Central Banks
People: Bank of Spain governor nominates new deputy
Governor nominates first female candidate to deputy role; central banks in Colombia and Seychelles get new board members; IMF appoints new legal head
BIS paper links Japan’s household debt to consumption behaviour
The researcher examines how Japanese household debt affects marginal propensity to consume
Turkish inflation forecasts leap after overshoot
Governor says inflation will converge to target in long run, despite being far above forecast bands
Shock end to euro floor avoided ‘enormous’ speculative attack, says SNB’s Jordan
Swiss central bank chairman believes sudden removal of forex controls was least bad policy option and limited reputational damage
Malaysia appoints new SWF board after mass resignation
Mahathir puts BNM ex-deputy on Khazanah’s board as fallout from 1MDB continues
Kenya’s central bank cuts rates in bid to boost economic output
Growth remains strong, but economic output was below potential, Njoroge says
NZ parliament formally launches central bank review bill
The bill is now at the select committee stage, which usually takes around six months
BoJ unveils more flexible monetary policy framework
No rate change until at least 2019, the BoJ says in new forward guidance
SNB profits reach 5.1 billion francs in first half of 2018
Foreign currency positions helped push the Swiss central bank back into profit
Podcast: LSE’s Ilka Gleibs discusses the psychology behind diversity
LSE professor discusses why people need to stop blaming women’s behaviour for a lack of diversity within economics and central banking
SNB chairman dismisses calls for revised inflation targets
Jordan says raising targets would 'harm credibility' built up over decades; sees room for more negative rates
Maldives targets forex shortage with new strategic plan
Central bank wants to tackle dollarisation and forex shortages, and may shake up governance
Switzerland’s Jordan on extraordinary monetary policy and sovereign money
The Swiss National Bank governor speaks about currency intervention, negative rates, sovereign money and the diversification of reserves
IMF calls for Guinea central bank to cut government financing
Central bank must build up currency reserves and follow rule-based intervention strategy