Central Banks
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
Regional Feds make string of appointments
Atlanta, Cleveland and Dallas Feds name officials, while St Louis appoints outside advisers
BIS to throw open doors for 90th anniversary
Delayed celebration will invite public to multimedia exhibition in main tower
Moldova makes second rate hike in two months
Central bank cites “persistent inflationary process” as it raises policy rate 100 basis points
PBoC to provide 300 billion yuan to SMEs
State Council calls on central bank to step in as Delta variant shows signs of denting growth
Majority of central banks do not take account of forecast errors
Surveys of inflationary expectations used widely, alongside macroeconomic and market indicators
Mozambique president reappoints governor
Former IMF official Zandamela has faced inflation, Covid-19 and fallout from alleged fraud
Payments Canada launches new wholesale payments system
Bank of Canada governor says new system is important to keep system secure and efficient
Norwegian government may split SWF from Norges Bank
Committee will assess future governance of world’s largest sovereign wealth fund
Pandemic increased US demand for faster payments, says Fed paper
Vast majority of business expect to be using speedier options by 2023, survey finds
Colombian president’s central bank appointment draws strong criticism
Opposition politicians allege ex-finance minister’s place on board endangers independence
Brazil delays integrating payments into ‘open banking’ project
Phase three of project delayed to October after technical difficulties emerge
People: Riksbank deputy’s term extended until 2027
Bank of Ghana gets new non-executive board members; RBI appoints new executive director; and more
Zambia holds rates despite double-digit inflation
Governor says inflation will decelerate faster than expected despite being three times target rate
Majority of central banks have power to issue debt for monetary purposes
Central banks pointed to draining liquidity as a reason for issuing debt
Eurozone inflation reaches 10-year high at 3%
Rapid rise in energy prices was main driver, according to Eurostat estimates
Central banks can improve reserves handling – World Bank
Direct board involvement, trading office setups and finance ministries all matter, report finds
People: New York names state financial services regulator
New president at development bank; supervisors promoted at regional Feds; and more
FX market intervention key tool for emerging market economies
Central bank markets departments perform a wide range of different roles
Communications Benchmarks 2021 – presentation
Central Banking’s communications subject matter specialist Daniel Hinge speaks with Christopher Jeffery about communications staffing and salaries, effective approaches and favoured channels
Book notes: How boards work, by Dambisa Moyo
Moyo offers insights into the skills required to be a valued board director, as well as a thought-provoking list of issues that may appear with greater frequency on future board agendas