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ECB taking further steps to address gender imbalance - Isabel Schnabel
Efforts to foster greater inclusion of women help tackle “groupthink”, says board member
Central banks must collaborate to tackle payment ‘shortcomings’, says Cœuré
Matching up disparate systems is challenging but central banks can catalyse change, BIS official says
Fed’s Quarles ‘optimistic’ on economic outlook
Second wave of Covid-19 cases should be more manageable than the first, Fed vice-chair says
Australia’s central bank considering FX interventions, says Debelle
RBA is evaluating additional monetary policy tools, deputy governor says
Bank of Canada looking at inequality, governor says
Monetary policy review is considering impact on wealth and income inequality, says Tiff Macklem
BoE’s Stheeman sets out expectations on cyber resilience
Policy-makers will be guided by cyber stress-testing and “impact tolerances”
MAS ‘front-loads’ interest rate benchmark reform effort
Central bank says not transitioning to new Sora rate will expose banking sector to increased risk
Lane stresses inflation will determine ECB’s PEPP purchases
Lower inflation outlook could mean the programme will remain longer than anticipated
Bank of Israel’s bond purchases are working – deputy governor
Andrew Abir says corporate bond purchases have eased conditions for non-financial firms
BIS’s Borio says policy buffers should be repaired as soon as possible
Economist highlights three long-term challenges to tackle post-coronavirus
Labour market situation is ‘complicated’ – RBA’s Lowe
Unemployment likely to worsen despite initial signs of recovery, governor says
Brainard urges caution about US recovery
Bounce in activity came earlier than expected but major risks still loom, Fed board member says
Yaron supports Israel’s increased fiscal stimulus
Package could push budget deficit to 13% of GDP in 2020
Covid-19 hampers inflation measurement – Riksbank’s Ohlsson
Too soon to say whether consumption changes during pandemic will become permanent, official says
Israeli governor reflects on response to Covid-19
Bank of Israel started government bond purchases and dollar-shekel swaps to boost liquidity
BoE’s Cunliffe: central banks must consider market liquidity backstop
Markets weathered the first phase of the Covid-19 crisis, but not without support, deputy notes
Eurozone approaching ECB’s worst-case scenario – Lagarde
Economy likely to shrink by over 10% in 2020, says ECB president
French governor says ECB could directly fund loans
Villeroy de Galhau also calls for flexible emergency purchases but rules out yield curve control
Norwegian governor says negative rates are unlikely
Øystein Olsen says it is “uncertain how negative rates will influence the economy”
Mersch says retail CBDC could destabilise financial system
Central bank digital currency could worsen bank runs and harm disintermediation, ECB official says
Elderson says authorities should use Covid-19 to boost green transition
Aid to aviation sector should be conditioned on moving away from carbon dioxide emissions
BoE’s Proudman recommends data-gathering rethink
“Pull” model would be “revolutionary” but might come at too great a cost, official says
Lowe tells Australians to prepare for biggest contraction since 1930s
Uncertainty and movement restrictions have hampered spending and increased unemployment
IMF doubles emergency lending capacity
Fund considering other options including SDR issuance, says Kristalina Georgieva