Central Banking Journal - Volume XXXI Number 3
Articles in this issue
A bellwether moment for CBDC plans
Launch of ‘sand dollar’ may herald a new era of CBDCs as Fed and ECB step up their preparations
Hernández de Cos on ECB policy, crises responses and Basel reform
Spanish governor says ECB ready to boost stimulus and Basel reforms not diminished by Covid-19 exceptions
The role of Tips for the future payments landscape
Tips could play a critical role in providing the infrastructure for a digital euro as well as facilitating fast and efficient cross-border payments
The Covid crisis, central banks and the future
Crisis responses were needed, but have exacerbated significant underlying challenges facing central banks
Ulrich Bindseil on the launch of the digital euro
ECB’s payments head speaks about the functionality, tiering and technology of the eurozone’s planned CBDC
Central Banking Awards 2021: winners in full
Winners in 2021 include the Federal Reserve, Alejandro Díaz de León and Charles Goodhart
Kenneth Montgomery on the Fed’s progress with instant payments
The FedNow project leader explains how the US will develop ubiquitous, real-time payments
Is the integrity of Afghanistan’s central bank under threat?
Acting governor fires key staff and is accused of undoing reforms, as World Bank threatens to suspend funds
Whither the age of ‘magic money’?
EME central banks are more exposed at a time of ‘close to free lunch’ money
Central bank social media usage continues to evolve
Those that use social media are seeing growing subscriber bases and an increase in engagement
Book notes: The currency cold war, by David Birch
Pleasant and interesting read on if digital money will jeopardise US dollar’s dominance in global trade and finance
Book notes: Asset management at central banks and monetary authorities, edited by Jacob Bjorheim
This excellent book fills a critical gap existing since IMF guidelines on asset management were revised
Book notes: The political economy of the special relationship, by Jeremy Green
Unsatisfactory story about the decline and resurgence of the UK’s importance in the global financial system
Book notes: Capital and ideology, by Thomas Piketty
A political pamphlet like Milton’s ‘Areopagitica’, but longer
