Articles by Rachael King
Central bank cyber security: a weak link in the financial system?
Disgruntled hackers are targeting central banks, whose cyber defences may not be up to the test
BoE lifts rates despite signs of a global weakening
MPC votes unanimously to raise rates to 0.75%
Podcast: LSE’s Ilka Gleibs discusses the psychology behind diversity
LSE professor discusses why people need to stop blaming women’s behaviour for a lack of diversity within economics and central banking
UK ATM network backtracks on interchange fee hikes
Consumers turn to cash alternatives “quicker than expected”
South African central bank predicts higher inflation and more rate rises
Inflationary pressures are rising, Sarb says
Central bank digital currency a ‘terrible idea’, US Congress told
Move to central bank cryptocurrency would make Fed “overwhelming credit allocator” - researcher
Ugandan governor says central bank not ‘obliged’ to bail out banks
Bailouts could encourage mismanagement, he says
Regulators using blockchain for KYC data sharing
Central Bank of Colombia and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston collaborate with R3 on KYC pilot
UK regulators review financial firms’ operational resilience
Firms must ensure processes can be maintained after disruption - regulators
Bahamas central bank traces website breach to third party
Central bank says no personal data was taken but some administrator credentials were included in stolen data
Liberia’s central bank chief resigns amid reports of ‘government pressure’
Local media reports Weeks resisted government pressure to agree to loan financing
Bank of Lithuania lures fintech firms with e-licensing tool
Portal promises to streamline approval process as country seeks to become fintech hub
Podcast: Canada’s Wilkins on fighting unconscious bias
Carolyn Wilkins on how the Bank of Canada has worked to improve its gender balance
Blockchain panel says 'crypto bubble' is not cause for concern
Assets are not used widely enough to cause severe shock to financial markets; bubble needs to burst for crypto assets to compete in the market
Panellists disagree on regulatory approach to blockchain
Should regulators be allowed on the blockchain, or should the technology govern itself, panel asks
DLT could reduce risk in payments – BoE official
Cryptography could help secure payments messages and reduce the risk of fraud
BoE’s chief economist joins minority in calling for rate rise
Monetary policy committee lowers threshold for reducing debt holdings
Report proposes mandating BoE to target productivity growth
UK opposition says BoE should not have to rely on interest rates to lower inflation; 3% productivity target would help push prices down, report says
Argentina launches new measures to stem peso depreciation
Analysts concerned new central bank tools to control peso are not enough
Experts warn Mexico’s peso defence could be costly
Risks on the horizon prompt concerns around the Bank of Mexico’s approach to forex volatility
Sia given green light to access Eurosystem’s instant payment system
ECB permits first network provider to give access to new Tips platform
Switzerland weighs bold monetary experiment
On June 10, Switzerland will vote on whether to revolutionise its monetary system and hand the central bank a monopoly on money creation
Visa outage highlights fragility of electronic payments
European network experiences outage for several hours on June 1, due to hardware failure; consumers forced to withdraw cash to make payments
UK’s FCA to act on banks using overdrafts as revenue source
Regulator proposes rules to improve transparency around the cost of credit, with plans to ban fixed fees if necessary