Articles by Christopher Jeffery
Philip Lane on systemic risk, transparency and Brexit
The Central Bank of Ireland governor talks about transparency, shadow banking and tackling systemic banking risk
BoE faces ‘uncomfortable’ approach to May meeting – Forbes
Former MPC member says pre-announcing a rate hike “could be quite dangerous”
CFTC’s fintech catch-up effort includes ‘global sandbox’ push
Chairman says US regulator is seeking co-operation deals around the world
Quarles: yield curve flattening not “likely” a signal of recession
Flattening is due to lag in pass-through as short-term rates rise, says Fed vice-chair
Kganyago on central bank independence and future plans for the IMFC
Sarb governor talks about fight for independence and South Africa’s new "constitutionalist" president
A route to economic growth – The Belt and Road Initiative 2018 survey
To mark the fifth anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the IFF – in collaboration with Central Banking – conducted its inaugural Belt and Road Survey of central banks
A changing of the guard
Risks emerge amid Fed and PBoC leadership changes
Saudi Arabia’s Alkholifey on economic restructuring, reserves and cyber security
Head of Sama discusses major changes being implemented in Saudi Arabia
Patrick Njoroge on reshaping banking and finance to work for the masses
Central Bank of Kenya governor speaks about exchange rate intervention, banking reform and financial inclusion
Google’s Hal Varian on how technology is changing economics
Big data and machine learning are facilitating changes in thinking
Google chief economist Hal Varian offers machine-learning insights
No branch of economic theory seems to hold true in reality, says Varian
Productivity puzzles and the neutral rate of interest
Monetary policy frameworks come under pressure
Sponsored forum: Tapping into big data's potential
Central Banking convened a panel of experts to discuss how central banks can harness big data for their needs
Investors should not be concerned about revote – Kenya’s Njoroge
Governor is confident whoever wins October revote will pursue market-based policies
Perng Fai-nan on how Taiwan has eluded crisis for 20 years
Taiwan’s governor explains the benefits of pragmatic interventions
Diversifying reserves carries major risks, warns Taiwan governor
Perng Fai-nan points to the records of SWFs as a warning about diversification risks
Banks ‘still groping toward’ macro-pru transparency – Eichengreen
Transparency levels getting better, but New Zealand and Argentina could make improvements
Eichengreen supports calls for FOMC to hold more press conferences
Consistency of form around Fed monetary policy meetings “makes sense”
John Williams on the neutral rate of interest and mandate change
Fed president says fall in rate means central banks should work together to review their mandates
Fed’s Williams floats co-ordinated shift from 2% targets
Mandates could change in unison to avoid QE world
Indonesia considers new riskier tranche for reserves – Budianto
Head of reserves says political risks are more worrying than portfolio flows
Brexit drives a wedge between BoE and markets
Market view of future UK rates appears out of line with Monetary Policy Committee
Bullard raises concerns about east coast dominance of the Fed
St Louis Fed president not worried about major shake-up of board
St Louis’s Bullard on the future of the Fed and its monetary policy record
President James Bullard says Fed monetary policy was a “factor” that fuelled crisis