Central Banking
Bank of Israel accelerates work on CBDC
Central bank has been exploring pros and cons of issuing a digital shekel since 2017
Fed leaders hold dovish line as CPI surges
Board members and regional presidents say inflation and employment goals still far from met
CBDCs must be interoperable – Swift and Accenture paper
Swift plans new CBDC trials for members across traditional payment rails
Central Bank of Kenya to liquidate bank after ‘severe violations’
Action on smaller lender comes as CBK looks to complete long-running resolution of Chase Bank
IMF urges Mauritius to reform central bank
Bank of Mauritius made loan to government in 2020 and funds investment body with reserves
Paycheck protection facility supported lending – Fed paper
Study finds liquidity facility helped banks lend more to small businesses during the Covid-19 crisis
BoE paper highlights link between mortgage limits and consumption
Authors find “new link” between down payment requirements and household consumption
Sanctions must go for nuclear talks to succeed, says Iran governor
Hemmati has played major role in sanctions-related diplomacy
People: ECB appoints head of climate change centre
Bank of Italy names new head of financial supervision; Kansas City Fed appoints assistant vice-president
Think-tank urges Fed to tackle climate risk with capital regulation
Paper calls for more urgent Fed action to address risks in bank and non-bank sectors
Digitalisation will not render Norwegian banks obsolete – deputy governor
Use of cash falling rapidly, as Norges Bank studies options to issue a CBDC
UK regulators launch plan for less liquid fund structure
Aim is to allow productive investment for the long term while curbing vulnerabilities
UN effort to reunify Libyan central banks hits problems
One faction demands governor’s replacement as civil war weighs on oil and banking sectors
Central banks have limited tools to tackle inequality – Carstens
Inequality is an issue for central bankers, but they cannot solve it on their own, says BIS chief
BlackRock research pushes back at concerns over bond ETFs
BIS paper had suggested ETF sponsors may have sold illiquid assets to discourage redemptions amid Covid stress
Pandemic did not harm public trust in Dutch banks – DNB survey
Central bank study says 80% of participants maintain confidence in financial sector
RBNZ gains new FMI oversight powers
Central bank and FMA will be able to set standards for systemically important infrastructures
Fed’s Bostic says economic inclusion goals shape policy
Atlanta Fed president calls for more joint work with CFPB
Fed looks to boost competition in debit card payments
New rule will support legal right to at least two payments options for merchants
Bank of Canada to become default payments regulator
Central bank will oversee any company not already regulated under proposed law
Israeli reserves reach new record high
Foreign currency purchases to offset shekel’s strength boost portfolio to $194 billion
Kazakhstan’s central bank announces CBDC pilot
Central bank says it will issue token-based prototype to lenders
Dollar’s share of global reserves falls to 25-year low
Gradual decline may stem from currency diversification by emerging market central banks - IMF report
BoE’s Nelson warns against ‘rigid’ approach to op risk
Firms may fear the “wrath” of regulators, but rules should not offer guarantees, says official