Articles by Daniel Hinge
Project Jura executes ‘real-life’ cross-border CBDC settlement
“Dual-notary” structure could help protect monetary sovereignty, says Benoît Cœuré
BoE opens sharia-compliant facility after six years of work
‘Wakalah’ liquidity facility designed to address disadvantage faced by Islamic banks
Final frontier? Japan after the Kuroda experiment
The Bank of Japan has pushed monetary easing close to its limit, yet inflation is barely above zero. What happens now?
BIS board reappoints Carstens as general manager
Luiz Pereira da Silva gets new term as deputy, and Stefan Ingves becomes vice-chair
Central bank communications ‘after’ Covid
From crisis responses to coping with sudden digitisation, Covid-19 forced central bank comms teams to innovate fast. How much of it will stick?
Podcast: Paul Fisher on the future of balance sheet policy
Central banks must think about the composition of their balance sheets, the former BoE official says
Permanent or transitory? Officials wrestle with inflation uncertainty
Bailey warns of possible damage to credibility, but Carstens urges caution amid high uncertainty
IMF ethics committee investigating Georgieva allegations
Executive board promises “thorough, objective and timely review” of alleged “improprieties”
Monetary Policy Benchmarks 2021 report – seeking a strong anchor
Insights into the organisation and resourcing of monetary policy, decision-making, tools, transparency and market operations
Fixing market-based finance: duct tape or deep reform?
Central banks are increasingly having to act as market-makers of last resort. But deeper reforms may be needed to avoid stretching their balance sheets to breaking point
Bank of Ghana to pilot CBDC using G+D technology
Central bank says prototype would operate without bank account, contract or smartphone
Jamaica ‘mints’ first units of digital currency
Central bank kicks off pilot exercise with limited issuance of currency to banks and payments firms
G30 calls for major US Treasury market reform
Rise of non-banks and side-effects of regulation are triggering bouts of “dysfunction”, report warns
Fed launches standing repo facilities
Facilities to be open to foreign central banks and domestic primary dealers; FOMC keeps policy on hold
Covid and the cloud: a turning point for central banks?
As central banks embrace new technology, providers are jostling to be first in line
Communications Benchmarks 2021 report – making connections
Data offers insights into staffing and salaries, communications channels, social media, new technology and strategies
UK politicians criticise BoE over handling of QE
Critical report comes as BoE MPC member suggests asset purchases may need to be halted early
South African Reserve Bank: the first 100 years
Central bankers and academics reflect on a tumultuous first century for Africa’s oldest central bank
FSB proposes menu of policies to tackle money market fund risks
Proposal aims for tailored approach to boosting resilience of key funding markets
BIS pays out double dividend after bumper profit
Recovery from Covid-19 handed the BIS its second-largest profit in its history
BIS’s Luiz Pereira on tackling the climate crisis
Deputy general manager highlights the challenge posed by radical uncertainty, the benefits of carbon budgeting, and the case for acting now
UK committee calls for reform at FCA over ‘mini-bond’ scandal
Treasury Committee says it does not believe Andrew Bailey misled it over his role in the matter
MAS’s Vincent Loy and Celine Sia on transforming data management
The assistant managing directors explain how uniting business and technology functions is opening up new possibilities for data collection, governance and analytics
BIS prepares to redevelop HQ
Bank’s biggest building project since the 1970s could see major expansion of main site