Central Banks
Trump and Powell’s war of words escalates
Fed chair slams tariffs, while president says Powell’s departure “cannot come fast enough”
MNB to suspend controversial foundation
Ex-governor calls audit “smear campaign”; government blames ECB for not allowing closer surveillance
FSB rolls out common incident reporting framework
Standard format designed to improve cyber and operational incident reporting by firms
Governance Benchmarks 2025 – model banks analysis
Data breakdown highlights independence pressures, capital frameworks and staffing challenges
Atlanta Fed chief urges caution amid ‘big pause’ in US rates
Bostic compares US central bank to car driving through fog, and says now may be the time to pull over
Bank of Canada holds rates
Governor stresses difficulty in being forward looking amid current uncertainty over US tariffs
Birth determines people’s retirement savings in US – study
US-born seniors have almost three times as much saved as non-citizens, Minneapolis Fed research finds
Namibia holds policy rate at 6.75%
Central bank points to uncertainty caused by disruption to global trade
New Zealand slashes funding to central bank by 25%
Some of RBNZ’s non-legislative functions “appear overstaffed”, says finance minister
Inside the week that shook the US Treasury market
Rates traders on the “scary” moves that almost broke the world’s safest and most liquid investment
Disparities in US inflation have policy implications – study
State-level differences in price rises have increased since 2010s, says San Francisco Fed study
Tracking the changing cash cycle: a global analysis
Antti Heinonen highlights sharp declines in note-return frequency and destruction rates
SMEs likely to pass on tariff costs to consumers – study
Boston Fed research finds causal link between levies and price rises for consumers
IMF says supervisors need to be mindful of geopolitical risks
Shock events cause sizeable swings in asset pricing, institution’s latest report highlights
Waller is latest Fed governor to sound warning over tariffs
Board member says effect on growth and jobs likely significant, but inflationary hit could be transitory