Reserves
Central banks’ gold buying falls sharply in crisis
New Fed facility may further reduce incentives to buy gold, Hungarian official says
Debelle: regulation could be ‘helpful’ to FX code
As EU weighs regulation of spot market, GFXC chair dismisses key industry argument
Major economies already engaging in ‘currency wars’ – former IMF chief
De Larosière floats new commodity-based exchange rate regime
Norges Bank sharply increases foreign exchange sales
Central bank converts oil revenues into krone to finance government’s coronavirus response
Bank of Ghana hails tech upgrade in forex market
Rollout of Refinitiv system should cut fragmentation and boost transparency, says governor
IMF staff say Argentina’s debt is unsustainable
Report calls for haircut for private creditors as Argentine government demands IMF debt forgiveness
SNB reduces risk exposure in fixed-income investments in Q4
Foreign currency investments decline by over 10 billion francs in December
BIS calls for wider adoption of FX Global Code
Some industry participants question the benefits of voluntary principles
Colombia culls external reserve manager to boost competition
In the period 2016-18, central bank reduced the number of institutions to six from seven
Iceland boosts reserves despite volatility in 2019
Central bank carried out forex interventions to offset the “abrupt weakening” of the króna
Chile unexpectedly halts forex interventions
In December, interventions helped peso appreciate, but it has resumed downward trend
SNB expects $50 billion profit in 2019
Rising gold prices and foreign currency assets boosted profits, Swiss National Bank says
Bank of Israel reserves rose 9.3% in 2019
Higher equity prices rewarded central bank’s decision to increase its exposure to stocks
Bank of Thailand grapples with baht appreciation
Central bank has relaxed forex regulations and cut rates as baht hits six-year high
Crises are non-linear, beware high debt levels – research
IMF paper warns against complacency on high debt levels
Yngve Slyngstad: contrarian person, brilliant investor
Knut Kjær reflects on the character of the man that has led Norway’s $1.1 trillion SWF
Argentina woes deplete Uruguay’s reserves – IMF
Reserves drop from $15.6 billion to $14.3 billion in 12 months
Bank of Guyana to manage new sovereign wealth fund
New fund will invest profits from new oil revenue
Bank of Israel digs in for long fight against strong shekel
Central bank has “plenty of patience”, says monetary policy-maker
Forex market growing, but more risky – BIS review
Reduced reliance on PvP and heightened fragmentation threaten market resilience
Many firms not following global forex standards – RBA deputy governor
Guy Debelle says global forex committee shifting focus to algo trading