Appendix 2: Survey responses and comments

Robert Pringle and Victor Mendez-Barreira

Below are comments provided by reserve managers to the survey questions. 

1. Which in your view are the most significant risks facing reserve managers in 2023? 

As high-rated government bonds are the main reserve assets, we consider the factors that affect their yields as the main risk factors for reserve managers. Above-target inflation is one of the main risk factors, as the stickiness of such inflation rates will be decisive in where and when the major central banks stop the tightening cycle. Here, inflation expectations, wage growth and geopolitical tensions come to the forefront as the

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