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BoJ must prepare thoroughly for CBDC – Kuroda
Central bank should not rush issuance of CBDC, governor says
Funds’ synthetic leverage should be monitored – Bundesbank paper
Researcher presents new method for assessing one type of risk-taking by mutual funds
IMF cautions Marshall Islands on digital currency plans
Institutional framework to accommodate the sov is not ready, fund says
People: Central Bank of Brazil deputy governor resigns
Jens Weidmann re-elected as chair of BIS board of directors; Rwanda appoints new deputy governor; two former governors of the Costa Rican central bank die
Bundesbank paper looks at German inflation expectations
Social media forms less realistic picture of current price levels than traditional news – researchers
Central Bank of Barbados’s first governor dies
Blackman helped to introduce dollar peg and pioneered transparency
Bank of Thailand reinforces stablecoin regulation
Firms wishing to issue baht-backed stablecoins must consult with the central bank
Fed vice-chair: Libor will end
Libor use has expanded, but Quarles says Fed is looking for transition plans
ECB weekly asset purchases raised to €21.1 billion
On March 11, central bank promised to conduct purchases “at a significantly higher pace”
Turkish president fires third central bank governor in a row
Former politician becomes governor days after MPC raises rates; lira falls sharply
Fed chair’s tone of voice impacts stock prices – NBER paper
Study uses deep learning to study variations in tone, finding stocks respond but not bonds
Central Banking Awards 2021: third round of winners revealed
Awards go to central banks and market practitioners for payments, market infrastructure and currency
China appoints two new PBoC policy members
PBoC gets two new monetary policy members as IMF warns of rising stability risks
US regulators end leverage ratio exemption
Fed, OCC and FDIC stick to March 31 end date despite reports of industry lobbying
RBA opened banknote contingency site during pandemic
Strength of banknote demand during pandemic was ‘unprecedented’, RBA bulletin says
BoJ adjusts easing measures amid market distortion fears
Central bank announces lending incentives and more flexibility in yield curve control and ETF buys
Turkish central bank announces large rate rise
MPC says tighter monetary policy will be “sustained decisively” as official figures show inflation rising
Credit line exposures worsened Covid bank stock crash – NBER paper
Authors suggest “contingent leverage” could be included in stress tests
NY Fed increases reverse repo ceiling
Fed move aims to regulate influx of liquidity to money market funds, analyst says
Georgia central bank raises policy rate despite recession
Authorities hike rates, citing rising inflation, amid high unemployment and political turmoil
Firms and consumers form expectations differently – Irish paper
Confidence leads eurozone firms to expect higher inflation, but consumers to expect lower, says research
Eurozone inflation remains stable
Official figures show inflation at 0.9%, unchanged from January
Pandemic likely to worsen market concentration – IMF research
Authors warn rising market power tends to impair monetary and fiscal policy
FCA to clamp down on firms with low levels of diversity
UK regulator says it will consider how best to use its powers if inclusion and diversity are in question