The Netherlands Bank (DNB) is to oversee an enhancement of cyber and physical defences, for itself and the country’s lenders, ...

Thailand’s central bank unexpectedly lowered its benchmark policy rate by 25 basis points today (February 25), as officials ...

In announcing the territory’s budget for 2025, financial secretary Paul Chan today (February 25) proposed to transfer HK$150 billion (US$19.2 billion) from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) ...

Two-thirds of central banks highlighted CBDC (66.7%) as a form of digital money they expected to be “widely adopted” in their jurisdiction in the next five to 10 years. Half of respondents expect ...

Hungary’s central bank has cut rates for the first time in 16 months. The Central Bank of Hungary (MNB) justified its ...

Speaking on a podcast on February 24, Andrew Hauser said the RBA was statutorily obliged to focus on its 2–3% inflation target. “When we were cutting rates last year, our forecasts… were for inflation ...

Asean+3 nations must plan to tackle ‘disturbance’, ‘structural’ and ‘radical’ uncertainty using a disciplined policy mix to preserve price stability amid global ...

In a webinar hosted by the European Money and Finance Forum on February 23, Ulrich Bindseil, the ECB’s former ...

Christopher Waller has said that whether the US Federal Reserve should cut or hold interest rates is an issue that is ...

The Bank of Jamaica on February 23 cut its policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.5% and said the direct impact of last year’s ...

Financial stability is a concern for 79% of 28 benchmark respondents. Cyber security (68%) and crypto scams (64%) are also ...

All fiat-backed stablecoins circulating across respondents’ jurisdictions are pegged to the US dollar, the Fintech Benchmarks 2026 reveal. The sample comprises central banks from 17 countries. All ...