Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Sama launches polymer version of five-riyal banknote
New note will circulate alongside existing cotton banknotes
RBI appointments clear way for delayed MPC meeting
Three new officials will start setting Indian monetary policy this week
Eurogroup nominates Elderson to ECB board
European Union’s governments and parliament must now consider DNB official’s appointment
FCA wants pandemic-relevant projects for sandbox
UK regulator announces scope of latest sandbox cohort and launches new digital initiative
Machine learning algorithms could increase ethnic bias – research
Technology makes loans more likely for US ethnic minorities but increases interest rates, paper finds
People: Norwegian SWF official moves to central bank
Jamaica appoints new deputy governor, while Swedish deputy governor has term extended
Argentine peso falls after central bank changes regime
Spread with unofficial exchange rate widens further
Bank of Finland research looks at ECB’s effects on eurozone equities
Researcher says eurozone monetary easing has raised eurozone equities’ expected risk premia
DNB survey looks at factors driving trust in financial system
Authors use data from DNB survey of Dutch consumers of financial services
Sticky prices play key role in monetary policy responses – ECB paper
Author finds different US industries’ react very differently to monetary policy decisions
ECB steps up research on ‘digital euro’
Central bank analysing both centralised and decentralised options for a digital currency
FCA grants UK firms 15 months to comply with post-Brexit rules
UK regulator updates handbook to show which regulation must be adhered to by the end of 2020
Fed extends Covid-19 emergency measures
Lael Brainard is again sole vote in favour of outright ban on banks making dividend payments
Belize’s central bank must improve cyber regulation – IMF staff
IMF staff warns central bank must upgrade physical resilience in face of hurricane threat
Bank Indonesia and PBoC sign currency agreement
Move follows Indonesian central bank accords with Japan, Malaysia and Thailand
Eurozone unemployment hits 8.1% in August
Statistics agency warns figures could be underplaying pandemic’s economic impact
BIS’s Borio: natural rate puts central banks in ‘straitjacket’
Official urges policy-makers to take “broader view” of the costs and benefits of monetary policy
EBRD commits to 50% green investment policy
Three candidates from European finance ministries compete to become bank’s next president
Central bank research may be biased by career concerns, paper finds
Central bankers are more likely to be promoted if they find QE is effective, study shows
Covid-19 pandemic speeds up adoption of mobile banking – HKMA’s Yue
Eighty per cent of payments under Cash Payout Scheme were made electronically, HKMA chief says
BIS paper explores impact of sterilised FX interventions
Authors say economic and financial stability implications of intervention have been understudied
FCA increases guidance to big tech around consumer protection
UK regulator mulling whether it needs new powers to ensure firms like Google do not exploit customers
Haldane makes case against ‘economic anxiety’
Communication essential to avoid caution “morphing into fear and fatalism”, says BoE chief economist
IMF expands flexible credit line with Colombia
The impact of the Covid-19 crisis is larger than when the programme was renewed in April, says central bank