Thailand and China renew bilateral currency swap agreement – Central Banking Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Central banks agree to exchange up to 70 billion Chinese yuan over five-year period The…
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Long-term US interest rates could rise by more than 1.5 percentage points over the next 30 years because of the projected increase in national debt, a study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has…
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A lawsuit seeking to make the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meetings open to the public would be detrimental to policy-making should it prove to be successful, experts tell Central Banking. Azoria Capital – an investment…
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People: BSP appoints new deputy governor for supervision – Central Banking Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Plus: Kenya lines up Nokia’s country chief for seat on board, and head of US…
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Bailey, the IMF and the fundamental asymmetry problem – Central Banking Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content The IMF must address sovereign asymmetry and transform surveillance into a tool for mutual accountability,…
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Social media is now widely adopted as a communication channel by central banks, but many are wrestling with the question of how – and whether – to interact directly with the public. Communications specialists from…
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New Zealand central bank proposes cutting fifth of staff – Central Banking Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content RBNZ’s plan follows government’s announcement of 25% reduction in funding earlier this year The…
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Portugal names OECD chief economist as new governor – Central Banking Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Álvaro Santos Pereira’s “independence” justifies his appointment to top job, says minister The Bank of…
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The Bank of Mexico (Banxico) cut rates by 25 basis points on August 7, as analysts had been expecting. The monetary policy committee approved the decision by four votes to one. Jonathan Heath, a…
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People: Bowman to chair FSB supervisory committee – Central Banking Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Plus: New governor in DRC and Rwandan deputy governor steps aside to become PM Michelle Bowman…
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