Data
PBoC cuts key rates as economy stutters
China stops publishing youth jobless rate after record-high figure in June
Financial stability resources are sufficient, most central banks say
Some say they need to improve access to data, training and specialist staff
Most central banks say they have enough financial stability staff
Some face problems including lack of resources, uncompetitive salaries and complex training needs
When £1 is not £1
Gabriel Stein examines the risks from introducing a CBDC should its value diverge from that of physical currency and bank deposits
BoE enters new phase of data transformation project
Team is now developing options to address challenges identified in phase one
BIS paper’s guide to monitoring ‘highly leveraged’ non-banks
Using new data sources can help to shed light on an opaque sector, authors say
AI can forecast inflation more accurately than professionals – St Louis Fed
Large language models may be powerful tools but have some drawbacks, researchers say
The financial sanctions maze
Anyone affected by Russia-related sanctions knows patience and caution are strongly advised, writes Richard Heckinger
Book notes: Inflation targeting and central banks, by Joanna Niedźwiedzińska
A useful and rich reference source, especially for central banks moving to adopt inflation targeting
‘Supercore inflation’ is a key indicator, Fed paper argues
Non-housing core service prices behaved very differently in 2019 and 2021, researchers say
Climate change: a new financial risk for central banks
Overcoming ‘analysis paralysis’ and the lessons in capturing climate-related financial risks on the Deutsche Bundesbank’s balance sheet
ECB consults banks on data management and risk reporting
Most of eurozone's largest banks do not have adequate capabilities
Monetary Policy Benchmarks 2023 – executive summary
Key findings of the 2023 benchmark, including policy tools, governance structures and operating frameworks
Monetary Policy Benchmarks 2023 report – navigating uncertainty
Benchmark data highlights ongoing evolution in policy frameworks as central banks move beyond the pandemic – and into the high-inflation period
Guillermo Avellán on BCE independence, capacity-building and dollarisation
Central Bank of Ecuador general manager speaks about the need to bolster the central bank’s legal autonomy, dollarisation challenges, payments developments and monetising local gold production
Machine learning pushes frontier of forecasting
AI techniques are starting to transform central banks’ statistical modelling. They could soon revolutionise structural models as well
PBoC holds key rate amid lacklustre GDP growth
Chinese economy grew 6.3% in second quarter, missing expectations by a full percentage point
Senad Softić on governance, currency boards and EU convergence challenges
Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina governor speaks about improving governance in a political vacuum, managing a currency board amid rip-sawing euro rates, resolving Gazprom’s local units, modernising payments and meeting EU convergence criteria
Proportion of central banks observing blackout period rises
AE respondents remain much more likely to employ the practice
Central banks average four forecast updates a year
Final decision on projections jointly taken by policy-makers and staff in most jurisdictions
Monetary policy staff numbers average below 40
European institutions and advanced economy central banks tend to have highest number of staff
Ukraine’s governor on central banking in wartime
Andriy Pyshnyy talks about macroeconomic stability, running banks under missile attack, winning IMF aid and post-war reconstruction plans
Inflation targeters tend to pay monetary policy staff more
Salaries tend to rise with GDP per capita but less developed economies pay larger multiples
Confidentiality of policy votes remains common practice
Proportion of central banks revealing voting information with a lag creeps up