Banking & Finance

Lagarde discusses women's empowerment, digital euro, leadership

ECB President Christine Lagarde discussed women's economic empowerment, financial education initiatives, and the digital euro in an interview with ELLE Magazine. The interview highlighted the ECB's new app promoting financial literacy through a step count challenge.

ECB Speech: Dual Mandate and Supply Shocks

ECB Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel delivered a speech discussing the challenges of inflation and employment in an era of supply shocks and AI. She argued that a dual mandate for central banks often leads to similar policy prescriptions as a single mandate, especially when facing supply-side challenges.

ECB Welcomes New Site for European School Frankfurt

The European Central Bank (ECB) has welcomed the City of Frankfurt's decision to select the former Bundesbank headquarters as the new site for the European School Frankfurt (ESF). The ECB expressed hope for swift progress on the new school site and requested a reliable interim solution.

Eurosystem Appia Roadmap for Tokenised Finance Ecosystem

The Eurosystem has published the Appia roadmap, a strategic initiative to shape Europe's tokenised financial ecosystem. The roadmap outlines objectives and approaches for developing integrated, innovative, and resilient tokenised wholesale financial markets, with a blueprint expected in 2028. This initiative aims to ensure central bank money remains the anchor of the financial system amid digital transformation.

ECB: Nature Risks Impact Economy, International Cooperation Vital

The European Central Bank (ECB) highlights the significant impact of nature-related risks on the economy and financial system. It emphasizes the critical need for international cooperation among supervisors to manage these risks, citing that a substantial portion of corporate lending is to firms highly dependent on ecosystem services.

Bank of England Inflation Attitudes Survey Results

The Bank of England has published the results of its latest quarterly Inflation Attitudes Survey for February 2026. The survey assesses public perceptions of inflation, the Bank's work, and economic expectations, with key figures showing a slight decrease in current and expected inflation rates compared to November 2025.

Bank of England: New Deputy Governor for Prudential Regulation Appointed

The Bank of England has announced the appointment of Katharine Braddick as the next Deputy Governor for Prudential Regulation and Chief Executive of the Prudential Regulation Authority, effective July 2026. This appointment follows a review of the PRA's existing initiatives to support lending and reduce business burdens.

BEEDS UAT Environment for Statistical Taxonomy v1.3.1

The Bank of England has made a User Acceptance Testing (UAT) environment available for statistical reporting firms and software houses to test Statistical Taxonomy v1.3.1. This UAT window is open from March 30 to April 17, 2026, and is the final UAT before live submissions for end-May 2026 data.

Bank of England AI Roundtables Summary

The Bank of England published a summary of its AI roundtables held with regulated firms in February 2026. The discussions focused on the responsible adoption of AI and ML, with participants generally supporting the existing regulatory framework and not seeing an immediate need for new AI-specific guidance.

HKMA Exchange Fund Analytical Accounts - Feb 2026

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released the analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund for February 2026. The report details foreign assets, monetary base, claims on the private sector, and foreign liabilities as per IMF SDDS standards.