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Hard cash may ultimately remain a necessity, Central Banking Autumn Meetings told www.centralbanking.com/fintech/7974...
Cash is the tender of last resort – panel - Central Banking
Officials at Central Banking Autumn Meetings discuss risks of long-term outages in era of digital payments
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November 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Hard cash may ultimately remain a necessity, Central Banking Autumn Meetings told www.centralbanking.com/fintech/7974...
Private sector’s inertia over interoperable digital instant payment systems forced monetary authorities to take initiative instead, panellists tell Autumn Meetings www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Central banks are needed to make instant payments work, says panel - Central Banking
Legal and payment experts tell Autumn Meetings that private sector cannot achieve this on its own
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November 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Private sector’s inertia over interoperable digital instant payment systems forced monetary authorities to take initiative instead, panellists tell Autumn Meetings www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Bank of Thailand wants more information on the country’s gold trade to prevent continued baht volatility, says governor www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
BoT seeks more oversight of gold trade to prevent baht volatility - Central Banking
Vitai says bank is working to boost supervision of institutions and dealers involved in precious metal
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November 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Bank of Thailand wants more information on the country’s gold trade to prevent continued baht volatility, says governor www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Russian central bank starts selling gold www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Bank of Russia starts selling gold locally - Central Banking
Move is not a sign of budget crisis, experts say
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November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Russian central bank starts selling gold www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Sarb cuts rates www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
South Africa cuts by 25bp, citing lower prices ahead - Central Banking
Sarb brings policy rate to 6.75% in first decision since government lowered inflation target
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November 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Sarb cuts rates www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Biggest challenge for green investment “still the data gap”, Central Banking Autumn Meetings told www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Reserve managers’ environmental plans choked by dearth of data - Central Banking
Central Banking Autumn Meetings hear blended finance is growing green bonds in emerging economies
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November 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Biggest challenge for green investment “still the data gap”, Central Banking Autumn Meetings told www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Stablecoins in focus at Central Banking Autumn Meetings www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Central banks must respond to challenges of digital innovation - Central Banking
Central Banking Autumn Meetings panel on how stablecoins, CBDCs and AI are shaping decision-making
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November 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Stablecoins in focus at Central Banking Autumn Meetings www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
BoJ’s Ueda says continued rate hikes are necessary www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
BoJ governor reaffirms preference for rate hikes - Central Banking
Ueda says policy normalisation should continue amid near-zero output gap and tight labour conditions
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November 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
BoJ’s Ueda says continued rate hikes are necessary www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Experts lambast former Fed governor Adriana Kugler’s violation of the central bank’s ethics rules www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
No excuse for ex-Fed governor’s rules violations, say experts - Central Banking
Kugler found to have violated rules with stock trades during FOMC blackout period
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November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Experts lambast former Fed governor Adriana Kugler’s violation of the central bank’s ethics rules www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Artificial intelligence, climate change and cyber attacks pose particular threats to financial stability in the Caribbean, says Curaçao governor www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Curaçaoan governor highlights AI, climate and cyber risks - Central Banking
Richard Doornbosch says Caribbean’s small, open economies faced heightened threats
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November 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Artificial intelligence, climate change and cyber attacks pose particular threats to financial stability in the Caribbean, says Curaçao governor www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Dollar depreciation reflects changes in investors’ risk management, rather than a shift away from reserve currency status, BIS’s Tombini says at Central Banking Autumn Meetings www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Dollar remains king for now, says Tombini - Central Banking
BIS Americas chief tells Central Banking Autumn Meetings of lessons from events of past year
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November 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Dollar depreciation reflects changes in investors’ risk management, rather than a shift away from reserve currency status, BIS’s Tombini says at Central Banking Autumn Meetings www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Iceland cuts rates www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Iceland makes 25bp cut amid mortgage market turmoil - Central Banking
Decision comes after court ruling forces lenders to tighten terms of home loans on offer
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November 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Iceland cuts rates www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Japan will not implement crypto standards by the Basel committee’s January deadline www.centralbanking.com/fintech/cryp...
