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Infographic: Central banks

Some of my infographics are relatively easy to write. This one took many drafts, even before the drawing began, and several more after that. I Read the full article...

Can Crypto Banks Kill Central Banks?

Supporters of central banks and centric financial authorities consider them to be the utmost essential entity of global economic infrastructure. These centric entities sustain the...

Interest rate dilemma for central banks as inflation rises but growth slows

The Federal Reserve, the ECB and the Bank of England appear unclear on how to tackle inflation amid the Iran warNew UK cost of living crisis looms as rising energy bills lift infla...

Ahead of Jackson Hole, Central Banks Are Rebuilding Reserves Around Gold

Theo’s Iggy Ioppe examines the reclassification of gold from a hedge against bad times to an increasingly important reserve asset. Unlike a Treasury, gold is nobody’s promise. The...

How have interest rate expectations changed after this week's events?

Rate hikes by year-endRBNZ: 52 bps (91% probability of rate hike at the next meeting)ECB: 40 bps (94% probability of rate hike at the next meeting)BoJ: 35 bps (67% probability of r...

All that glitters isn’t gold for Asia’s central banks

TOKYO — Cue the jokes about “SAFE” — the acronym for the People’s Bank of China division entrusted with managing Beijing’s reserves. The folks at the PBOC’s State Administration of...

How have interest rate expectations changed after this week's events?

Rate hikes by year-endRBNZ: 50 bps (85% probability of rate hike at the next meeting)ECB: 33 bps (75% probability of rate hike at the next meeting)Fed: 32 bps (54% probability of r...

Stablecoin Banking Service Providers Will Welcome Bank of England's Pivot

Image of Sarah Breeden, sourced from the Bank of England's Flickr resource and published here under

RBI Governor co-chairs BRICS meeting with Finance Minister; emphasises role of central banks in financial stability

The RBI Governor highlighted the pivotal role central banks play in maintaining price and financial stability

Eight Central Banks Test Tokenised Cross-Border Payments Under Project Agorá

More than 40 financial institutions and eight central banks have tested a shared platform for tokenised cross-border payments under Project Agorá. The initiative, led by the Bank f...

CBK Issues Fresh Directive to Banks Over Loan Interest Rates

The directive is likely to affect the banks as well as borrowers while reinforcing the independence of the MPC meetings, which have recently received recommendations from internati...

Central banks need to speak, even when they are wrong

Kevin Warsh has turned back the transparency revolution in central banking, refusing to commit to regular news conferences and has expressed disdain for "forward guidance."

The Bond Markets Are Pushing Up Rates. Will Central Banks Follow?

Around the world, rising bond yields reflect shifting expectations on how fast policymakers will raise interest rates.

Bank of Canada holds interest rates: Read the official statement

Central bank holds key interest rate at 2.25%

UK Government tasks Bank of England to support payment systems innovation

The Bank’s new objective is to support innovation in payment systems and emerging forms of digital money innovations. Source

Westpac says RBA hold looks entrenched despite hawkish inflation guardrail

Westpac's read draws a sharper line than the RBA's own statement suggests, treating the narrower "if upside risks materialise" language as evidence the Board has effectively downgr...

The full statement from the Bank of Canada rate decision

The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at 2.25%, with the Bank Rate at 2.5% and the deposit rate at 2.20%.Canada’s economy is showing signs of improv...

Japan's top 3 banks boost foreign currency liquidity buffers to $1.25tn

Bessent praises Bank of Japan’s commitment to stability

Private banks top FCNR (B) deposit drive led by ICICI, HSBC; SBI No. 1 PSB

The scheme aims to attract stable foreign currency inflows, strengthen India’s balance of payments, bolster forex reserves and support rupee stability

How to trade central bank decisions

Many new traders assume that a currency should rise after a rate hike and fall after a rate cut. In reality, financial markets react to how a central bank decision compares with wh...

Musalem says inflation risks tilted higher, credibility at stake

Musalem's remarks reinforce the hawkish tilt he signalled after last week's FOMC meeting, framing any tolerance of above-target inflation as a direct threat to the Fed's credibilit...

Central bankers speak, currencies don't always react: here's why that matters

When a central banker says nothing new, and why that's worth noticingReserve Bank of New Zealand Monetary Policy Committee member Carl Hansen gave an interview on Friday describing...