The first central bank meetings of 2025 suggest it will be a year in which policymakers go their own way as economic paths diverge, as the United States holds interest rates steady, the euro zone cuts,

The head of the Czech National Bank wants to plough billions of euros’ worth of the country’s reserves into bitcoin, a groundbreaking move that could make it the first western central bank known to hold crypto assets.

Czech monetary policymakers will assess whether to invest in bitcoin, Governor Ales Michl said, a move that could make the country one of the first to hold part of its foreign reserves in the crypto currency.