Central Banks
BoE’s Pill says UK vulnerable to inflation persistence
Confluence of factors leaves UK in worse position than others, chief economist says
BSP governor signals smaller rate hike likely next month
Governor Felipe Medalla says pressure from US monetary policy has declined
Romania may be at end of tightening cycle
Inflation resumed upward march in November, but major bank says cycle has ended
Cyber security remains most pressing risk for central banks
For second consecutive year it is singled out as the risk rising the most
Fed will not fight climate change without mandate, Powell says
Elected officials must take lead in policies to green economy, Fed chair argues
Argentina activates Chinese swap lines
Central bank says move will boost reserves but observer says it is unlikely to strengthen peso
Jordan introduces new banknote series
Central bank last updated currency issue in early 2000s
Cook suggests US may need to change inflation models
Fed governor believes inflation on path to 2% but tight labour market remains upside risk
Madagascar central bank has new governor
Andrianarivelo takes over after Rabarijohn resigns early, citing health reasons
Reserve Benchmarks 2022 – presentation
Reserves specialist Victor Mendez-Barreira speaks about staffing and salaries, the inflation challenge, Bank of Russia sanctions, green investments, asset diversification, and reserve levels and liquidity lines
Central banks report scant progress on climate risk capabilities
Just 9% of participants have a climate change risk unit, up from 7% last year
France must mandate regulation of crypto assets, governor says
Government should not wait for EU to pass regulatory measure, Villeroy de Galhau argues
IMF’s Gopinath rewrites classic open-economy model
Mundell-Fleming model’s assumptions make it less useful for modern policy-making, economist says
New Bank of Tanzania governor appointed
Emmanuel Tutuba replaces Florens Luoga, whose term had ended
Missed inflation target has ‘sizeable’ fiscal impact – paper
Persistent undershooting by ECB caused problems for countries with long-duration debt, authors say
Crackdown on internet firms is ‘basically done’ – PBoC party chief
Guo Shuqing’s comment comes as Ant Group founder Jack Ma cedes control of company
Nigerian court orders security service to stop harassing governor
Politicians’ anger over cash restrictions during election may be behind pressure, observers say
Papua New Guinea flights grounded amid FX dispute
Central bank accuses fuel supply firm of failing to repatriate foreign exchange earnings
Mexican government nominates new Banxico board member
Previous member Esquivel played dovish role on rate-setting body
Tonga names new governor
Moeaki takes up role after disqualification from parliament for bribing voter
South Asia’s rapid progress under threat, IMF warns
Millions have escaped poverty but “bold” policies are needed to avoid backsliding
Bank of Japan to raise inflation forecasts, reports say
Central bank said to be likely to project nearly 2% annual inflation for 2024
Brazilian financial intelligence unit moves from central bank
President gives finance ministry control of unit but leaves its powers unchanged