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Housing plays growing role in transmitting ECB policy, paper finds
Labour earnings still most important means of transmission, researchers say
Malpass says debt relief critical for poor countries
World Bank president says world risks “disorderly default process”
Moldovan central bank reverses tightening cycle
Unscheduled decision marks end to long series of hikes despite rising inflation and falling currency
Bank of Thailand governor calls for better inflation model
Phillips curve model under-predicts inflation, argues governor Sethaput
Libyan parliament replaces rebel-held areas’ central bank chief
Move came after relations between civil war-torn country’s central banks worsened
Colombian president appoints central bank board member
Court annulled appointment of Alberto Carrasquilla for violating gender quota law
BIS data shows ‘surge’ in OTC derivatives market value
Near 50% increase in space of six months reflects “elevated uncertainty”, BIS says
Powell signals FOMC may slow pace of hikes
Fed hopes to remove labour market pressure by cutting number of job openings, Powell says
Namibia increases policy rate by 50bp
Central bank shadows South Africa’s hike last week to preserve currency link
Singapore’s Temasek fund ‘reviewing’ $275 million FTX loss
Deputy prime minister Wong admits reputational damage but says state does not need to audit fund
Bank of England pushes ahead with ‘Basel 3.1’
Central bank says amendments to Basel III could halt downward drift in risk-weighted capital ratios
Ghana hikes rates again as inflation passes 40%
Governor says country faces “huge financing gap” as government uses central bank credit
Guatemala accelerates hikes while Dominican Republic pauses
Dominican core and headline inflation falling, but pressures are rising in Guatemala
Fijian central bank upgrades RTGS
New system will handle $81.6 billion of transactions annually, Reserve Bank of Fiji says
Bank Indonesia announces CBDC plan
Central bank will test wholesale and retail CBDC as Warjiyo says private digital assets pose new risks
Banknotes: October to December 2022
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
BoE not briefed on disastrous ‘mini-budget’, Bailey says
Governor says absence of independent assessment of tax package made it very hard to assess
CPMI and Iosco raise ‘serious’ concern over cyber security flaw
Global bodies say several FMIs have vulnerabilities in their cyber security
Eurozone inflation falls for first time in 17 months, estimates say
Eurostat figures show inflation dropping in most countries, including Germany
Bank of Canada posts first quarterly loss in its history
“We do not make policy to maximise our income,” says Macklem
Bank of Thailand raises interest rate by 25 basis points
Central bank decision comes after headline inflation eased to around 6% in October
RBI set to launch retail CBDC pilot
Retail version of the e-rupee will be issued as tokens in same denominations as cash
People: October to December 2022
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Rates round-up: Pakistan adds 100bp to main rate
Central banks raise rates in Kenya, Congo and Iceland