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Don’t count on central banks to buy public debt, says Lagarde

Christine Lagarde has called for fiscal prudence, as “central banks will not always be around” to buy government debt. Speaking today (January 21) on a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the…

Europeans have more trust in compatriot ECB officials – study

European Central Bank policies will receive more coverage in a eurozone member state and carry greater weight among its citizens when they are discussed by an official from that country, a new study finds. Alena…

BI holds rates amid renewed concerns over its independence

BI holds rates amid renewed concerns over its independence – Central Banking Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Indonesian central bank says keeping rates at 4.75% will stabilise rupiah and encourage growth…

Croatia’s Vujčić to replace de Guindos as ECB vice-president

Boris Vujčić, the governor of the Croatian National Bank (HNB), has won the race to replace Spain’s Luis de Guindos as vice-president of the European Central Bank. The Eurogroup forum of eurozone finance ministers on…

India proposes linking Brics countries’ CBDCs

The Reserve Bank of India has proposed that Brics countries link their central bank digital currencies, two sources have told Reuters. The central bank has reportedly recommended that a proposal to link the CBDCs be added…

Yield curve ‘steepening’ best seen as normalisation – ECB study

Eurozone countries’ debt trajectories and a “common component” explain higher borrowing costs for long-term and very long-term government borrowing, the European Central Bank has said. In a blog post published on January 16, economists Benjamin Böninghausen…