Central Banking
Myanmar orders halt to foreign debt payments
Authorities order wider range of partly foreign-owned companies to sell FX to central bank
Why fears about quantitative tightening are overblown
The benefits of collateral availability may outweigh the monetary liquidity withdrawn by central banks
Banque de France announces second wholesale CBDC experiment phase
CBDC as a settlement asset may be ready by 2023
Chinese regulator urges banks to fund housing projects
Some analysts argue it is time for Beijing to intervene more forcefully
Uzbekistan introduces new 200,000 som note
Highest denomination banknote designed to ease cash payments
IMF says US faces hard balancing act
Excessive tightening by the Fed could cause negative spillovers for global economy, fund warns
Chilean central bank pledges to sell up to $25 billion to defend peso
Currency plummets by 4% to new record low against US dollar following 75bp rate hike
Fed internal watchdog clears Powell and Clarida
Inspector-general still examining Rosengren and Kaplan, while senators criticise new code
Two US regulators fine Bank of America $225m
Country’s second-largest bank unlawfully blocked access to unemployment benefits
BoE’s Saporta floats idea of countercyclical liquidity buffer
Design of Basel III rules may be causing banks to hoard capital and liquidity, official says
RTGS operating hours must expand, BoE’s Cunliffe says
Longer hours and more non-bank access would speed up cross-border payments, says CPMI chair
ECB paper examines equity markets’ treatment of climate risk
Researchers look at public perceptions, investors’ judgement and firms’ risk premia
US Senate confirms Barr as Fed vice-chair
Democrat appointees now form majority of board of governors
Chilean central bank makes surprise 75bp rate hike
Board takes interest rates to highest level since 1998
Singapore and Philippines make unscheduled policy decisions
Central banks tighten policy as inflation continues to rise and US releases inflation data
Mismeasurement may cause ‘missing-investment puzzle’ – BoE’s Bailey
Rise in intangibles could explain apparent fall in investment despite stable returns, governor says
Central African Republic launches crypto asset
Regional central bank reaffirmed ban on cryptocurrency after CAR made bitcoin legal tender
People: Saudi Central Bank appoints two vice-governors
BIS names heads of key committees; senior officials quit US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Bank of Canada hikes 100bp in bid to outpace inflation
Canada front-loads path to higher interest rates with biggest hike in 24 years
Knot says financial stability risks are growing
FSB chair says emerging economies are particularly vulnerable as financial conditions tighten
BoI’s Yaron stresses flexibility offered by inflation target range
Bank of Israel has been studying the possibility of modifying its inflation target
US experts believe inflation will fall, eventually
CPI inflation surges above consensus forecasts, but economists expect a turning point soon
Bank of Korea lifts key rate by half a point to fight inflation
Central bank also warns of high downside risks to the economy
New Zealand’s central bank delivers third straight 50bp hike
Analysts predict RBNZ will start slowing down the pace of rate hikes from October