Official Record
China’s central bank holds key lending rates
Decision to keep one- and five-year LPRs is in line with analysts’ expectations
PBoC official signals possible reserve ratio cut
Zou Lan hints Chinese central bank may loosen reserve requirements to spur credit growth
Inflation rises in Germany and France
German statistical office says energy price rise partly driven by base effects from earlier subsidy
HKMA proposes strict stablecoin regime
Algorithm-based stablecoins likely to be excluded under new rules, Hong Kong authorities say
Chile cuts rates for fourth consecutive meeting
Board forecasts inflation will return to 3% target in 2024
Norges Bank makes surprise rate hike as inflation rebounds
Governor warns economy is cooling but inflation has risen in past two months
BoJ’s CBDC designed to hold ‘minimum’ amount of user data
Offline solutions deemed to pose too great a risk of double spending and counterfeiting
Dubai creates new sovereign wealth fund
Dubai World “will be affiliated” to new investment arm
Indonesia and South Korea to launch cross-border settlement
Bank Indonesia has been a leader in boosting the use of local currency for cross-border trade
RBI continues holding policy rate at 6.5%
Central bank warns food prices pose upside risk to inflation
Digital yuan pilot announced between China and Singapore
Central banks to co-ordinate on green finance as MAS-CSRC staff exchange programme resumes
Mir card system to operate across Cuba
Russian payments network continues gradual progress in Latin America
BCEAO raises rates 25 basis points amid inflation worries
Move is sixth hike in seven quarters, taking policy rate to 3.5%
DNB aligns $9.7 billion of reserves with Paris Climate Agreement
Targets aimed to reduce “real-world” carbon emissions beyond portfolio decarbonisation
Small Swiss city accepts invoice payments in bitcoin and tether
Crypto accepted for taxes, fines and services, regardless of the amount
RBA holds at last meeting of the year
“Limited information” leads central bank to keep rate unchanged for time being
Central banks of Korea and Italy boost co-operation on payment systems
Bank of Korea and Bank of Italy to exchange knowledge on RTGS and CBDC
Argentine central bank delays payments regulation
Online payments firm had complained rule was anti-competitive
ECB selects possible topics for new banknotes
“European culture” and “rivers and birds” enter final selection phase
PCE inflation falls in the US
Atlanta Fed president says data suggests inflation will only continue to fall
Uganda central bank cautions against currency ‘bouquets’
Practice makes it impossible to run banknotes through ATMs and counting machines
German inflation falls to 2.3% in November
Falling energy prices lower inflation in the eurozone’s main economy
RBA’s Bullock says economic activity is stronger than expected
Australian central bank sees second-round effects as businesses pass cost rises on
Former Nigerian central bank governor granted bail on fraud charges
Emefiele pleads not guilty to new $2 million fraud indictment, trial starts November 28