Official Record
Bank of England prepares for first public CCP stress test
Discussion paper sets out eight components of supervisory stress test for key market infrastructure
FCA proposes expanding climate-risk disclosure rules
Climate disclosure proposals are first “substantive” policy for asset managers since Brexit
Armenian central bank raises rates again
Foreign and domestic factors working to push inflation above target, central bank says
Congo central bank lowers policy rate 200bp
Central African country has now largely reversed rate increase from 2020
BoE suspends dividend as capital falls below target
Growth of intangible assets due to RTGS project caused loss-absorbing capital to drop
RBNZ gains tool to curb house price rises
Government approves debt-to-income limits to address hot housing market
Inflation expectations rising – NY Fed survey
Survey finds consumers predicting higher prices, but also better labour market conditions
US CPI inflation reaches 5%
Figures follow predictions of “transitory” inflation rises by senior Fed officials
Malawi picks G+D for currency processing contract
German-based firm already provides processing services to the Federal Reserve
Bank of Finland invests in BIS green fund
Central bank invests $300 million in fund supporting renewables and energy efficiency
Thailand’s central bank picks G+D for retail CBDC project
BoT will use Filia platform for proof-of-concept
Ghana’s central bank cuts interest rates to 13.5%
Inflationary pressures have all but disappeared, central bank says, but uncertainty around new variants could undermine recovery
Eurozone inflation reaches target for first time since 2018
Early estimates suggest HICP inflation hit 2% in May
FSB sets targets to tackle cross-border payments issues
Proposals are “foundational step” in G20 initiative to improve global payments
MAS partners with financial inclusion foundation on digital currency system
Central bank officials will sit on the Mojaloop Foundation’s management boards
Sarb conducting feasibility study for retail CBDC
Central bank to investigate issuance of a “general-purpose” complement to cash
EBA finds ‘big differences’ in use of EU green taxonomy
Risk-mapping exercise finds average “green asset ratio” of 8%
Energy prices boost eurozone inflation in April
Consumer price index increased year on year by 1.6%, as energy prices increased by 10%
Icelandic central bank hikes rate as inflation climbs
Central bank faces trade-off as unemployment remains high
Over 4,000 FCA staff complete mandatory cyber training
FCA spends $26,990 on cyber security course
NY Fed updates Treasuries purchasing programme
New York Fed changes maturity ranges and sector weights of bond purchases
ECB rate-setters ‘broadly agree’ with loose policy
Governing council members warned financing conditions were still tighter than in December 2020
Swedish investors favour EU-wide securities market harmonisation
But public consultation receives some resistance to using Target2-Securities for Swedish securities settlement
CBDCs must be interoperable – Swift and Accenture paper
Swift plans new CBDC trials for members across traditional payment rails