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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 9h
Rapid growth of the non-banking sector brings benefits as well as challenges, says FSB’s Knot www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 10h
HKMA chief executive Eddie Yue and BNM governor Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour meet in Hong Kong on October 2, 2026 www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
HKMA chief executive Eddie Yue and BNM governor Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour meet in Hong Kong on October 2, 2026
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Russia’s Ministry of Finance has started to pay employees’ salaries in CBDC www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Asia gains policy room with divergence from global cycles – Amro www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Karen Wilkinson and Dong He at the launch of the Asean+3 financial stability report
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Reserve Bank of Australia warns of growing external risks to country’s financial stability www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
IMF data: dollar’s share of foreign reserves fell slightly this year www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Rates round-up: news from Zambia, Mozambique and Sierra Leone www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Africa’s central banks diverge as Zambia delivers major rate cut - Central Banking
Mozambique holds while Sierra Leone delivers second consecutive hike
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Colombia raises rates www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Colombia delivers unexpected 25bp rate hike - Central Banking
Move marks ‘fourth consecutive policy surprise’ in tightening cycle, economist says
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Bank of Canada addresses stigma around lenders using its standing liquidity facility www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
BoE governor calls for artificial intelligence ‘kill switch’ to be put in place before the technology can be regulated www.centralbanking.com/fintech/7977...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Fed should not communicate without a monetary policy framework in place www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Fed should avoid communicating without a framework – Musalem - Central Banking
St Louis Fed president outlines his preferred view of monetary policy comms
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
China has rolled out a range of measures to expand lending www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
European Central Bank should take on a more activist role as a global lender of last resort, argues new report www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Australia raises rates www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Australia tightens interest rates to 15-year high - Central Banking
RBA’s fourth hike of 2026 targets inflation as governor says further increases are on the table
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Staff data was hacked this year, says Bank of Korea www.centralbanking.com/fintech/7977...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
ECB’s network of liquidity lines reaches far fewer central banks than those of PBoC, Reserves Benchmark 2026 reveals. www.centralbanking.com/benchmarking...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Phone fraudsters under attack in Germany. www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Benchmarking: official sector favoured by reserve managers, but commercial banks and managers are in close pursuit. www.centralbanking.com/benchmarking...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Bank Indonesia holds rates at 5.75% as part of its strategy to maintain a stable exchange rate. www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Indonesia holds and enacts new measures to protect rupiah value - Central Banking
Damayanti’s first rate decision as governor comes as BI and HKMA advance payments co-operation
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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...
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Canadian households and firms adapting to volatility – Macklem - Central Banking
Country has gone through ‘several stages of grief’ over death of open trade with US, says governor
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Read our interview with Martin Kocher, governor of the National Bank of Austria. hubs.li/Q04xZ4Y70
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Read our interview with Fiji’s governor, Ariff Ali: www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Venezuelan 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...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Raising 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...
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Relying on ECB to fight inflation ‘no longer viable’ – paper - Central Banking
Researchers argue EU should co-ordinate with central bank to fight ‘shockflation’
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Japan rates raised to highest level in 31 years www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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BoJ raises rates to 31-year high - Central Banking
Ueda says ‘policy phase has changed’ and focus now is on ensuring inflation does not exceed 2%
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
China and Hong Kong discuss discuss ‘enhancements’ to swap line www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Brazil cuts rates again www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Taiwan holds rates www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Taiwan holds, with inflation expected to fall next year - Central Banking
Central bank says growth exceeded expectations as AI-driven demand continues
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Clarity bill fails again in US Senate www.centralbanking.com/fintech/cryp...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
ADB approves $5 billion in funding to mitigate effects of energy and fertiliser crisis www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Kosovo central bank joins ECB’s enhanced repo facility www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Central bankers must become ‘amateur geopolitical analysts’ – Lazard CEO Peter Orszag www.centralbanking.com/global/79768...
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Time to be ‘amateur geopolitical analysts’ – ex-Obama adviser - Central Banking
Lazard CEO Peter Orzag says era of ‘supply side 2.0’ requires cross-disciplinary approach
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Central Bank of Venezuela announces minimum interest rates for bank deposits www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
MNB governor calls for patient, co-ordinated fiscal and monetary policy-making as Hungary considers joining euro www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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MNB governor signals cautious optimism over euro adoption - Central Banking
Hungary has to overcome ‘pessimism’ if it wants to join currency union, says Varga
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
ECB raises rates www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Hong Kong and Uzbekistan formalise gold market co-operation www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Iceland’s finance minister pushes back on central bank narrative on inflation www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
ECB’s current practices failing to address the damage that fossil fuel companies are inflicting upon biodiversity, warns NGO www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
German media says Schnabel may leave ECB for IMF www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Banking and finance stakeholders in Cameroon have expressed concern about the government’s increasing stakes in the country’s banks www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Cameroon’s purchases of bank stakes raise concerns - Central Banking
State’s acquisition of former SocGen subsidiary raises questions about governance, say experts
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Dutch central bank moves gold from US and Canada www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Central Bank of Hungary files second criminal complaint over property transactions conducted under its former management www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Demographic change could threaten central banks’ mandates, warns Goodhart www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Bank of Canada holds rates www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Bank of Canada extends rate hold as trade war intensifies - Central Banking
Macklem says surprise uptick in growth is fragile thanks to new US tariffs and high petrol prices
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Bank of Israel cuts rates www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
New Zealand raises rates www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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New Zealand tightens policy as inflation remains above target - Central Banking
RBNZ says currently ‘lacklustre’ growth likely to accelerate after carrying out expected hike
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Brazil’s government says it will rein in spending and borrowing as part of its proposed 2027 budget www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Scott Bessent says he expects the Bank of Japan to take action to support the yen www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Bessent believes BoJ will act in support of yen - Central Banking
‘I have information that the market doesn’t have,’ US Treasury secretary says
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
MAS proposes changes to regulate multi-jurisdictional and foreign-issued stablecoins www.centralbanking.com/fintech/cryp...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore
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Central Banking @centralbanking.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Lower house of Argentina’s Congress approves new central bank bill www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Law to reform Argentina’s central bank passes lower house - Central Banking
Limits to indirect Treasury financing among measures that should be added to bill, says ex-BCRA chief
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