Articles by Daniel Hinge
UK Treasury makes first payment to BoE to offset QE losses
Indemnity was “integral” to QE but “day of reckoning” had to come, economist says
Ilan Goldfajn wins race for IDB presidency
Former Brazilian central bank governor takes helm at scandal-hit institution
BoE simulates ‘major operational disruption’ to UK firms
Central bank restarts “Simex” testing of financial sector after pandemic hiatus
BoE officials reject criticism of forecast misses
Bailey says labour market dominates firms’ concerns and says Brexit has hampered economy
Christopher Sims on modelling the inflation surge
Unprecedented series of shocks creates major challenges for central bank forecasters, the Nobel Prize-winning economist tells Daniel Hinge
‘Shouting on the phone’: BoE officials shed light on gilt market intervention
Crisis sparked by UK government’s plans needed unprecedented action, officials tell parliament
BoE’s Pill says government must ‘respect’ independence
Government and central bank have clashed over causes of UK’s gilt market turmoil
BoE sticks to bond-buying deadline amid strains on UK non-banks
Bailey restates cut-off date for asset purchases despite spike in margin calls and redemptions
BoE widens asset purchases as ‘dysfunction’ threatens again
Surge in gilt yields comes in final week of BoE’s “temporary” intervention
BoE prepares more market support as cliff edge looms
Central bank creates temporary repo facility with wider range of eligible collateral
BoE launches teaching resources for secondary school students
Few UK students study economics before age of 16 and schools are not required to teach finance
BoE becomes reluctant market-maker of last resort
Gilt market turmoil has again forced the BoE to intervene. Is there a better way?
BoE to buy bonds on ‘whatever scale is necessary’
Turmoil in gilt markets forces pension funds to dump assets to meet margin calls
IMF warns UK government as pound resumes fall
BoE’s Huw Pill signals need for “significant monetary policy response” to government spending plan
BoE ‘monitoring developments’ amid market ructions
Many analysts had predicted early policy action from the central bank
BoE hikes rates 50bp as fiscal policy increases uncertainty
Divided MPC approves rate increase, but several members call for more aggressive hike
Markets starting to reflect ‘tenacious’ inflation, says BIS
Swings in markets highlight investors’ struggle to understand outlook, quarterly review says
Joseph Stiglitz on the challenge of fixing macroeconomics
The Nobel Prize-winning economist discusses the flaws in mainstream models and how to repair them, whether central banks went wrong in 2021, and what to do – or not to do – about inflation
Rates round-up: Canada opts for 75bp raise
Chile surprises with larger hike, while Poland nears peak rates with 25bp increase
BoE policy-makers debate more aggressive tightening
New government and “extreme volatility” in energy markets complicate outlook
How to run a world-class economics department
Benchmarking data shows central banks have myriad ways of organising their economists. So how do some of the world’s top research organisations do it?
Joseph Stiglitz calls for rethink of macroeconomics
DGSE models have “nothing to say” about economic effects of Covid-19 measures, Nobel winner says
Decision theory can guide climate modelling, Nobel laureate says
Lars Peter Hansen argues policy-makers need to pay more attention to uncertainty
BoE accelerates tightening as inflation expected to hit 13%
“Enormous” external shocks to blame for large changes in forecasts, officials say