Daniel Hinge
Editor, Benchmarking
Daniel Hinge is editor of Central Banking’s benchmarking service and subject specialist for economics and monetary policy. He has reported on the central banking community since 2012, in roles including news editor and comment editor. He holds a degree in politics, philosophy and economics from the University of Oxford.
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Articles by Daniel Hinge
Permanent or transitory? Officials wrestle with inflation uncertainty
Bailey warns of possible damage to credibility, but Carstens urges caution amid high uncertainty
IMF ethics committee investigating Georgieva allegations
Executive board promises “thorough, objective and timely review” of alleged “improprieties”
Monetary Policy Benchmarks 2021 report – seeking a strong anchor
Insights into the organisation and resourcing of monetary policy, decision-making, tools, transparency and market operations
Fixing market-based finance: duct tape or deep reform?
Central banks are increasingly having to act as market-makers of last resort. But deeper reforms may be needed to avoid stretching their balance sheets to breaking point
Bank of Ghana to pilot CBDC using G+D technology
Central bank says prototype would operate without bank account, contract or smartphone
Jamaica ‘mints’ first units of digital currency
Central bank kicks off pilot exercise with limited issuance of currency to banks and payments firms
G30 calls for major US Treasury market reform
Rise of non-banks and side-effects of regulation are triggering bouts of “dysfunction”, report warns
Fed launches standing repo facilities
Facilities to be open to foreign central banks and domestic primary dealers; FOMC keeps policy on hold
Covid and the cloud: a turning point for central banks?
As central banks embrace new technology, providers are jostling to be first in line
Communications Benchmarks 2021 report – making connections
Data offers insights into staffing and salaries, communications channels, social media, new technology and strategies
UK politicians criticise BoE over handling of QE
Critical report comes as BoE MPC member suggests asset purchases may need to be halted early
South African Reserve Bank: the first 100 years
Central bankers and academics reflect on a tumultuous first century for Africa’s oldest central bank
FSB proposes menu of policies to tackle money market fund risks
Proposal aims for tailored approach to boosting resilience of key funding markets
BIS pays out double dividend after bumper profit
Recovery from Covid-19 handed the BIS its second-largest profit in its history
BIS’s Luiz Pereira on tackling the climate crisis
Deputy general manager highlights the challenge posed by radical uncertainty, the benefits of carbon budgeting, and the case for acting now
UK committee calls for reform at FCA over ‘mini-bond’ scandal
Treasury Committee says it does not believe Andrew Bailey misled it over his role in the matter
MAS’s Vincent Loy and Celine Sia on transforming data management
The assistant managing directors explain how uniting business and technology functions is opening up new possibilities for data collection, governance and analytics
BIS prepares to redevelop HQ
Bank’s biggest building project since the 1970s could see major expansion of main site
RBA cancels market operations due to outage
Issue at third-party provider impacted central bank and several commercial banks
Linah Mohohlo: 1952–2021
The first female governor of the Bank of Botswana served with “exceptional energy”, commanding fear and respect over a four-decade career at the central bank
Financial sector still a headache for central bank modellers
Macro-financial links are difficult to integrate into key models, with progress since the global financial crisis slow. But some central banks are making breakthroughs
Central banks face legal risk over climate – ECB’s Elderson
NGOs could sue central banks for failure to take suitable action over climate change, says NGFS chair
Firms and supervisors must ‘transform’ climate risk management – regulators
Complexity and uncertainty demand major rethink of risk, say ‘Green Swan’ event speakers
‘Run it hot’: the risks and rewards of a new policy era
Covid-19 has added impetus to an emerging intellectual shift in policy-making. But central banks face unresolved issues – on expectations, on fiscal policy, and on the capacity of the economy to ‘run hot’