Central Banks
US-China trade is falling, Fed researchers find
Fall driven by advanced technology trade, but other US allies are not following suit, paper finds
BoE unveils monetary policy shocks database
Data reveals change in markets’ focus since introduction of “Super Thursdays”
Singapore and Ghana aim to improve MSME finance
Project aims to create “universal trusted credentials” to assess smaller firms’ creditworthiness
Crisis-stricken Israel has faith in central bank
Economists tell Central Banking the government must radically change fiscal priorities
BIS names top journals for central bank research
Not all of the top five general economics journals make the list, and finance journals miss top spots
Portuguese governor under ethics review
Centeno embroiled in public spat with the president of Portugal
People: Philadelphia Fed hires new number two
Indian and UK central banks make senior appointments; and more
Cambodia’s Serey calls for greater use of local currency
Governor says demand for the riel has improved over the years
Svensson says house price metrics ‘unreliable and misleading’
Former Riksbank deputy governor says authorities are misjudging risks
CBDCs could challenge foundations of monetary economics, says Tombini
BIS Americas chief thinks digital currencies could co-exist with other rapid payment systems
Bank of Mexico keeps rates at 11.25%
In unanimous decision, board stresses rates are likely to remain unchanged ‘for some time’
Bank of Israel’s FX interventions reached $8.2 billion in October
Central bank approved $30 billion programme following Hamas attacks on Israel
Peru continues gradually cutting policy rates
Inflation falling slowly towards target while 2024 promises low growth
Middle income countries recall highest volume of worn banknotes
High income jurisdictions remove notes with the highest average value
Niger junta arrests, then releases, central bank official
Regional central bank had imposed sanctions on Niger after July coup
Fed’s Cook is concerned about non-banks and real estate prices
Hedge funds could rapidly pull out of Treasury cash futures market
Costa highlights economic costs of gender inequality
Chilean governor says women’s marginalisation reduces growth and innovation
UK financial institutions are ‘global public good’, says Bailey
BoE governor warns against fragmentation, criticises Brexit and discounts rate cuts
China slides back into deflation
Falling pork prices are a major drag on consumer prices
IMF’s Adrian says world needs $5 trillion annual climate funding by 2030
Multilateral banks working to ‘crowd in’ private finance to meet need