Articles by Victor Mendez-Barreira
ECB’s asset buying should drop ‘market neutrality’ – Rehn
Finnish governor says ECB should adopt green principles, but Bundesbank’s Weidmann is opposed
Lessons from the Riksbank’s negative rates experiment
Sweden is the only nation to have implemented negative rates and then returned them to ‘normal’ territory. What can central bankers learn from the Swedish experience?
ECB sets new climate risk requirements for banks
Survey of eurozone banks shows most do not disclose basic climate-related data, ECB says
Rehn says ECB should adopt average inflation targeting
Finnish governor says current target has “asymmetric downward bias”
Sveriges Riksbank announces big QE boost
Swedish central bank increases size, scope and duration of asset purchases
Olli Rehn on AIT, market neutrality and EU fiscal policies
Finnish governor speaks about the ECB’s strategy review, climate change and lessons from the eurozone crisis
ECB highlights new channel reinforcing sovereign-bank nexus
State guarantees indirectly increase banks’ exposure to sovereign risks through corporates
The ultimate store of value
Róbert Rékási speaks to Central Banking about how Covid-19 has changed gold investment trends
Lower r* demands new ECB inflation target – economists
Average inflation targeting is one possible alternative, says Jordi Galí
Has Covid-19 made gold shine brighter?
The price of gold has skyrocketed this year, but central banks have not flocked to invest as they have done in the past, write Rachael King and Victor Mendez‑Barreira.
Powell, Lagarde and Bailey express caution on CBDCs
Jay Powell says Fed must get any future CBDC right, rather than “being the first”
Lagarde signals Covid-19 stimulus will remain active for longer
Asset purchases and bank lending programmes will be key ECB tools; rate cut not mentioned
Colombia’s governor to leave central bank in December
Departure could open door to Ana Fernanda Maiguashca as first female governor
Green projects ‘demanding’ to find – Norway’s SWF head
Chairman tells lawmakers he may expand fund’s use of external managers
Central banks become net gold sellers for first time in 10 years
Sales by gold producers Turkey and Uzbekistan lead decline in global holdings
Lagarde warns of ‘negative’ November for eurozone
ECB keeps policy tools unchanged but president says it will recalibrate in December
Equities have passed the Covid-19 test, reserve manager says
The higher yield and resilience these assets offered in 2020 may further boost reserve diversification
Covid-19 to accelerate asset diversification and boost gold
Crisis has accelerated long-term pre-crisis trends stemming from global financial crisis
Swiss National Bank opposes ban on ‘war material’ assets
Central bank says referendum motion is ill-defined and would hurt reserves management
Eurosystem lays out retail digital payment strategy
Access to cash and level playing field for electronic payments are key elements – Panetta
EU sees huge appetite for new triple-A asset
‘Sure’ bonds offer the ECB a less controversial option for asset purchases
Lagarde and Weidmann clash over EU recovery fund
ECB president wants it to become a permanent fiscal tool, Bundesbank president thinks it should remain a one-off
Frank Smets on the ECB’s strategy review
The ECB’s DG of economics explains how expectations, communication, fiscal dominance, climate change and the Fed’s actions will be factored into the ECB’s delayed strategy review
ECB will consider dropping market neutrality – Lagarde
Policy review will consider abandoning principle guiding asset purchases, but Bundesbank’s Weidmann is opposed