Articles by Victor Mendez-Barreira
Chile unexpectedly halts forex interventions
In December, interventions helped peso appreciate, but it has resumed downward trend
Lagarde awards Schnabel key policy role in renewed ECB board
Panetta leads market infrastructure and payments, banknotes and international relations
Schnabel and Panetta appointed ECB executive board members
Final distribution of responsibilities in January will determine new members’ portfolios
Riksbank abandons negative rates
Swedish central bank increases repo rate by 25 basis points, but two board members dissent
Central banks need to avoid dependence on markets, officials say
ECB and Fed officials reflect on relation between bond market expectations and their policy decisions, in farewell conference for Benoît Cœuré
Central bankers in favour of climate change goals in mandates
Central Banking’s Climate Risk Summit shows community rapidly embracing green policies
Brazil likely to end easing cycle with 50bp rate cut
Record-low rates will suffice to boost growth in 2020; inflation up on weaker real
Argentinian president appoints new governor
Miguel Angel Pesce rejects high interest rates as means of reducing inflation and backs price controls
Chilean MPC abandons easing plans amid political unrest
Currency fell sharply in November following prolonged street protests
Argentine governor resigns before new president takes over
Guido Sandleris calls for economic consensus and central bank independence to tackle high inflation
Chile’s forex intervention likely to stabilise peso – experts
Much depends on reform programme chosen by government, however
IMF approves new credit line for Mexico as fiscal outlook darkens
Central bank’s success in reducing inflation may be compromised by fiscal weakness
Argentina’s currency controls help stabilise peso and reserves
Uncertainty about the fiscal policies of the incoming president is contributing to falling bond prices
De Guindos says ECB ‘implicitly has symmetrical targeting policy’
ECB vice-president backs Macron plan for common eurozone fiscal policy
Italian banks exploit ECB tiering to sharply boost local deposits
Rush to exploit arbitrage opportunity is “interesting showcase” of fragmented markets, says Benoît Cœuré
Brazil cuts rates to new record low as inflation drops
Rater-setters reduce key Selic rate by 50 basis points to 5%
EU leaders pay tribute to Draghi as Lagarde takes ECB helm
Merkel, Macron and Mattarella pay tribute to outgoing central bank president
Argentinian central bank struggles to stabilise peso ahead of elections
International reserves have fallen by 29% since opposition leader defeated president Macri in primary vote on August 11
German government to nominate Isabel Schnabel to ECB’s board
Economist is considered more capable of influencing monetary policy than previous German officials
Economics is a hostile environment for women, conference hears
AEA survey found most US women economists feel disrespected by their colleagues
ECB monetary policy statements should change – Italian governor
Visco rejects idea of putting names to votes as eurozone governors differ on inflation policy
Strong global forces pushing some central banks to buy gold – analysts
Poland’s move and others pushed by negative rates, political uncertainty and changing monetary system, experts say
New German ECB board member may help unify governing council
Leading candidates seen as capable of playing a more constructive role, as critics become more vocal
Bank of Israel creates centre to boost fintech
Central bank and finance ministry push for more innovation as first digital lender opens