Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 9hRapid growth of the non-banking sector brings benefits as well as challenges, says FSB’s Knot www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 10hHKMA chief executive Eddie Yue and BNM governor Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour meet in Hong Kong on October 2, 2026 www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Russia’s Ministry of Finance has started to pay employees’ salaries in CBDC www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Asia gains policy room with divergence from global cycles – Amro www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Reserve Bank of Australia warns of growing external risks to country’s financial stability www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 001
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 01/10/2026IMF data: dollar’s share of foreign reserves fell slightly this year www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Rates round-up: news from Zambia, Mozambique and Sierra Leone www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...centralbanking.comAfrica’s central banks diverge as Zambia delivers major rate cut - Central BankingMozambique holds while Sierra Leone delivers second consecutive hike 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Colombia raises rates www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...centralbanking.comColombia delivers unexpected 25bp rate hike - Central BankingMove marks ‘fourth consecutive policy surprise’ in tightening cycle, economist says 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Bank of Canada addresses stigma around lenders using its standing liquidity facility www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 30/09/2026BoE governor calls for artificial intelligence ‘kill switch’ to be put in place before the technology can be regulated www.centralbanking.com/fintech/7977... 010
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Fed should not communicate without a monetary policy framework in place www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...centralbanking.comFed should avoid communicating without a framework – Musalem - Central BankingSt Louis Fed president outlines his preferred view of monetary policy comms 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 30/09/2026China has rolled out a range of measures to expand lending www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 29/09/2026European Central Bank should take on a more activist role as a global lender of last resort, argues new report www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Australia raises rates www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...centralbanking.comAustralia tightens interest rates to 15-year high - Central BankingRBA’s fourth hike of 2026 targets inflation as governor says further increases are on the table 001
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Staff data was hacked this year, says Bank of Korea www.centralbanking.com/fintech/7977... 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 25/09/2026ECB’s network of liquidity lines reaches far fewer central banks than those of PBoC, Reserves Benchmark 2026 reveals. www.centralbanking.com/benchmarking... 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Phone fraudsters under attack in Germany. www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Benchmarking: official sector favoured by reserve managers, but commercial banks and managers are in close pursuit. www.centralbanking.com/benchmarking... 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Bank Indonesia holds rates at 5.75% as part of its strategy to maintain a stable exchange rate. www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...centralbanking.comIndonesia holds and enacts new measures to protect rupiah value - Central BankingDamayanti’s first rate decision as governor comes as BI and HKMA advance payments co-operation 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“It’s unlikely that Canada and the US will return to the trade relationship that existed two years ago. But there are clear economic incentives on both sides of the border to reduce barriers and uncertainty” – BoC’s Macklem. www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...centralbanking.comCanadian households and firms adapting to volatility – Macklem - Central BankingCountry has gone through ‘several stages of grief’ over death of open trade with US, says governor 010
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Read our interview with Martin Kocher, governor of the National Bank of Austria. hubs.li/Q04xZ4Y70 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Read our interview with Fiji’s governor, Ariff Ali: www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Venezuelan government and opposition close to reaching an agreement to transfer the central bank’s gold reserves from London to the New York Fed www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Raising rates to fight supply-side inflation shocks is “not an adequate instrument” to deal with higher price growth in the eurozone, new research argues www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...centralbanking.comRelying on ECB to fight inflation ‘no longer viable’ – paper - Central BankingResearchers argue EU should co-ordinate with central bank to fight ‘shockflation’ 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Japan rates raised to highest level in 31 years www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...centralbanking.comBoJ raises rates to 31-year high - Central BankingUeda says ‘policy phase has changed’ and focus now is on ensuring inflation does not exceed 2% 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 17/09/2026China and Hong Kong discuss discuss ‘enhancements’ to swap line www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Brazil cuts rates again www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Taiwan holds rates www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...centralbanking.comTaiwan holds, with inflation expected to fall next year - Central BankingCentral bank says growth exceeded expectations as AI-driven demand continues 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Clarity bill fails again in US Senate www.centralbanking.com/fintech/cryp... 010
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 16/09/2026ADB approves $5 billion in funding to mitigate effects of energy and fertiliser crisis www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Kosovo central bank joins ECB’s enhanced repo facility www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 010
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Central bankers must become ‘amateur geopolitical analysts’ – Lazard CEO Peter Orszag www.centralbanking.com/global/79768...centralbanking.comTime to be ‘amateur geopolitical analysts’ – ex-Obama adviser - Central BankingLazard CEO Peter Orzag says era of ‘supply side 2.0’ requires cross-disciplinary approach 010
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Central Bank of Venezuela announces minimum interest rates for bank deposits www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 010
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 11/09/2026MNB governor calls for patient, co-ordinated fiscal and monetary policy-making as Hungary considers joining euro www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...centralbanking.comMNB governor signals cautious optimism over euro adoption - Central BankingHungary has to overcome ‘pessimism’ if it wants to join currency union, says Varga 001
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 10/09/2026ECB raises rates www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 010
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Hong Kong and Uzbekistan formalise gold market co-operation www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 022
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Iceland’s finance minister pushes back on central bank narrative on inflation www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 08/09/2026ECB’s current practices failing to address the damage that fossil fuel companies are inflicting upon biodiversity, warns NGO www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 001
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 04/09/2026German media says Schnabel may leave ECB for IMF www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 010
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Banking and finance stakeholders in Cameroon have expressed concern about the government’s increasing stakes in the country’s banks www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...centralbanking.comCameroon’s purchases of bank stakes raise concerns - Central BankingState’s acquisition of former SocGen subsidiary raises questions about governance, say experts 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Dutch central bank moves gold from US and Canada www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 163
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Central Bank of Hungary files second criminal complaint over property transactions conducted under its former management www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 122
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Demographic change could threaten central banks’ mandates, warns Goodhart www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Bank of Canada holds rates www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...centralbanking.comBank of Canada extends rate hold as trade war intensifies - Central BankingMacklem says surprise uptick in growth is fragile thanks to new US tariffs and high petrol prices 001
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Bank of Israel cuts rates www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 02/09/2026New Zealand raises rates www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...centralbanking.comNew Zealand tightens policy as inflation remains above target - Central BankingRBNZ says currently ‘lacklustre’ growth likely to accelerate after carrying out expected hike 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Brazil’s government says it will rein in spending and borrowing as part of its proposed 2027 budget www.centralbanking.com/central-bank... 000
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Scott Bessent says he expects the Bank of Japan to take action to support the yen www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...centralbanking.comBessent believes BoJ will act in support of yen - Central Banking‘I have information that the market doesn’t have,’ US Treasury secretary says 011
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 01/09/2026MAS proposes changes to regulate multi-jurisdictional and foreign-issued stablecoins www.centralbanking.com/fintech/cryp... 001
Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Lower house of Argentina’s Congress approves new central bank bill www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...centralbanking.comLaw to reform Argentina’s central bank passes lower house - Central BankingLimits to indirect Treasury financing among measures that should be added to bill, says ex-BCRA chief 000