Central Banking
Asean+3 to launch new financing facility
Thirteen Asian states say fund will deal with exogenous shocks’ effects on balance of payments
Turkey official inflation surges to nearly 70%
Finance minister Şimşek says inflation will peak in May and then decline
Retail CBDC complexity may discourage adoption, says research
Kansas City Fed author argues Caribbean CBDCs have struggled to add value
Danish central bank warns over interest-only mortgages
Amortisation requirements for “riskiest loans” may reduce housing volatility, report says
Neutral interest rates at pre-pandemic levels, Bank of Canada finds
Nominal neutral interest rates in both countries sit between 2.25% and 3.25%
RBA report looks at cross-border payments
Multilateral platform would be more scalable than bilateral links, Australian central bank says
Binance founder sentenced to four months in prison
Nigerian court adjourns separate money laundering case against the crypto exchange
Czech National Bank cuts rates by 50 basis points
Central European country follows in Hungary’s footsteps in easing
UK banks earn over £9bn interest on reserves with BoE
Higher interest rates present banks with bumper earnings
Former head of PBoC’s digital currency arm under investigation
Probe comes after Beijing launched a three-month anti-graft inspection
Oil shocks can be identified in real time, paper says
Bank of Italy researchers’ model identifies demand and supply shocks from daily data
Fed holds rates as it struggles with inflation’s last mile
Experts disagree over risks of rising inflation and difficulty of Fed’s position
Day-to-day payments too reliant on big tech – BdF deputy
Digital euro will not create a European ‘Big Brother’, Denis Beau says
Sri Lankan inflation rises in April
Foreign exchange reserves rose as a result of central bank intervention
Growth to slow in Asia-Pacific this year, IMF says
Fund cites ageing populations and lower productivity
BoJ considers allowing external access to CBDC data
Digital yen API sandbox launched in April
ECB staff speak out against changes to internal survey
“Dignity at work” survey to be followed up later, central bank says
Politics and economics drive swap line decisions – IMF paper
Financial and trade links as well as political reasons affect decision-making, authors say
Bank of Russia holds rates
Nabiullina hints at significant fiscal change and says “inflationary pressure” remains
Payment fraud is on the rise in Denmark and Sweden
Scammers and fraudsters are moving to digital realm
US needs to change bank takeover rules, FDIC official says
Rohit Chopra criticises SF Fed over bank linked to Sam Bankman-Fried firms
Sharp yen rises spark speculation over government intervention
Japanese minister refuses to comment on whether authorities acted to stem currency’s fall
Trump advisers aim to curb Fed independence, report says
WSJ says leaked document discusses sacking Powell and giving Trump vote on policy
Pakistan holds interest rate ahead of IMF loan review
Central bank says inflation remains high even after dropping in March