July 1, 2026 Panel: Tiff Macklem, Governor Sintra, Portugal ECB Forum on Central Banking Content Type(s): Upcoming events
June 24, 2026 Publication: Summary of Deliberations 13:30 (ET) A summary of monetary policy deliberations by the Governing Council for the policy decision that was announced two weeks earlier. Content Type(s): Upcoming events
June 24, 2026 Panel: Carolyn Rogers, Senior Deputy Governor Zurich, Switzerland The Infrastructure Gap: What It Actually Takes to Put Assets On-Chain at Scale Content Type(s): Upcoming events
June 18, 2026 CIMPA Meeting (June 18, 2026) Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): Collateral Infrastructure and Market Practices Advisory Group
June 18, 2026 International Conference on Payments and Securities Settlement The Deutsche Bundesbank will host the “International Conference on Payments and Securities Settlement” at its Conference Center in Eltville, Germany on 18 and 19 June 2026. Content Type(s): Conferences and workshops
Data Externalities, Market Power, and the Optimal Design of Central Bank Digital Currencies Staff working paper 2026-21 Yuteng Cheng, Jonathan Chiu, Mohammad Davoodalhosseini, Janet Hua Jiang This paper studies how a central bank should design a CBDC when private payment providers collect and monetize transaction data. It characterizes the optimal CBDC’s pricing and data policy, and shows how its effects on private payment use and total data depend on market power and data externalities. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers JEL Code(s): G, G2, L, L1, L14 Research Theme(s): Money and payments, Digital assets and fintech, Payment and financial market infrastructures, Retail payments
Measuring the AI Economy Staff working paper 2026-20 Anton Korinek, Patrick McKelvey We construct a macroeconomic estimate of total AI production in the United States, combining inference and R&D/training activities with quality adjustments to account for algorithmic progress. We then develop a nascent framework for "AI GDP" that tracks the AI economy as a coherent whole, complementing traditional national accounts. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers JEL Code(s): C, C4, C43, E, E0, E01, E2, E22, E3, E31, O, O3, O33, O4, O47 Research Theme(s): Models and tools, Econometric, statistical and computational methods, Monetary policy, Real economy and forecasting, Structural challenges, Digitalization and productivity