The governor of the Bank of Japan has said it will continue to raise its policy rate if its economic projections hold. In a speech to business leaders today (December 1), Kazuo Ueda said the…
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People: HKMA extends deputy chief executive’s term – Central Banking Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Plus new appointments in the Philippines, New Zealand and Vietnam Arthur Yuen The Hong Kong Monetary…
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Academics call on European Parliament to back digital euro – Central Banking Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Signatories of open letter say CBDC is vital to ensure Europe is not reliant…
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François Villeroy de Galhau The Banque de France’s governor sees tokenised financial assets and geopolitical turmoil to be the primary forces affecting the international monetary system. In a speech at the Group of Seven’s international…
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The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is not inclined to push rates below 0%, minutes from its December 11 monetary policy meeting show. Amid continued trade tensions and concerns about the valuation of US tech stocks,…
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RBA deputy says events in Venezuela point to age of extremes – Central Banking Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Hauser says 2026 likely to be marked by high uncertainty and potentially…
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Tim Besley, Irene Bucelli and Andrés Velasco, The London Consensus: economic principles for the 21st century, LSE Press, 2025, 672 pages The London consensus (LC) arrives at a time when it seems there is little…
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RBNZ’s Breman to discuss greater transparency with MPC – Central Banking Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content New governor says she will raise issue of attributing votes on rate decisions to individual…
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Salah Eddine Taleb has been dismissed as the governor of the Bank of Algeria and replaced on an interim basis by his erstwhile deputy, Moatassem Boudiaf. The country’s president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, made the announcement on…
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Around 60% of central bank communications are produced in local languages excluding English, while around 44% are produced in English, data from the Communications Benchmarks 2025 shows. The benchmarks also show English is used for…
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