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Five tech giants commit $1 trillion to AI capex as debt risks rise
The five largest technology firms will spend over $1 trillion on artificial intelligence capital expenditure between 2025 and 2026.
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Frontier AI compresses cyber remediation windows for banks
Frontier artificial intelligence models automate exploit creation and compress cyber remediation windows for financial institutions, according to a Bank for International Settlements report.
CPMI and IOSCO target cyber resilience and third-party risks at FMIs
Global standard setters CPMI and IOSCO have published a cyber resilience toolkit alongside a discussion paper examining financial market infrastructures’ operational dependencies on third-party service providers.
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Interbank market frictions drive bank demand for excess reserves
A Bank for International Settlements study finds that payment flow volatility and thin interbank trading drive banks to hold costly excess central bank reserves.
Asian zombie firms export disinflation via supply chains
Proliferating zombie firms in ten Asian emerging economies reduce domestic growth and export disinflation to advanced economies through global supply chains.
Six jurisdictions tailor prudential standards for small banks
Regulators in six jurisdictions tailor prudential rules to the balance sheets of small lenders.
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Blockchain anchoring verifies official statistics in two seconds
Official economic statistics can be cryptographically verified in one to two seconds using blockchain anchoring, according to a Bank for International Settlements study.
Everyday allyship must replace rainbow-washing, DNB President says
De Nederlandsche Bank President delivered a keynote in Amsterdam on September 1, 2026, calling for active workplace allyship and concrete inclusion.
Inflation forecast for 2026 revised up to 28 percent
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey has raised its year-end 2026 inflation forecast by 2 percentage points to 28 percent.
Policy rate held at 4.25 percent as wage pressures persist
Norges Bank maintained the policy rate at 4.25 percent while cautioning that another hike may still be required to return inflation to 2 percent.
Board judges monetary policy stance somewhat restrictive
Monetary policy is currently somewhat restrictive to restrain aggregate demand and ease capacity pressures.
Malaysian financial AI adoption hits 70 percent amid governance push
Bank Negara Malaysia outlined governance priorities for artificial intelligence as domestic adoption surpassed 70 percent across financial providers.