central banks

Bank of England Delays $779 Million Bond Sale After Tariff Turmoil
Bank of England Delays $779 Million Bond Sale After Tariff Turmoil
April 10, 2025  |  Banking

England’s central bank has postponed a bond sale following an uptick in tariff-related market pressure. As Bloomberg News reported Thursday (April 10), the Bank of England (BOE) had planned...

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Beyond Words: AI Shows Facial, Vocal Cues of Central Bankers Can Impact Financial Markets
Beyond Words: AI Shows Facial, Vocal Cues of Central Bankers Can Impact Financial Markets
March 26, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

A picture is worth a thousand words. In the world of central bankers, it can even move global financial markets. Central bankers like Fed Chairman...

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British Lenders Borrow $12.7 Billion From Country’s Central Bank
British Lenders Borrow $12.7 Billion From Country’s Central Bank
March 04, 2025  |  Banking

Borrowing by U.K. banks from a certain Bank of England facility is reportedly at the highest level since the pandemic. As Bloomberg News reported Tuesday...

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Reserve Bank of India Not Targeting Specific Exchange Rate Amid Rupee’s Decline
Reserve Bank of India Not Targeting Specific Exchange Rate Amid Rupee’s Decline
February 07, 2025  |  Markets

After a 3% decline in the rupee since mid-December, the new chief of India’s central bank reportedly said Friday (Feb. 7) that the bank is...

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This Week in B2B: Central Bank Best Practices, AI Agents, FinTech Innovation
This Week in B2B: Central Bank Best Practices, AI Agents, FinTech Innovation
January 30, 2025  |  B2B Payments

The future of corporate finance is shifting from reactive to predictive, and that’s great news for B2B innovation. This rapid and ongoing shift toward advancements...

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BIS: Central Banks Need ‘Comprehensive Risk Management Strategy’ for AI
BIS: Central Banks Need ‘Comprehensive Risk Management Strategy’ for AI
January 29, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Central banks must balance innovation and risk mitigation when looking to adopt artificial intelligence, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said in a report released...

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Czech National Bank Plans Multi-Billion Euro Bitcoin Purchase
Czech National Bank Plans Multi-Billion Euro Bitcoin Purchase
January 29, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

The governor of the Czech National Bank reportedly wants to invest in bitcoin. The move — involving billions of euros worth of the country’s reserves — could...

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What Treasury Teams Can Learn From Central Banks’ Tokenization Projects
What Treasury Teams Can Learn From Central Banks’ Tokenization Projects
January 28, 2025  |  Cross-border Payments

For decades, wholesale cross-border payments have meant snail-paced bank wires, money squirreled away across sprawling correspondent banking networks, and the accumulation of enough fees that...

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What Treasurers Can Learn From How Central Banks Approach Risk
What Treasurers Can Learn From How Central Banks Approach Risk
January 24, 2025  |  B2B Payments

As Warren Buffet once said, risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing. After all, opportunities multiply as they are seized — but so do...

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