Central Banking
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Ukrainian security warns Gontareva over ‘Central Banking’ article
IMF representative voices support for central bank as ex-governor Smolii reports threats
Bank Indonesia to buy $28 billion of Government debt
Central bank increases direct financing of government, raising fears over currency and independence
European Ombudsman opens inquiry into BlackRock ESG advisory contract
Green lawmakers and NGOs say asset manager faces conflicts of interest, but firm rejects claims
Quotes
The big risk [the Fed's] taken – and it is an enormous risk – is by not just venturing into investment-grade credit, but also in venturing into parts of high-yield credit
Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser, Allianz
We remain very committed to blockchain architecture as a distributed ledger technology for this project. Without it, the project doesn’t achieve many of the efficiencies
Dante Disparte, vice-chairman, Libra Association
Europe is not only the ECB. These measures buy time again. But there must be a political decision to put in place a fiscal structural mechanism.
Peter Praet, former chief economist, European Central Bank
Yield curve control has not helped to raise aggregate demand, demand for credit, inflation or inflation expectations – just like quantitative easing and other tools adopted in Japan
Sayuri Shirai, former policy board member, Bank of Japan
If I have gold, I am not going to be told by the US government that my US dollars are not usable. This is fundamentally reassuring.
Jacques de Larosière, former managing director, International Monetary Fund
It may, over time, look like the manager of the one of the world’s largest single pools of financial assets trying to run a central bank on the side.
Knut Kjær, former chief executive, Norges Bank Investment Management
You probably think minutes are a gold mine. Well, they are like a gold mine in that there is a whole bunch of rock and not much gold.
Stephen Poloz, governor, Bank of Canada
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Comment
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The Fed must be careful to avoid bank deposit crowding out
NGFS offers concrete next steps to assess climate vulnerabilities
Our Take
High US inflation should not be ruled out
Central banking enters a new era
Global carbon taxes are coming: central banks must prepare
EME financial markets are still vulnerable – BIS paper
Bank of Mauritius extends Covid-19 support measures
US should extend benefit payments for long lockdown – ECB paper
Fintech can worsen inequality, BIS paper warns
Common asset holdings important for stress testing – BoE paper
Headline inflation to stray into negative territory, Bank of Thailand reports