Central Banks
Economics Benchmarks 2022 – presentation
Economics specialist Daniel Hinge discusses year-on-year trends, forecasting choices and research
Stability under the 2% inflation standard is a chimera
An inflexible standard of value that lets the market decide how much money to produce would be superior, write Brendan Brown and Robert Pringle
Slovak prosecutor charges central bank governor with bribery
Kažimir has denied allegations that he sought bribes while serving as finance minister
FSB says commodities markets are opaque and vulnerable
Highly concentrated market is reliant on leverage and short-term funding, report finds
Who will replace Brainard at the Federal Reserve Board?
Another empty chair leaves another difficult choice for Joe Biden
Rates round-up: Philippines raises policy rate 50bp
Zambia increases amid poor inflation outlooks; Uruguay joins Latin American rate pause trend
BoT’s Sethaput on inflation dynamics, central bank mandates and multi-lateral payments
The Bank of Thailand governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about the trend towards higher inflation, the sustainable finance challenge, experiments with CBDCs and governance issues related to multi-lateral payments
It is time to rethink the balance of monetary and fiscal policy
Jagjit Chadha says the current moment calls for more subtle policy engineering than in past bouts of high inflation
Brazilian president ‘not interested in fighting’ Campos Neto
Monetary council keeps 3.25% inflation target unchanged despite president’s criticism
Canadian senators call for greater transparency from central bank
Committee also says quantitative easing may have been overly “aggressive”
EU countries must report Bank of Russia assets, Commission says
Move opens way for seizing Russian assets, but Swiss government says confiscation would be illegal
Fed officials say rates may have to rise despite CPI fall
Harker, Bowman, Williams and Logan sound hawkish notes in speeches
Cuba replaces central bank governor
Head of foreign exchange body takes over from Wilson González
World Bank president to step down in June
Malpass to leave office early in June after sparking climate change controversy
Bolivian central bank offers preferential rate for dollars
Dwindling reserves drive new measures to obtain foreign exchange and gold for central bank
Sovereign debt restructuring can be improved – paper
Authors recommend changes to GDP-linked debt and process of loss sharing
Can new BoJ governor Ueda maintain his neutral position?
Kazuo Ueda will face divided views on monetary easing and its growing side-effects when he takes office, writes Sayuri Shirai
People: France appoints deputy governor
New deputy governors in Indonesia and Kenya; Dilma Rousseff to lead Brics bank
PBoC injects more funds into banking system
Central bank keeps rate unchanged as it adds $29 billion of new one-year loans
Russian governor says rates may have to rise
Nabiullina says economy may grow amid wartime investment, but inflationary pressures are high
US CPI inflation sees minor fall
Shelter costs were the largest contributor to inflation for the second month in a row
Biden to name Brainard to White House post this week – reports
Fed vice-chair would become leading economic adviser
Investors improve at funding high-impact climate tech – paper
After widespread failures investing in first wave of climate tech, investors are having more of an impact
Japan nominates Kazuo Ueda as next BoJ governor
Analyst believes “half-insider” Ueda has balanced views on monetary policy