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Preference for cash ‘can inhibit digital payment innovations’
Panellists at the Central Banking Spring Meetings held a wide-ranging discussion on payments issues on February 25.
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Deutsche Bundesbank posts €19.2 billion loss for 2024
Germany’s central bank announced yesterday (February 25) that it had made a €19.2 billion ($21.1 billion) loss in 2024. On ...
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Thailand unexpectedly cuts rates as growth poised to slow
Defying expectations, Thailand’s central bank today (February 26) cut its policy rate, flagging slower-than-expected growth ...
Central Banking3h
Basel uniformity fades as members defy dress code
Rule-makers diverge from Basel III standards, denting aims of comparability and fuelling fears over fair competition ...
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US house price-to-rent ratio likely to fall – Dallas Fed study
The US house price-to-rent ratio and real home prices are both likely to decline, according to research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The ratio of US house prices to rents has risen by 20% ...
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AML and inclusion go hand in hand – Eswatini deputy governor
Speaking at the Central Banking Spring Meetings in Cape Town, Felicia Dlamini-Kunene pointed to her country’s integration of forcibly displaced persons as an example of how authorities can increase ...
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Central banks widely exploring RTGSs’ interoperability with CBDCs
Four in five of respondents (81%) say they are exploring a “link with domestic RTGS” as a technology solution for a CBDC. Cloud technology received the lowest response rate from participants (4.8%), ...