MONETARY POLICY
ECB Warns Stablecoins Risk Monetary Control, Touts Digital Euro
ECB highlights risks of stablecoins like bank runs, while advocating for a digital euro to modernize public money and ensure financial stability.
Hong Kong Deposits Rise 0.9% as Renminbi Holdings Top RMB1 Trillion
HKMA February 2026 data shows total deposits up 0.9%, with renminbi deposits jumping 3.6% to RMB1,029.3 billion amid shifting currency preferences.
Hong Kong Dollar Deposits Rise 1.3% as RMB Holdings Near RMB1T Mark
HKMA January 2026 data shows HKD deposits climbing while foreign currency holdings slip 1.1%. Renminbi deposits hit RMB993.9 billion.
Hong Kong Deposits Jump 11.8% in 2025 as RMB Holdings Slip
HKMA reports total deposits grew 11.8% for 2025 while December saw RMB deposits drop 4.2% to RMB960.1 billion amid corporate fund flows.
Sei Labs Research Argues Stablecoins Turn Fed Into Global Retail Bank
New Sei Labs paper models how dollar-pegged stablecoins export U.S. monetary policy worldwide, creating an 'impossible quartet' for central banks.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Reports on People's Bank of China RMB Bills Tender
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority released results from the People's Bank of China's RMB Bills tender held on November 24, 2025, detailing the issuance of three-month RMB bills.
Hong Kong Dollar Stability Amid Global Tariff Tensions: HKMA Report Insights
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority's report details the HKD's resilience and market operations amid global tariff tensions and Mainland China's economic shifts.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Reviews Currency Board Operations and Economic Outlook
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority discusses the stability of the HKD, economic growth, and risks in global markets during a recent meeting.
Study Reveals Similar Drivers for Crypto and Traditional Asset Prices
New research highlights how traditional financial factors like U.S. monetary policy impact crypto prices, showing similarities between digital and traditional assets.
New Research Reveals Key Drivers of Crypto Asset Prices
A study by Uniswap (UNI) Labs, Circle, and Copenhagen Business School uncovers how traditional financial factors influence crypto prices.
US States Challenge CBDC as Legal Tender
Four U.S. states - Utah, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Tennessee - have filed bills to exclude Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) from their legal definitions of money, reflecting rising state-level resistance and concerns over privacy and federal overreach.
Turkey Names Blockchain Expert to Central Bank Committee
Turkey's central bank embraces blockchain with the appointment of crypto expert Prof. Fatma Ozkul to its monetary policy committee.
Are Institutional Investments Fueling Correlation Between Crypto and Stock Markets?
With macroeconomic factors like interest rate hikes affecting both stocks and crypto, this begs the question: are institutional investments propelling the correlation between the two markets?
Seven Key Takeaways You Need to Know About Central Bank Digital Currencies
Why are Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) important? Do we really need them? What are the implications? How will they be designed? Here are seven key takeaways you need to know.