The discussion around shortening local settlement cycles within the next five years has led to most securities firms looking into the potential of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). CitiBank’s latest edition of the Securities Services Evolution whitepaper highlighted India’s recent move to T+1 settlements, which ensures all trade-related settlements conclude within 24 hours. The survey […]
The Jackson Hole meeting, an annual economic symposium attended by international central bankers and finance ministers, is set to take place from August 24 to 26 this year. Bloomberg Intelligence has constructed a comprehensive chart, put together by Markets & Mayhem, which reveals a consistent pattern of stock price increases in the week following the […]
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) have released a report detailing the findings of their pilot program exploring the use cases for a potential e-AUD, a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The pilot found four primary areas which could be improved by a CBDC, including enabling complex […]
Cryptocurrencies have been promoted as a way to reduce financial risks in emerging economies, but a new report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) suggests that they may actually be amplifying them. The report, which was compiled by the BIS’s Consultative Group of Directors of Financial Stability, states that cryptocurrencies cannot solve the financial […]
