Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
UK and China renew bilateral swap line
350 billion yuan swap line extended for a further five years
‘Bullwhip effects’ worsening supply problems – BIS bulletin
Direct inflationary impact likely to be limited, but “sustained pressures” are possible, economists say
Asean publishes first green taxonomy for financial instruments
“Multi-tier” taxonomy aims to create realistic goals for both rich and middle-income nations
People: Georgieva nominates new IMF deputy managing director
BoE’s PRA names new executive directors; Dallas Fed renews terms for two board members
Brazilian governor outlines climate reporting rules
Campos Neto says Brazil’s banks must file climate risk reports from June 2023
BIS paper flags ‘notable gaps’ in CBDC research
Policy work on cross-border CBDCs is “marching beyond the research frontier”, say economists
New York Fed opens new research centre
Marco Del Negro will lead work on research methods and issues in macroeconomics
GDP-linked bonds unlikely to ‘tame debt’ – BdF paper
Linking sovereign bonds to GDP would not necessarily improve debt ratios, researchers find
MAS and BSP to pursue retail payment linkage
Central banks of Singapore and the Philippines promise to advance co-operation on fintech
No UK central bank digital currency before 2025, BoE says
A 2022 consultation will determine if CBDC should enter “development” phase
MAS embarks on retail CBDC study
But Singapore sees no pressing need for retail central bank digital currency, MAS says
BoE outlines new ‘tiered’ CCP supervision framework
Non-UK CCPs will be labelled Tier 1 and Tier 2 following ‘reliance assessment’
Fed warns of China debt risks
Financial Stability Report mainly optimistic about systemic health, including housing market
Central bank signals could be impacting natural rate – BIS paper
“Learning process” could explain decline in interest rates without drop in productivity, authors say
Asset sell-off biggest threat to Chile’s financial stability – Marcel
Governor reiterates warning against further pension withdrawals
Tanzanian central bank announces loan crackdown
Central bank says “unscrupulous borrowers and employees” partly responsible for high NPL levels
Quarles will resign from Fed board at end of year
Former vice-chair for supervision had 10 years left as governor
German tabloids ramp up personal attacks on Lagarde
ECB board member Isabel Schnabel says “inciting hatred” is “unacceptable”
US adds more than half a million jobs in October
Unemployment falls to 4.6% as labour market perks up again
Eurozone’s faster payments system to link with Singapore and Malaysia
Proof of concept is the next step of the BIS’s Project Nexus
BoE to start greening its corporate bond holdings
Central bank will use new climate-focused methodology to rebalance portfolio later this month
People: ECB appoints new head of macro-pru
BIS names Innovation Hub directors; Bundesbank sends representative to Madrid; and more
Fed’s gradual tightening could be boon for some, says Armenian governor
Central Asia faces inflation caused by enormous liquidity injected by advanced economies, says Galstyan