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Green bonds have negative premium, Italian study finds
Negative “greenium” widened during Covid-19 pandemic, researchers say
BoE official reveals details of non-bank backstop design
Bank intends to activate mechanism in crises only, despite firms’ call for standing liquidity facility
ECB banking supervision staff to move location
All 1,700 supervisory employees to move into Gallileo building by end of 2025
BoE paper models impact of fossil fuel ban
Degree to which renewables could replace petrol and gas would be key factor, research says
Central Banking Awards 2024: first winners unveiled
Awards go to Central bank of the year, plus Reserve manager, Risk manager and more
BSP says it will complete wholesale CBDC pilot this year
Philippines central bank will test CBDC for interbank fund transfers and securities settlement
Nigeria closes FX exchanges amid continuing currency problems
Authorities intensify actions against Binance and other cryptocurrency firms
New study finds uneven impact of changing energy costs
Energy prices more likely to affect product prices than wage increases
‘Passive’ QT can be costly, BoE paper finds
Research highlights need to account for frictions and build “headroom” for future shocks
BoJ may scrap ultra-loose policy at March meeting, reports say
Policy-makers could be mulling speedy end to yield target and negative rates
UK floats plan to seize Russian central bank assets
Foreign secretary says country is prepared to act without all its Nato partners
Expect more soft landings – Dallas Fed study
Nature of current job vacancies in US is helping to keep unemployment levels stable, research finds
Bank of Canada holds interest rate targets
Governor expresses fear of underlying inflation becoming stuck above 2% target
Basel Committee prepares crackdown on bank ‘window dressing’
Study says lenders have obscured their true systemic importance at reporting dates
Sanctions will trigger reserves diversification, official says
Central Banking Spring Meetings: Speakers say geopolitics impacting reserves and inflation outlook
Malaysian central bank holds rate
Monetary authority and government working together to encourage inflows to shore up currency
BIS research points to ‘slower disinflation ahead’
Breakdown of post-Covid surge finds services prices playing bigger role
Minimum reserves are stabilising force – Bank of Italy study
Paper compares different mechanisms and their utility in floor and corridor regimes
Egyptian MPC raises rates and devalues currency
Moves after UAE's $35 billion investment make IMF deal more likely
NBER paper tracks shift to ‘arms-length’ finance
Authors assess three drivers of move from bank lending to securities-based finance
Dallas Fed chief says pace of QT may need to slow down
Lorie Logan argues US central bank should take more measured approach to normalising balance sheet
US students struggling to repay loans after end of relief – study
Survey found borrowers unable, or unwilling, to service debt after pandemic support ceased
Irish central bank says payments strategy needs drastic change
Deputy governor says sector is slow to change and backs draft “access to cash” law
Pill says BoE has focused too hard on inflation forecast
Chief economist argues “richer and more robust analysis” is needed