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Educating banks is key to CBDC project, ECCB officials say
Crypto asset providers tried to take advantage of CBDC launch, deputy governor says
Some Latin American central banks pause tightening cycle
Paraguay second to hold rates after Brazil, as Peru and Chile signal they may do the same
Vietnam raises rates for second consecutive month
Move comes after SBV devalued currency against dollar as inflation is close to central bank target
Dollar remains key to central banks’ reserves
Renminbi purchases come with possible legal risks, Central Banking’s Autumn Meetings told
Credit is tightening for eurozone firms and households, says ECB
Loan demand from firms increased but fell from households, survey finds
SNB withdraws record sum from Fed’s swap line
Swiss central bank taps $11 billion but reasons for its operations are unclear
Brazil formally nominates Goldfajn for IDB post
Former governor is second official candidate for post left vacant by Claver-Carone firing
PBoC lets yuan slide to lowest level since 2007
Hang Seng index falls to 13-year low after Xi tightens grip on power
Belarus’s governor predicts inflation will fall
Government imposed price controls after sanctions helped push inflation into double digits
FATF puts Myanmar on money-laundering blacklist
Move may increase economic pressure on military junta as currency crisis grows
Yi may resign as PBoC governor after losing Central Committee seat
Former deputy governor and securities regulator are leading candidates to take over, analyst says
ADB gives crisis-hit Pakistan $1.5 billion loan
Asian Development Bank extends aid as extensive floods add to major economic problems
Norges Bank does not expect wage-price spiral, governor says
Wage moderation allows central bank to strike balance between inflation and employment
‘Shouting on the phone’: BoE officials shed light on gilt market intervention
Crisis sparked by UK government’s plans needed unprecedented action, officials tell parliament
Argentina holds rates for first time this year
Central bank says core inflation decelerating, but official figures show headline figure rising
Taiwan’s governor says uncertainties are hampering forecasting
Yang says central bank will examine wider range of data to improve inflation estimates
ECB delays launch of new RTGS system and T2 consolidation
Launch had been scheduled for November but is now expected in March 2023
Regional Feds divided on discount rate
New York and San Francisco were dovish compared with counterparts in Minneapolis
St Louis Fed president appeared at private Citigroup event
Media was not invited to October 14 talk by FOMC member Bullard
Bank Indonesia delivers another 50bp rate rise
Governor Perry Warjiyo describes the rate hike as a pre-emptive move
DNB advises pension funds to boost liquidity – report
Following UK crisis, Dutch central bank asks funds to monitor stress signals and review liquidity rules
Brazil set to nominate Goldfajn to lead regional bank
Competition to lead Inter-American Development Bank heating up
Hong Kong sets up investment company using HKMA funds
Analysts draw parallels between the new company and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek
CBDC, cash and fast payments: the view from the IMF meetings
Digital currency and fast payments present ample opportunity for improvements, say policy-makers