds cannot buy teams
Statement follows Qatari fund buying minority stake in owner of Washington Wizards
Researchers use natural language processing to estimate inflation
Applying NLP techniques to earnings calls provides useful economic indicators, paper says
Bank of Canada raises rates despite falling inflation
Governor warns progress towards price stability “could stall”
Egypt announces ‘record’ inflation
Inflation continues rising despite monetary tightening and could trigger IMF consultation
ECB’s monetary policy is taking effect rapidly, says Lane
But chief economist warns tighter financing conditions could cause eurozone contraction
South Korea’s central bank holds rates steady again
Governor says board agreed restrictive policy should continue for a considerable time
BoE stress tests find banks resilient to interest rate risk
Credit impairments drive majority of losses, but all banks pass test
Carney to co-chair World Bank investment panel
“Investment Lab” tasked with overcoming barriers to investment, including in climate finance