Central Banks
Is the ECB policy framework suited to tackling higher inflation?
Officials and academics reflect on the two monetary regimes the central bank has faced since its creation
BoE to start greening its corporate bond holdings
Central bank will use new climate-focused methodology to rebalance portfolio later this month
People: ECB appoints new head of macro-pru
BIS names Innovation Hub directors; Bundesbank sends representative to Madrid; and more
NGFS’s climate stress tests bolstered by new macroeconomic modelling
NiGem model will help central banks better understand economic transmission channels
Global CBDC network could save multinationals nearly $100bn
Payments system could eliminate delays and need for multiple correspondent banks
BIS and HKMA conclude green DLT project
HKMA says it is considering pilot issuance of tokenised green government bonds
Emerging economies more likely to employ access-to-cash policies
Central banks split on access-to-cash policies
Fed’s gradual tightening could be boon for some, says Armenian governor
Central Asia faces inflation caused by enormous liquidity injected by advanced economies, says Galstyan
Czech National Bank makes 125bp hike
Central bank promises aggressive action to resist “exceptionally strong price pressures”
Bank of Israel calls on divided parliament to pass budget
Central bank stresses it includes key investments to boost productivity and growth
BoE surprises with rate hold as inflation forecasts reach 5%
Market-implied path for interest rates rises to 1% by end-2022
Poland raises policy rate by 75 basis points
National Bank cites high inflation, which it expects to linger through 2022
Norges Bank aiming for December rate hike
Central bank projects somewhat steeper path of rate hikes among Norway’s trade partners
Podcast: Dominik Weh on why central banks need to embrace technology
Central banks need to keep abreast of the current technology or risk being left behind
Raised ink main banknote feature for visually impaired
Different banknote sizes used by over 70% of respondents
Fed pulls trigger on taper
Fed begins phasing out QE at initial rate of $15 billion per month
Carney says over $130 trillion of capital now pledged to net zero
But rich countries admit they have fallen short of net zero financing goals
RBNZ seeks greater collaboration on cyber incidents
New response team was established following September cyber attack
China rolls out loss-absorbency rules for systemic banks
China to follow FSB standard, telling G-Sibs to build buffers worth 18% of risk-weighted assets
Time to stop handing out the pills: the great QE detox
We are facing a serious inflation threat that will test the resolve of central bankers, writes Jagjit Chadha. Central banks must reduce their reliance on QE. But how?
UAE central bank announces new cyber security centre
Gulf state saw huge increase in cyber attacks in 2020
Three in 10 currency departments have a climate strategy
Around half of central banks recycle banknotes but few measure their carbon footprint
RBA drops yield curve control
Lowe acknowledges messy market conditions after yields broke free late last week