NORGESSpeech
Policy rate raised to 4.5 percent to curb inflation
Norges Bank has raised its policy rate to 4.5 percent to bring inflation back toward target.
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BISSpeech
Funding and scaling hurdles hold back European innovation
Europe must deepen its Single Market, build a savings and investments union, and upgrade critical infrastructure to overcome weak productivity growth.
BISSpeech
Demographics alter potential growth and equilibrium rates
The Bank of Korea opened a joint conference with the OECD and CEPR on September 24, 2026, exploring how rapid demographic ageing and artificial intelligence reshape potential growth, equilibrium interest rates and fiscal stability.
BISSpeech
Digital payment scale requires operational resilience and trust
Financial technology expansion requires robust operational resilience, clear algorithmic accountability and consumer protection.
RBISpeech
Jain calls technology architecture a first-order enterprise risk
Deputy Governor Rohit Jain emphasized that technology architecture has become a first-order enterprise risk for Indian banks.
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BOESpeech
Lombardelli warns persistent energy costs may force rate increases
Bank of England Deputy Governor Clare Lombardelli stated that monetary policy is increasingly likely to need to tighten if elevated energy prices persist.
DKNBSpeech
Stablecoins must not replace central bank money, Nødgaard warns
Danmarks Nationalbank Governor Ulrik Nødgaard addressed Nordic Fintech Week on September 24, 2026, noting that stablecoins cannot substitute central bank money in wholesale settlement despite expanding cross-border payment use cases.
ECBSpeech
Lane projects euro area inflation easing to 2.1 percent by 2028
ECB Executive Board member Philip R. Lane presented the September 2026 staff projections in Geneva, outlining an inflation path dropping from 3.0 percent in 2026 to 2.1 percent by 2028 as real GDP growth accelerates to 1.5 percent.
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Digital euro pilot set for 2027 ahead of potential 2029 issuance
A 12-month digital euro pilot will begin in the second half of 2027, paving the way for potential issuance during 2029.
BDISpeech
Tech gap threatens EU digital sovereignty, Trequattrini warns
Banca d'Italia Deputy Director General Gian Luca Trequattrini warned that Europe faces severe technological dependencies in artificial intelligence and payments.
FEDSpeech
Barr warns of housing shortfall, backs further rate increases
Federal Reserve Governor Michael S. Barr stated that additional policy rate increases are likely needed to return inflation to the 2 percent target, while pointing to a nationwide housing shortage of up to 5.5 million units driving shelter costs higher.