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BIS’s Restoy warns of limits to deposit insurance reform
Better use of supervision could solve many issues without deposit insurance reform, official says
Subsidies could cut net zero transition costs, BdF paper finds
Using carbon tax revenues to fund new technologies would almost halve GDP loss, researchers say
Lebanon imposes travel ban on governor
Germany follows France in issuing arrest warrants for Riad Salameh
Nigerian MPC continues tightening
Official figures show slight rise in inflation as pressure on currency continues
Central banks should abandon floor systems – BIS’s Borio
Abundant reserves are causing distortions and could hamper policy-making, economist says
US banks need higher equity capital levels, Kashkari says
“Essentially unlimited deposit insurance” poses systemic risk, says Minneapolis Fed president
ECB paper estimates inflationary effects of climate change
Rising temperatures are having persistent effects on prices, especially for food
RBNZ raises rates to peak level
Central bank predicts rates will come down slightly faster than in February forecast
Bernanke and Blanchard reassess causes of inflation surge
Economists who predicted surge misunderstood underlying causes, study finds
‘Robust’ wage growth consistent with disinflation – BIS paper
But firms need to avoid increasing their profit margins, authors find
IMF urges caution in UK financial services reforms
Fund says efforts to ease or simplify rules must be “carefully weighed”
BoE adjusting main models after forecast misses
Bailey says policy-makers decided to “aim off” main forecast after repeated errors
Nigeria CBDC uptake ‘disappointingly low’ – paper
The e-naira is technically sound, but actual use is negligible, says IMF study
Bank of Israel increases rates by 25bp to 4.75%
Central bank stresses inflation slowed down over the last three months
MAS launches AI training programme for key financial institutions
Central bank will design training programmes with universities and institutes
NY Fed and MAS test distributed ledger CBDC payments
System averaged 6.48 payments a second, with peak of 47 payments a second
Slovak governor due to appear in court in July
Central bank deputy governor is new prime minister leading technocratic government
Bank of Italy expresses concerns over flat tax
Official says policy is typical of emerging markets and could weaken income redistribution
ECB policy leaks have ‘sizeable impact’
Leaks tend to reflect minority views and reverse trends in short-term rates
Currency round-up: India withdraws 2,000-rupee note
De La Rue replaces chair; Canada and Philippines win currency awards; and more
EME central banks must keep policies tight, says IMF deputy
Gita Gopinath says “markets are probably too optimistic” about cost of lowering inflation
IMF approves $3 billion for Ghana
Governor welcomes conditions, including cutting inflation and ending monetary financing
US household debt passes $17 trillion
Mortgage originations fall to lowest level since 2014
Philippine central bank pauses tightening as inflation eases
Governor Medalla says rate rises seem to have affected domestic demand