Central banks

You Don’t Know Him, But The Money-Makers Take His Advice; One Handshake Seals Deals Worth Billions

Agustin Carstens quietly guides the world’s economy from behind the scenes.

Oct 13, 2025, 07:18 AM IST

India's Forex Reserves Just Shy Of Record High After $5.2 Billion Jump Last Week

In 2023, India added around USD 58 billion to its forex reserves, in contrast to a cumulative decline of USD 71 billion in 2022. 

Jun 13, 2025, 20:13 PM IST

RBI Governor Sees AI As Key Tool To Combat Money Laundering

He also urged the central banks to understand the latest trends and developments in the financial world that can be exploited by criminal elements.  

Mar 26, 2025, 14:04 PM IST

Central Banks, Gold ETFs To Fuel Strong Demand For Yellow Metal In 2025: Report

In 2024, Indian gold ETFs saw net inflows of Rs 112 billion, adding 15 tonnes to their holdings, which reached 57.8 tonnes by the end of the year.  

Mar 16, 2025, 16:28 PM IST

Gold Up 11 Per Cent In 2025, Likely To Remain Bullish Amid Global Uncertainties

Central banks acquired 1,045 tonnes of gold in 2024, marking the third consecutive year of purchases surpassing 1,000 tonnes. Over the last 3 years, central banks bought more gold than in 6 years before 2022. 

Feb 16, 2025, 20:15 PM IST

RBI Changes Stance To Open Window For Rate Cut In Near Future

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said the committee changed the stance but will remain unambiguously focused on the durable alignment of inflation to target while supporting growth. 

Oct 09, 2024, 12:57 PM IST

Surface healing masks stagnant wages, inflation: IMF

Crunching data from across 29 advanced economies between 2000 and 2016, the IMF study found median unemployment rates fell steadily since 2013 even as labor force participation rates increased.

Sep 27, 2017, 19:07 PM IST

Economic Survey 2017: RBI's excess capital should fund PSU banks, ARC

RBI is one of the highly capitalised central banks of the world and the government can redeploy some of its capital for fund infusion in state-owned banks and setting up a public sector asset reconstruction company, Economic Survey 2016-17 said.

Jan 31, 2017, 18:42 PM IST

IMF warns central banks could lose deflation fight

The International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday that central banks are struggling to beat back deflationary forces and that governments need to spend to help them succeed.

Sep 27, 2016, 22:35 PM IST

Central banks seek global standards in wake of Bangladesh heist

The world`s major central banks, stung by this year's USD 81-million heist in Bangladesh, have launched a task force to consider setting broad rules to protect the vast network of cross-border banking from cyber attacks, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.

Sep 15, 2016, 23:22 PM IST

Dollar edges higher vs euro as central banks weigh policy

The dollar pushed higher on the euro and the yen was stronger.

Jun 15, 2016, 03:25 AM IST

Raghuram Rajan questions feasibility of 'helicopter money' policy

'Helicopter drop of money' is used as a metaphor for an unconventional monetary policy tool that typically involves central banks printing large sums of money and distributing it directly to the public or investing in public projects.

May 10, 2016, 17:20 PM IST

We attempt to be an informed, adaptive regulator: Raghuram Rajan

Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan Monday said as a regulator the central banks tries to be informed and adaptive when it comes to regulation of new instruments and processes.

Apr 11, 2016, 19:13 PM IST

ECB's Draghi cautions future of global economy uncertain

The future of the global economy remains uncertain and there are questions about Europe`s ability to weather new shocks, the president of the European Central Bank said in its annual report on Thursday

Apr 07, 2016, 14:07 PM IST

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Apr 04, 2016, 12:41 PM IST

Raghuram Rajan for new global pact to deal with monetary policy issues

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan Monday said the world is facing "increasingly dangerous situation" and a new international agreement on the lines of Bretton Woods is needed to prevent central banks from adopting policies that could hurt other economies.

Mar 21, 2016, 18:35 PM IST

Raghuram Rajan warns bankers against competitive monetary easing

Close on the heels of his biggest ever rate cut in India, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan Monday warned central bankers across the world against competitive monetary easing and pitched for a collective action.

Oct 05, 2015, 23:34 PM IST

First global code of conduct for FX trading may be within reach

Central banks seeking to quell misconduct in the $5 trillion a day currency market are hopeful that for the first time they can unify the industry`s disparate codes of conduct into one central document within the next two to four years.

May 06, 2015, 19:25 PM IST

World shares hit new high, Europe shrugs off Greece worry

World shares hit a new high on Monday, with European stocks joining the rally after early falls, as investors looked ahead to central bank meetings this week and put aside worries over Greece.

Apr 27, 2015, 17:54 PM IST