Japan will not implement Basel crypto regs by 2026, says FSA - Central Banking
Regulator cites country’s limited exposure to digital assets as reason for not meeting deadline
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November 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Japan will not implement crypto standards by the Basel committee’s January deadline www.centralbanking.com/fintech/cryp...
BoE chief economist fears UK economy has undergone changes that will make inflation more likely to persist www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
BoE’s Pill focused on ‘nominal momentum’ in UK economy - Central Banking
Chief economist says inflation dynamics seem to have changed, but there is a lot of noise in the data
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November 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
BoE chief economist fears UK economy has undergone changes that will make inflation more likely to persist www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Dutch central bank looks to save 10% in budget freeze www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Netherlands Bank aims to cut costs by 10% with spending freeze - Central Banking
DNB 2030 programme will involve job losses, spokesperson says
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November 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Dutch central bank looks to save 10% in budget freeze www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
HKMA to partner with Saudi Arabia in $1bn investment vehicle www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia to launch $1bn fund - Central Banking
HKMA will team up with Saudi sovereign wealth fund to help Chinese firms invest in Middle East
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November 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
HKMA to partner with Saudi Arabia in $1bn investment vehicle www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
How does the UK’s new deposit insurance limit measure up against others? www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
How generous is the UK’s new deposit insurance limit? - Central Banking
BoE’s decision to raise limit to £120,000 marks first change in eight years
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November 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
How does the UK’s new deposit insurance limit measure up against others? www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
The more independent a central bank is, the fewer US dollar-denominated assets it holds in its reserves – NBER paper www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
More independent central banks hold fewer dollars – research - Central Banking
De-dollarisation benefits Singaporean and Korean currencies, while Australia’s and China’s lose out
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November 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The more independent a central bank is, the fewer US dollar-denominated assets it holds in its reserves – NBER paper www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Lebanese central bank tells financial institutions to tighten oversight of transactions www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Lebanon strengthens oversight of financial system after US visit - Central Banking
Central bank tightens AML/CFT rules as Washington tells it to contain Hezbollah funding
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November 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Lebanese central bank tells financial institutions to tighten oversight of transactions www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Taiwan commits to publishing more frequent data on its foreign exchange interventions after discussions with the US www.centralbanking.com/foreign-exch...
Taiwan commits to greater FX transparency after talks with US - Central Banking
Central bank rejects claim that domestic currency has been persistently undervalued
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November 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Taiwan commits to publishing more frequent data on its foreign exchange interventions after discussions with the US www.centralbanking.com/foreign-exch...
Career central banker appointed interim head of Central Bank of Bolivia www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Bolivia’s new government picks interim central bank chief - Central Banking
Career monetary authority official David Espinoza vows to restore independence
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November 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Career central banker appointed interim head of Central Bank of Bolivia www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Medium-term earnings outlook for companies involved in AI reflect “wild” imaginations, says Bundesbank’s Nagel www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
‘Imaginations are running wild’ – Nagel on AI - Central Banking
Europe is prepared for a financial downturn, Bundesbank president says
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November 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Medium-term earnings outlook for companies involved in AI reflect “wild” imaginations, says Bundesbank’s Nagel www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Nigeria and Waemu to reduce trading settlement cycles to T+2 www.centralbanking.com/exchanges/cl...
Nigeria and Waemu brace themselves for T+2 - Central Banking
Former head of West Africa Monetary Institute believes change will boost cross-border payments
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November 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Nigeria and Waemu to reduce trading settlement cycles to T+2 www.centralbanking.com/exchanges/cl...
IMF says there is room for further easing in Thailand to boost domestic demand www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
IMF sees room for further easing in Thailand - Central Banking
Country’s household debt challenges compounded by other shocks, mission head says
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November 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
IMF says there is room for further easing in Thailand to boost domestic demand www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
South Africa lowers inflation target centralbanking.com/central-bank...
South Africa lowers inflation target from 4.5% to 3% - Central Banking
Sarb governor’s wish finally granted as finance minister announces change during budget review
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November 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
South Africa lowers inflation target centralbanking.com/central-bank...