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ECB hails launch of new wholesale settlement system
Eurosystem’s new RTGS system and liquidity management tool went live on March 20
BIS paper lays out ‘two-regime’ model of inflation
Framework could help central banks recognise and respond to bouts of higher inflation
How Finma milked Credit Suisse’s CoCos to close UBS deal
An unusual clause in Swiss AT1 bonds allowed them to be written off, but could others ever follow suit?
ECB questions Credit Suisse bond bail-in
Swiss government, SNB and Finma organise rescue of troubled lender that pays out to equity-holders
Central Banking Awards 2023: third group of winners announced
Awards include economic research, payments reform and risk management services
Central banks step up dollar liquidity support
But initial auction results show little evidence of pressure on dollar funding
Apac central banks reassure amid Credit Suisse woes
Central banks in Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong say banking systems remain stable
US banks tap $11.8 billion from new Fed facility
Fed set up Bank Term Funding Program in wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse
Lebanese judge questions governor
Salameh interviewed in presence of European officials after initially refusing to be questioned
Pandemic purchases averted ‘destabilising loop’, BIS finds
Central banks tended to use different tactics in advanced and emerging economies, report says
PBoC to cut reserve requirement ratio
Top officials have previously called for use of the policy tool to boost economy
China to set up new party-led financial supervisors
New committees to be established by end of 2023 as part of wider supervisory change
Denmark adjusts rates after ECB increase
Central bank warns inflationary pressures will remain high and calls for fiscal caution
ECB continues tightening despite financial risks
Lagarde says there are no trade-offs between financial stability and inflation
BoE may have ‘too much to do’, experts warn
Secondary remits may be diverting attention from key tasks, House of Lords committee hears
Vietnam cuts rates after PM demands real estate action
SBV cuts rates as property developers face growing debt problems
CBDC needs good preparation, warn central bankers
Panellists say financial literacy, research and infrastructure must come first
SNB to lend up to $54 billion to Credit Suisse
Swiss central bank and supervisory authority say bank meets capital requirements
Financial stability risks add uncertainty to ECB policy path
Central bank broadly expected to deliver another 50bp rate hike, taking rates to 3%
US banking collapses muddy monetary policy outlook
Bank failures raise question of whether Fed can maintain stability while tightening policy
Central Banking Awards 2023: second group of winners unveiled
Awards announced for Governor of the year, Communications, Transparency and partners
BoJ flags risk management problems at banks
Central bank also tries to allay concerns over Japanese banks amid SVB crisis
Fed launches supervision review in wake of SVB collapse
Vice-chair for supervision says central bank needs to show “humility” after bank failure
Central database is ‘cornerstone’ of open banking
Cyber security and financial literacy are key obstacles to data-sharing, experts say