Unconventional monetary policy
ECB will consider dropping market neutrality – Lagarde
Policy review will consider abandoning principle guiding asset purchases, but Bundesbank’s Weidmann is opposed
Riksbank defends corporate bond purchase programme
Central bank says increasing reliance on bond issuance warrants intervention
Australia’s central bank considering FX interventions, says Debelle
RBA is evaluating additional monetary policy tools, deputy governor says
Riksbank starts corporate bond purchases
Swedish central bank will buy $1.1 billion in these bonds until June 30, 2021
Costa Rica launches new conditional lending facility
Banks can receive funding on the condition they submit lending plans to the central bank
Klaas Knot on ECB policy-making, the FSB and central bank ‘capture’
The DNB president talks about unconventional policy, inflation target ‘bands’ and ‘circuit-breaking’
Don’t wait too long to normalise balance sheets – Bailey
Central banks need to unwind balance sheets when tightening policy, BoE governor warns
Eurozone needs ‘forceful policy response’ – Schnabel
Banks in eurozone face “substantial pressure” from Covid-19, ECB board member warns
Book notes: The menace of fiscal QE, by George Selgin
Much of this book is even more relevant, thought-provoking and important following Covid-19
Weak banks undermined first round of QE – BoE paper
Undercapitalised banks took defensive measures rather than boosting lending, research finds
New Fed discount window could ease bankruptcy crisis – researchers
Many companies may not endure a further liquidity shock
Fed paper looks at effects of negative rates on banks
Banks with large holdings of liquid assets could be hurt by negative rates, researcher says
Lane stresses inflation will determine ECB’s PEPP purchases
Lower inflation outlook could mean the programme will remain longer than anticipated
Kansas Fed paper looks at conditional forward guidance
Date-based forward guidance would be effective without yield curve control, research says
Fed extends emergency facilities for three months
Move comes as US Covid-19 reported cases surge to record highs ahead of July FOMC decision
Bank of Israel’s bond purchases are working – deputy governor
Andrew Abir says corporate bond purchases have eased conditions for non-financial firms
ECB slows down PEPP purchases
Emergency asset buying fell to lowest level since programme was launched in April
Sarb eases conditions on emergency loan guarantees
South African central bank introduces new loan types to assist uptake of the scheme
Dominican Republic launches facility to tackle pandemic impact
Equivalent of $1 billion made available for bank to lend to firms and households
Fed expands ‘Main Street’ facility to serve non-profits
New loan options and wider eligibility to support credit flows to charities, hospitals and universities
Haldane and co-authors conclude QE has made UK happier
Authors use survey data to track QE’s impact on household balance sheets
Peter Praet on Europe’s Covid-19 responses
Former ECB chief economist discusses stability, negative rates, common debt and improving the EMU
Fed’s safety nets are ‘fundamentally unsustainable’
New safety nets will allow “zombie companies” to thrive and drag down productivity, experts say
Fed launches final Covid-19 lending facility
Facility began purchasing corporate bonds at issuance on June 29