François Villeroy de Galhau
France must mandate regulation of crypto assets, governor says
Government should not wait for EU to pass regulatory measure, Villeroy de Galhau argues
ECB’s policy rate should reach 2% in December, Villeroy de Galhau says
Banque de France governor says “jumbo” rate hikes “will not become a new habit”
Lagarde says ECB may need to tighten above neutral rate
ECB president confirms central bank will announce QT plans in December
BdF to achieve 1.5°C climate goals by 2026, governor says
De Galhau calls for mandatory climate disclosure, green capital requirements and collective ecological governance
Is the ECB taking the right policy path?
Analysts ponder whether sharp rate increases and quantitative tightening alone will serve to bring inflation back to target
ECB should raise rates to neutral ‘without hesitation’ – Villeroy de Galhau
Banque de France governor expects energy prices to have peaked in September
ECB could bring rates close to 2% by year’s end, says French governor
François Villeroy de Galhau estimates eurozone’s neutral rate is below or near 2%
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Lagarde signals first ECB rate hike in July
Nagel stresses risk of acting too late, as Villeroy says fiscal-monetary alignment no longer possible
ECB officials change to more hawkish tone
Schnabel and Villeroy de Galhau signal openness to July hike while Lane and Panetta stay cautious
People: BIS names chair; IMF appoints chief economist
De Galhau to chair BIS top governance body; international macroeconomist to lead IMF research
Villeroy de Galhau calls for banking union to be completed
French governor proposes creation of common deposit mechanism
Powell, Lagarde and Yi call for urgent action on climate change
Lagarde says asset taxonomy is needed soon while Yi says G20 must create disclosure standard
Mandatory climate disclosures needed now – senior central bankers
Greening monetary policy operations should also be a priority, policy-makers say
Greenpeace lands activists on ECB roof
Stunt publicises new study arguing collateral framework favours high-carbon industries
French governor calls for ECB to make radical carbon shift
ECB is not sufficiently accounting for exposure to climate risk, says Villeroy de Galhau
Banque de France pledges to drop coal-linked assets by 2024
French central bank will also cut oil and gas exposures, and oppose new fossil fuel projects
A ‘love-hate’ relationship with ESG screens
Screens seen as first step in adopting ESG practices, so why do so few central banks use them?
Football stadiums to airlines: BoE reveals commercial paper holdings
Central bank has taken on exposures to a wide range of businesses – including polluters
Central banking enters a new era
‘Monetary financing’ and ‘buyer of last resort’ traps lie in wait
ECB expected to sharply increase PEPP purchases
Central bank could start reinvesting PEPP securities and increase supranationals’ share
French governor says ECB could directly fund loans
Villeroy de Galhau also calls for flexible emergency purchases but rules out yield curve control
Basel III reforms pushed back to buy time for coronavirus response
Basel Committee chief says banks and supervisors need operational capacity to cope with virus shock
Banque de France to launch CBDC experiments in 2020
De Galhau says new directorate will look at using wholesale CBDC in transactions for tokenised assets