Central Banks
Monetary policy decisions, interest rate changes, and central bank communications worldwide.
ECB's Cipollone says banks have important role in tokenised markets, citing three risks
Piero Cipollone told the Abi executive committee that tokenisation is an opportunity to be seized, warning that leaving it to private initiative alone exposes Europe to three interconnected risks.
Australian dollar climbs to three-week high as RBA's Hauser calls inflation outlook 'materially worse'
The Australian dollar rose 0.4% to $0.703, a three-week high, after RBA Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser said third-quarter inflation data are likely to confirm an outlook materially worse than the bank projected in August.
ECB's Lane said first central bank joined expanded EUREP facility
ECB chief economist Philip Lane said the first central bank had completed onboarding for expanded EUREP access, with more than 30 authorities interested and individual lines capped at €50 billion.
Bank of Canada surveys showed tariff tensions darkened business outlooks
Bank of Canada surveys showed business sentiment weakened after trade talks with the United States collapsed, while consumers' long-term inflation expectations rose to match elevated shorter-term views.
PBOC governor proposes overnight repo rate as main policy rate at Financial Street Forum
Pan Gongsheng proposed studying a switch of the main open market operation tenor from seven days to overnight, a move that would retire the deposit and lending benchmark rates.
Bank of Ghana policy rate falls to 14% from 25% a year earlier
The interbank rate drops to 10.2% and the average lending rate to 15.9% as the policy rate reaches 14.0%, with further moves dependent on disinflation and fiscal targets.
Taiwan central bank intervenes as NT dollar closes at 32.445 after hitting 32.572 low
The NT dollar fell 1.07 jiao to 32.445 per US dollar on 19 October after intervention, and the central bank said it will act on market supply and demand to keep the currency stable.
ECB invites euro-area online and mobile merchants to join digital euro checkout pilot
The European Central Bank is seeking e-commerce and m-commerce merchants for live checkout tests of the digital euro, and expects to start a 12-month pilot in the second half of 2027.
RBI injects ₹1 trillion in first liquidity infusion in over three months as rates climb
The Reserve Bank of India drew bids of more than ₹1.5 trillion at its seven-day repo auction on 19 October, as banks sought cash ahead of large tax payments.
NBP says central bank and rate-setting council cannot function without a President
Narodowy Bank Polski says neither the Monetary Policy Council nor the whole bank can work without its President, calling any other reading deliberately misleading, after a parliamentary committee backed a State Tribunal case.
Lagarde says energy shock is too large to 'look through' as ECB deposit rate stands at 2.50%
ECB President Christine Lagarde says the energy shock is too large to "look through", but argues a measured response remains appropriate after two 25 basis point rises took the deposit rate to 2.50%.
Vietnam orders banks to cut deposit rates by at least 0.5 points and bans rate competition
The State Bank of Vietnam wants deposit rates cut by at least 0.5% a year for terms of six months or more, and lending rates cut by 1.5 to 2 percentage points.