Central Banks
Israeli reserves see strong growth in October
Total international reserves now worth 32.2% of GDP, boosted by equity investments
Supervisors must adapt to climate change risks – Fed official
Real impacts are already being felt and policy-makers must develop new tools, Kevin Stiroh says
People: Riksbank appoints new executive board member
Swedish central bank promotes Cecilia Skingsley to first deputy governor; FCA appoints three new board members; Nigerian president appoints former deputy governor as special adviser
New IMF chief maintains focus on unsustainable debt levels
Debt levels at all-time high and well over twice global GDP, Kristalina Georgieva warns
RBNZ may raise insurance firms’ solvency levels
Governor expects review of insurers will lead to “series of thresholds”
European Commission mulls climate risk regulation
New green finance strategy could include new climate stress tests – Dombrovskis
Hidden money creation is impacting policy, PBoC economist warns
“Banks’ shadow” hampers monetary and financial stability policy, Guofeng Sun says
Carney says BoE is ready to cut rates as MPC votes to hold
Two dissenters vote for rate cut as BoE cuts UK growth forecasts on back of new Brexit deal
Book notes: The Bank of England and the government debt, by William Allen
Required reading for Treasury, Debt Management Office and Bank of England staff
Decentralised reserves system brings benefits – ECB paper
Management of reserves by eurozone’s national central banks boosts competition – researchers
IMF paper looks at Moroccan monetary policy
Findings show balance sheet has significant impact, especially via smaller firms – researchers
Mobile payments accelerate decline in Swedish cash use
Cash accounted for just 6% of payments in 2018, and its value in circulation is barely 1% of GDP
ECB says new eurozone benchmark successfully introduced
Data shows September rate cut fully passed through to new €STR benchmark, ECB says
Barbados-based firm hopes to become world’s CBDC provider
Bitt founder shares his ambitions to create a global CBDC settlement network
Central banks turn to Instagram to reach younger generations
The audiovisual social media network is helping some central banks offer financial education and other campaigns for millennials and Gen Zs
German finance minister offers deal on eurozone deposit insurance scheme
New proposals may not be enough to overcome other EU countries’ opposition
Patray retires from Liberia governorship
Embattled governor hands over leadership to deputy as country strikes IMF deal
Uncertainty is lessening monetary policy effectiveness, Fed president says
Policy-makers at risk of not getting same “bang for the buck”, Tom Barkin says
IMF praises Bank of Mexico for not intervening in forex market
Peso strengthens against regional peers following lack of intervention from central bank
Bank of Thailand cuts interest rate to record low
Bank of Thailand cuts rate to all-time low and relaxes forex rules