Exchange rate
Improved political environment lends support to Lebanese pound
As new government is formed, investors become more willing to sell dollars and buy pound
Jamaica’s Wynter says forex volatility is nothing to worry about
Central bank uses social media to calm markets after forex intervention
Central Bank of Nigeria funds post-graduate economics centre at university
President praises CBN’s “huge investments” in economy as rival pledges change of governor
Thailand and Cambodia join forces on QR code network
Central banks to pilot QR code network for retail payments
Romanian government escalates attacks on central bank
Social Democratic party and finance ministry says bank is failing obligation to protect currency
Website of the year: Sveriges Riksbank
The Swedish central bank has redesigned and restructured its website to great effect, with users staying longer and engaging with more content
Danish krone rate has limited impact on current account – research
Household savings have a far larger effect, central bank says
Indonesia keeps rates unchanged
Governor signals benchmark rate is “almost at its peak”
Key Brexit vote complicates outlook for UK economy
Vote this evening leaves UK’s political and economic future uncertain; analysts optimistic on outlook for sterling
Nepalese central bank seeks Indian help over large denomination notes
Nepal Rastra Bank asks RBI to permit new Indian notes to be used as legal tender
Denmark intervenes to maintain euro peg
A rate hike is “very likely” if intervention continues, analyst says
2018: The year in review
The past year marked a return to instability, but also saw some innovations among central banks
The PBoC’s efforts to solve the ‘impossible trinity’
Chinese central bank intervenes to manage offshore renminbi rate; uses swaps, rather than selling reserves in latest currency interventions
‘Key currencies’ affect patterns of global imbalances – BIS paper
Authors say it is important to think about a “dollar zone” not just the dollar
The ‘great fintech wall of China’?
Deploying fintech wrappers could help to solve part of the People’s Bank of China’s capital control dilemma; trials possible in Greater Bay Area
Zimbabwean central bank officials cleared of wrongdoing
Governor Mangudya says investigation absolves of any wrongdoing, despite previous claims of corruption from former government official
Mozambique resumes cutting cycle on lower inflation
Prices continue to fall within single digits, but concerns around public debt leave central bank on high alert
Fragility of forex market stays SNB’s hand
Central bank maintains Libor rate target and negative policy rate
Lower oil prices and stronger lira send Turkey and Argentina diverging
In 2019, analysts expect inflation to drop sharply in Argentina and to bounce back in Turkey
EME central banks can counter the next downturn
Philip Turner urges central banks to consider a broad range of actions to tackle volatility stemming from currency mismatches
Bank of England official urges buy-side firms to adopt global FX code
BoE markets director says uptake from the buy side has been slower than that of banks
IMF urges Bank of Papua New Guinea to depreciate currency
Fund offers words of warning to island nation over exchange rate woes
Bank of Israel launches surprise rate hike
Interim governor oversees first rate hike since 2011
QE has persistent impact on foreign exchange, researchers find
European Central Bank QE caused euro to fall 12% against dollar - Dallas Fed paper