Articles by Victor Mendez-Barreira
National Bank of Poland cuts rates to record low of 0.5%
Central bank includes state-guaranteed bonds in its asset purchase programme
ECB takes unprecedented steps to preserve credit provision
Central bank accepts state-guaranteed loans as collateral, reduces haircuts
ECB buys Italian bonds well above capital key in March
Central bank bought €11.8 billion in Italian sovereign bonds last month, up from €2.2 billion in February
Is the ESM the eurozone’s best weapon against Covid-19?
Eurobonds face economic and political hurdles, say former officials
Official institutions shed US Treasuries in record amounts
Fed holdings of Treasury securities for foreign official institutions dropped by $127 billion in March
Central banks’ gold buying falls sharply in crisis
New Fed facility may further reduce incentives to buy gold, Hungarian official says
Chile cuts rates to record low 0.5%
Central bank expands banking bond purchases to $5.5 billion, GDP expected to shrink by 5% quarter on quarter
ECB drops bond-holding limits for crisis response
€750bn stimulus programme will not be subject to previous limits on holding countries’ bonds
ECB sharply ramps up asset purchases
Central bank increases securities holdings by €17.4 billion, the highest for two years
A vaccine for the global economy
Olivier Blanchard, Peter Praet and Daniel Alpert discuss shorter- and longer-term actions to tackle the flaws exposed by the Covid-19 crisis
Bank of Mexico cuts rates 50bp in emergency meeting
Analysts expect further cuts as the economy is expected to enter a sharp recession
Norges Bank slashes rates to record low of 0.25%
Central bank says workers are being laid off, as Norway faces double shock from virus and oil
ECB launches €750bn emergency purchase programme
Governing council says new tool will remain active until Covid-19 crisis is over
Riksbank backs fiscal stimulus with massive QE programme
Swedish central bank increases loans to banks, cuts overnight lending rate to 0.2%
RBNZ reduces rates by 75bp in emergency meeting
Central bank says future purchases of government bonds preferable to lower rates
Central banks and banks: a changed relationship
Development of large, complex international capital markets has reshaped relationship between central and commercial banks
Lagarde misstep overshadows ‘bold’ measures, analysts say
ECB president seemed to have hampered governments’ debt financing at a critical juncture
Norges Bank cuts rates 50bp in emergency meeting
Central bank offers extraordinary three-month loans to banks
ECB likely to shy away from rate cut, analysts say
Central bank expected to unveil targeted measures to support banks and SMEs
Covid-19 unleashes major market shock
Oil prices tumble, dragging down stock markets worldwide; sovereign bonds rally
Fed action likely to affect policy plans in Brazil and Mexico
In spite of weaker currencies, both countries may require lower rates to tackle weaker growth and higher rate differentials
What can the ECB do now?
Central bank is facing coronavirus shock with limited room for further policy measures
Major central banks ready to respond to coronavirus
Fed, ECB and Bank of Japan say they are willing to act; central bank events disrupted
Did the Riksbank abandon negative rates too soon?
Policy-makers face difficult choices if inflation does not recover soon