Central Banks
ECB announces moderate cut in net asset purchases
Council unanimously agrees adjustment despite mid-term below-target inflation projections
Pandemic Treasuries market calmed quickly – research
Dallas Fed analysis finds “headwinds” early on, but not lasting pandemic disruptions
Carolyn Rogers hits back at critics of Basel III
BCBS secretary-general dismisses “very tired” arguments against full implementation
Sarb governor urges shift to narrow inflation target
Kganyago says it was a “mistake” to maintain a target band for so long
Central banks divided on publishing policy meeting minutes
Central banks in advanced economies more likely to publish minutes
Bank Indonesia tells banks to provide financing to SMEs
As much as 30% of banks’ loan books will need to be directed to small businesses
Iraqi court jails foreign engineers over central bank dispute
Australian engineer’s family say he was jailed to pressure firm over troubled project
Bank of Canada on hold as growth proves weaker than expected
Second quarter contraction comes as Canadian exporters struggle with bottlenecks
People: Former Malawi governor dies
RBNZ deputy governor departing; new appointments in Nigeria; and more
Bank of Zambia governor resigns
Mvunga leaves following change in presidents, amid high inflation
Eurosystem calls for full Basel III implementation
Supervisors say output floor should be implemented through single set of risk-weighted assets
Policy-maker votes largely kept secret
Most central banks do not reveal how individual monetary policy-makers vote
Payments Benchmarks 2021 report – executive summary
Insights into staffing, mandates, oversight and RTGS management
Bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador
Observers warn move could further destabilise the fragile Salvadoran economy
BoJ unveils new 10,000-yen note
New banknote features “father of Japanese capitalism” and is set for issue in 2024
Lending rate rigidity weakens eurozone monetary policy – BdF paper
Asymmetric costs in changing bank lending reduce effects of looser policy
RBA delays bond purchase review until 2022
Central bank pushes back review as new Covid outbreak threatens to delay recovery
BoJ deputy cautions against ‘premature tightening’
Core CPI is not the sole indicator of the BoJ’s monetary policy, says Wakatabe Masazumi
Norges Bank given new macro-prudential responsibilities
Government assigns central bank power to set countercyclical capital buffer
Greening the central bank balance sheet, or not?
Paul Fisher, fellow at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and senior adviser for Oliver Wyman, discusses how central banks can act to contribute to mitigating and adapting to climate change, and identifies some worthwhile interventions.
Policy-makers and staff often determine headline forecasts
Joint approach may help conquer systemic bias
Germany should aim to cut corporate savings – ECB paper
Investment and banking reforms are needed to cut German firms’ savings, say researchers
Danish central bank positive on ECB strategy review
New 2% symmetric target could boost inflation, report says; climate change may impact price and financial stability