Opinion
Is there a path between the Covid abyss and chasm of financial risk?
Policy-makers may be asking too much from macro-prudential policies
Public policy lines blur: implications for reserve managers
Crisis-fighting has pushed central banks into new forms of risk-taking, which is impacting reserve managers
Global banknote developments before and after Covid-19
Antti Heinonen looks at how the pandemic triggered sharp changes in demand for cash
An end to the loveless marriage with the US dollar?
Covid-19 represents an unexpected shock that could cause further US dollar decoupling
Estimating the cost of a pandemic grant for the world’s poorest economies
The cost of support measures for vulnerable economies is manageable, says Steve Kamin
Central Banking’s strategic changes for a new era
New institute, benchmarks, virtual training and online event weeks launched
A new research agenda for the Bank of England
Cutting-edge research will help policy-makers manage the risks and opportunities of rapid innovation
Japan’s economy needs bolder policies
PM Abe announces decision to step down with many goals still unachieved
Covid-19: a watershed moment for China’s BRI?
China faces a delicate task as its restructures debt while striving to preserve the soundness of its banks
How will Covid-19 hit central banks’ financial results?
The crisis has affected central bank incomes from seigniorage and other sources. But by how much?
How vulnerable are EMEs to renewed Covid-19 turbulence?
Emerging markets face pressures from the health crisis and global financial forces, says Steve Kamin
What makes for good financial supervision?
The Wirecard debacle has led to calls for more effective oversight
Balancing data policies: what Covid-19 taught us
New rules are needed for data-sharing at a national and international level
The Fed must be careful to avoid bank deposit crowding out
Rising US government debt will have a major effect on bank funding
NGFS offers concrete next steps to assess climate vulnerabilities
New climate risk scenarios to be adopted by BoE and Buba
Iran’s race towards monetary policy reform faces high hurdle reality
Majlis’s Tohid Atashbar writes that the central bank’s new inflation targeting approach may struggle to deliver
High US inflation should not be ruled out
A prolonged health crisis raises the risk that hidden inflationary pressures could be stoked
A better way to buy private sector securities?
Central bank asset purchases can do more harm than good, writes HKU’s Bryane Michael
Central banking enters a new era
‘Monetary financing’ and ‘buyer of last resort’ traps lie in wait
PBoC’s post-pandemic policy is still up in the air
China's central bank has resisted radical easing, but this could change after NPC meeting
The impact of AI adoption on supervisors
Triad of AI training, supervisor data scientists and suptech needed
Can growth in developing Asia be made more sustainable?
The structure of the global economy will be reshaped by Covid-19, writes Philip Turner
Global carbon taxes are coming: central banks must prepare
The next financial crisis could be a green one. Are central banks doing enough to prepare?