Gold
Reserve managers should be ready for new asset classes – panel
Central banks can prepare now for change in market conditions, say Autumn Meetings panellists
Mamo Mihretu on the radical reform of central banking in Ethiopia
Ethiopian governor speaks about simultaneous monetary policy and exchange rate reform, opening the country’s financial system and a fundamental reset for Africa’s second most populous economy
Central banks buying less gold
Net purchases in August were lowest monthly level since March, says World Gold Council
Reserve Benchmarks 2024 report – the challenge of diversification
Central banks’ insights into portfolio make-up shine light on new and old trends
Hungary’s central bank increases gold reserves by 16.4%
MNB now has highest per capita bullion stocks in central and eastern Europe
EM central banks, Chinese and Indian households going for gold
Financial products have made it easier to access precious metal – BdF research
Central banks ‘buying more gold’
Institutions will continue to increase purchases, World Gold Council says
Book notes: Easy money, cryptocurrency, casino capitalism, and the golden age of fraud, Ben McKenzie with Jacob Silverman
Casts light on how shady crypto characters defraud consumers but does little to identify and control such fraudsters while protecting the public
Australian indigenous nation advances with digital currency
Birri Gubba dollar to be pegged to AUD and backed by assets including carbon credits
Book notes: How a ledger became a central bank: a monetary history of the Bank of Amsterdam, by Stephen Quinn and William Roberds
A masterful piece of monetary history that is relevant to modern-day central bankers
Turkey’s economic odyssey: inflation, lira decline and strategic shifts
Marcello Minenna delves into the damage of 20 years of ‘Erdoganomics’
Book notes: Bucking the buck: US financial sanctions and the international backlash against the dollar, by Daniel McDowell
A timely and well-documented book about the weaponisation of the US dollar
BIS profit rises as balance sheet grows
Institution close to completing five-year strategic plan, as deposits hit record high
PBoC and RBI have highest-ever gold holdings, WGC says
PBoC paused gold purchases in May for first time since November 2022
Four central banks commit to responsible artisanal gold principles
Colombia, Ecuador, Mongolia and the Philippines commit to principles aimed at guiding domestic small-scale, gold-buying schemes
Central banks face challenges in diversifying reserves
Gold could gain in popularity despite carbon challenges as renminbi faces problems, panellists say
Lkhagvasuren Byadran on geopolitics, gold and 100 years of central banking on the steppe
Bank of Mongolia governor Lkhagvasuren Byadran speaks about monetary and financial reform, embracing AI and fintech, and Mongolia’s new SWF
Vietnamese central bank moves to lower domestic gold prices
SBV official says market may be fixed but analyst points to shifts in supply and demand
Trends in reserve management 2024: survey results
Insights on geopolitical risk, AI, asset diversification, risk management and ESG adoption
Book notes: Virtuous bankers: a day in the life of the 18th-century Bank of England, by Anne L Murphy
A bottom-up account of how clerks managed operations and enhanced the BoE’s reputation
New Zimbabwe governor introduces ‘gold-backed’ currency
Adoption of sixth new currency in 18 years is “chaotic”, media reports