
Christopher Jeffery
Editor-in-chief, Central Banking Publications
Christopher Jeffery is Editor-in-chief of Central Banking Publications, which includes the Central Banking Journal, CentralBanking.com and Central Banking On Air. He has a global role and is responsible for all of Central Banking's editorial content and teams. He has more than 20 years of journalistic experience covering asset management, banking, central banking, derivatives, economics, finance, fintech, public policy and risk management. Now based in London, Chris has previously lived in both the Americas and Asia. Recent interviews include those with Ahmed Alkholifey, Agustín Carstens, Mark Carney, Stanley Fisher, Stefan Ingves, Stephen Poloz, Raghuram Rajan, Robert Schiller, Christopher Sims, Ignazio Visco and Zhou Xiaochuan. Chris is Co-founder of the Central Banking Benchmarking Service and Founder of the Central Banking Awards. Chris was previously Editor of Asia Risk and Deputy Editor of Risk.net.
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Articles by Christopher Jeffery
SNB chairman dismisses calls for revised inflation targets
Jordan says raising targets would 'harm credibility'
Switzerland’s Jordan on extraordinary monetary policy and sovereign money
SNB governor speaks about currency intervention, negative rates and reserves diversification
No failure of governance in English-speaking Caribbean, says Wynter
Jamaica’s governor says removal of Barbados and T&T peers reflects government agendas
New Jamaican law could end Caribbean’s ‘colonial era’
Bank of Jamaica operational independence could transform region
Bank of Jamaica’s Wynter on the path to inflation targeting
Brian Wynter speaks about revamping Jamaica’s policy toolkits
Argentina falters at ‘historic’ moment for BCRA
Replacing governor with finance minister with close ties to president sends confused signal on independence
Central banks still value diversification, say reserve managers
Rise in US yields does not outweigh the benefits of forex diversification, say Nalm delegates
Trigger for emerging market sell-off still playing out, warns Argentine governor
There is a possibility of Argentina being “challenged further”, says Sturzenegger
Chilean deputy points to US inflation as biggest risk
Sustained US wage growth could trigger further outflows from emerging markets
Time for Central Bank of Argentina independence
Monetary financing has fallen sharply, but must now end
Federico Sturzenegger on Argentina’s efforts to create a credible central bank
BCRA ex-governor speaks about market panic, IMF bailout, and ending high inflation and monetary financing
Regulatory efficiency or rollback?
Team USA’s new clarion call for regulatory “efficiency” comes with a worrying undertow
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
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