Central Banks
Mountfield to become World Bank vice-president, sources say
More people news: Atlanta Fed names senior VP, and Fed’s first supervision head goes to US Treasury
DRC’s president changes central bank board under IMF pressure, report says
IMF approves a $1.52 billion loan to DRC days after Tshishekedi removes directors
UK politicians criticise BoE over handling of QE
Critical report comes as BoE MPC member suggests asset purchases may need to be halted early
Inflation fears are ‘overstated’ – BIS research
‘Little evidence’ of the forces that normally lead to persistent inflation, bulletin article says
The ECB’s monetary policy strategy review
The ECB’s founding monetary policy architect, Otmar Issing, offers some initial perspectives on the ECB’s strategy review
Libyan governors meet as UN tries to broker reunification
Audit will recommend ways to end division of central bank caused by civil war, reports say
Chile’s central bank starts tightening cycle
Board votes to increase rates by 25bp amid rapid recovery and above-target inflation
FCA to expand UK footprint as part of new strategy
Regulator’s priorities will include climate risk disclosures and financial sector diversity
Senior Fed officials differ on taper
Powell stands firm, but two regional presidents suggest a sooner-than-later approach
Bank of Israel allows banks to resume dividend payments
Central bank recommends ‘prudent approach’ as Covid-19's impact remains uncertain
RBI bans Mastercard from taking on new customers
Indian central bank sanctions card issuer over failure to store all payments data locally
US court finds Iranian central bank liable in terrorism suit
Plaintiffs sued Iran and Syria in US court for damages in 2015 Hamas attack
Bank of Canada continues taper
Central bank reduces QE by one-third to $2 billion weekly, but keeps interest rates stable
Paper analyses eurozone consumers’ inflation expectations
Short-term views, trust and Covid-19 shaped medium-term expectations – Bank of Finland paper
IMF’s Zhang says external financial lifelines must be ‘preserved’
Fund is providing AML/CFT training in the Pacific to stem correspondent banking crisis
RBNZ calls halt to quantitative easing
Central bank has bought considerably less than its NZ$100 billion limit
BoE removes ‘guardrails’ on bank dividend payments
Central bank eases restrictions as outlook for UK financial sector improves
US faces surge in actual and expected inflation
Data shows 5.4% CPI inflation over past year and consumers expect 4.8% rise over next
UK financial sector slowly improving on diversity – BoE paper
Research shows women are gaining a foothold, but progress with age and nationality diversity has stalled
ECB’s new target not expected to influence Denmark’s policy
Danish central bank agrees with ECB that climate change may impact price and financial stability
People: Bank of Canada names senior deputy governor
New governor in Turkmenistan; Malaysian SWF gets new director; and more