Christopher Jeffery
Editor-in-chief, Central Banking Publications
Christopher Jeffery is Editor-in-chief of Central Banking Publications, which includes the Central Banking Journal, CentralBanking.com and Central Banking On Air. He has a global role and is responsible for all of Central Banking's editorial content and teams. He has more than 20 years of journalistic experience covering asset management, banking, central banking, derivatives, economics, finance, fintech, public policy and risk management. Now based in London, Chris has previously lived in both the Americas and Asia. Recent interviews include those with Ahmed Alkholifey, Agustín Carstens, Mark Carney, Stanley Fisher, Stefan Ingves, Stephen Poloz, Raghuram Rajan, Robert Schiller, Christopher Sims, Ignazio Visco and Zhou Xiaochuan. Chris is Co-founder of the Central Banking Benchmarking Service and Founder of the Central Banking Awards. Chris was previously Editor of Asia Risk and Deputy Editor of Risk.net.
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The ‘great fintech wall of China’?
Deploying fintech wrappers could help to solve part of the People’s Bank of China’s capital control dilemma; trials possible in Greater Bay Area
Barroso laments loss of post-crisis international fraternity
Nations worked together in the aftermath of the global financial crisis at a time described by former EC president Jose Manuel Barroso as the “peak” of global collaboration
Trade tensions may reflect international system design flaws
Former PBoC governor Zhou says global system faces “grave challenges” while former EC president Barroso says current framework “is not working”
China remains “committed” to globalisation, says Zhou Xiaochuan
Debt sustainability to be discussed at second Belt and Road Initiative summit next year; WTO deal still needed
Trade dispute causes PBoC ‘a lot of problems’ – Peking University's Xiao Geng
Monetary policy dilemma for PBoC due to US trade dispute; FSDB can curb regional excesses
Fintech poses “serious” challenge to governance, says former PBoC deputy
Li Dongrong warns of fintech spillover risks, regulatory arbitrage and digital divide; dismisses PBoC use of ‘untested’ blockchain
The euro: a troubled third decade?
Italy’s pact-busting budget highlights ongoing eurozone frailties
Three tricks to remove a troublesome Eurosystem governor
Eurozone authorities have learnt how to circumvent central bank independence – emboldened by feeble action by the European Commission
Can central bank revamp help Tunisia remain a ‘public good’?
Central Bank of Tunisia moves to modernise, but faces tough times ahead
Sino-Japanese political optics right for $30bn swap and Tokyo RMB clearing
BoJ and PBoC agree local currency swap line after long delay; Bank of China set to be RMB clearer in Tokyo
Jamaican finance minister clears a path for central bank independence
Legislative move a “big and important step”, says Bank of Jamaica's governor Brian Wynter
EC’s Cyprus ‘failure’ undermined Eurozone central bank independence – Demetriades
Barroso’s decision not to take legal action against Cyprus for undermining the independence of the central bank damaged the ECB’s authority and emboldened others, claims former CBC governor
Demetriades says EU-level AML enforcement vital to tackle ‘security risk’
Centralised and credible AML enforcement body needed to complete banking union and protect EU security, says former Eurosystem governor
Demetriades on political pressures on central banks and their governors
Former governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus speaks about the Cypriot banking crisis, the need for EU-wide AML oversight, independence and his fears for stability of the monetary union
Brian Wynter on Jamaica’s inflation-targeting transition
Jamaican governor says the end of fiscal dominance plus the creation of a two-way forex market and an effective interest rate policy mechanism essential for “full-fledged” inflation target
Next financial crisis “will be brewing” in shadow banking – Bullard
Silicon Valley disruption represents threat to financial stability; Fed has limited powers to counter it despite FSOC and tough new bank rules, says Eighth District president
James Bullard on 2% rates, tariffs and Fed leadership
The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis speaks about the impact of US trade policies, the disruption to the banking industry from Silicon Valley, shrinking the Fed balance sheet and the potential for agent-based modelling
Shock end to euro floor avoided ‘enormous’ speculative attack, says SNB’s Jordan
Swiss central bank chairman believes sudden removal of forex controls was least bad policy option and limited reputational damage
SNB chairman dismisses calls for revised inflation targets
Jordan says raising targets would 'harm credibility' built up over decades; sees room for more negative rates
Switzerland’s Jordan on extraordinary monetary policy and sovereign money
The Swiss National Bank governor speaks about currency intervention, negative rates, sovereign money and the diversification of reserves
No failure of governance in English-speaking Caribbean, says Wynter
Jamaica’s governor says dismissal of Barbados and T&T peers reflects government agendas; “has been a scandal” in Curaçao and Sint Maarten
New Jamaican law could end Caribbean’s ‘colonial era’
Granting the Bank of Jamaica operational independence to pursue an inflation target could transform central banking in the Caribbean
Bank of Jamaica’s Wynter on the path to inflation targeting
Bank of Jamaica’s governor talks about revamping accountability, communications and operations as the central bank embraces inflation targeting
Argentina falters at ‘historic’ moment for BCRA
Replacing Federico Sturzenegger with a finance minister with close ties to the president sends a confused signal about central bank independence