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    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      FT MagazineGillian Tett
      Central banks going crypto. Is it a good idea?

      Across the world, these sober institutions are exploring digital currencies — and clashing with crypto aficionados

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      Global inflation
      BIS warns against bets of early rate cuts

      Remarks signal borrowing costs set to remain higher for longer than investors are pricing in

    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
      Markets InsightJohn Plender
      A neglected tool of central banks shows its worth

      Money supply numbers have been sending important signals before and during the pandemic

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      Policy before profits

      The BIS is relaxed about central bank losses

    • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
      Agustín Carstens
      Central banks are not here to make profits

      Making a loss is sometimes the price to pay for keeping economies stable in extraordinary times

    • Monday, 12 December, 2022
      Foreign exchange
      The $80tn “hidden debt” and what it really means

      BISantine accounting

    • Thursday, 8 December, 2022
      Gillian Tett
      Light needs shedding on the dollar swaps black hole

      In a world of geopolitical risks, economic pain and challenges to the US currency’s supremacy, transparency is essential

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      If only central banks could keep track of it

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      Market turmoil threatens to undermine efforts to curb inflation, says BIS

      Bank for International Settlements warns risks that have built up could trigger central bank bailouts

    • Thursday, 24 November, 2022
      Gillian Tett
      Blockchain may have a green future regardless of crypto

      Scandals like FTX should not detract from the experiments going on with the technology elsewhere

    • Thursday, 27 October, 2022
      London’s hold on global currency market weakens, BIS survey shows

      UK capital remains the most important hub for global interest rate derivatives trading

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      Oil shocks versus banking crises

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    • Thursday, 25 August, 2022
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      Agustín Carstens: ‘It’s very important central banks let people know what is happening’

      The Bank for International Settlements chief warns that persistent price rises and tightening labour markets will fuel high inflation

    • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
      Global inflation
      Leading economies at risk of falling into high-inflation trap, BIS says

      Bank for International Settlements calls for more aggressive action from world’s central banks

    • Tuesday, 31 May, 2022
      EU financial regulation
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      BIS capital reform a step towards harmonising regulations and cross-border mergers

    • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
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      Lombard Street 2.0

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    • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
      Global inflation
      Inflationary forces spell long-term trouble for central banks, warns BIS head

      Global supply chains and other factors that have kept prices low are being weakened, says Agustín Carstens

    • Thursday, 24 March, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      The hidden risks of rising rates and high house prices

      Property market trouble could exacerbate other economic headwinds

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    • Thursday, 11 November, 2021
      FT AlphavilleIzabella Kaminska
      On a long enough timeline is all inflation transitory?

      The BIS reassures the market that the best cure for high prices is high prices. Nothing to see here.

    • Friday, 22 October, 2021
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      Bank regulators seek better way to ride out a crisis

      Capital buffers for lenders did not work as well as expected during the pandemic stress

    • Wednesday, 6 October, 2021
      Stablecoins
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    • Friday, 6 August, 2021
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      Markus Brunnermeier
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      Public debate on everything from privacy to cross-border competition is critical if citizens are to benefit

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