Klaas Knot
French governor calls for ECB to make radical carbon shift
ECB is not sufficiently accounting for exposure to climate risk, says Villeroy de Galhau
2020: The year in review
The past 12 months have been marked by crisis-fighting and losses, but also innovation
Non-banks continue to eat into banks’ market share
FSB monitoring finds patterns of links between banks and non-banks are changing
ECB adds crucial tweak that could limit PEPP purchases
Hawkish governors secured wording that bond-buying allocation “need not be used in full”
Knot warns deviations from global standards must be temporary
“If the US starts distancing itself from international standards, that is quite something,” says Dutch central bank chief
ECB should scale back monetary stimulus after crisis – Weidmann
Knot says central bank should adopt symmetry in the implementation of PEPP purchases
‘Strict inflation targeting is past its expiry date’ – Klaas Knot
DNB president stresses the limits of central banks’ ability to micromanage inflation
Klaas Knot on ECB policy-making, the FSB and central bank ‘capture’
The DNB president talks about unconventional policy, inflation target ‘bands’ and ‘circuit-breaking’
ECB slows down PEPP purchases
Emergency asset buying fell to lowest level since programme was launched in April
What can the ECB do now?
Central bank is facing coronavirus shock with limited room for further policy measures
Knot warns of drawbacks of negative rates
Consumers are increasing their savings rather than their consumption
Wider use of LEIs will improve stability, says DNB president
LEI system should be improved and made compulsory for more types of financial data – Klaas Knot
Green initiative: Network for Greening the Financial System
Voluntary body is driving efforts to tackle climate-related risks
DNB stresses risks stemming from financially fragile households
Central bank study shows more than 14% of Dutch population could not raise €2,000 in an emergency
Should the ECB increase the transparency of governing council meetings?
Observers and former officials weigh pros and cons of greater disclosure for policy efficacy and independence
EU central bankers urge UK to stay close on regulation
Klaas Knot and Luis de Guindos warn UK could lose out, but Mark Carney says UK needs autonomy
Dutch governor warns of unconventional policy hazards
Knot also argues for expansionary fiscal policy and symmetrical inflation target
Dutch pension funds hit by low interest rates, says DNB
Today, 63% of funding ratios are below the statutory minimum
Eurozone fiscal policy needs to change – DNB governor
Klaas Knot says evidence points to need for aligning monetary and fiscal policy
ECB monetary policy statements should change – Italian governor
Visco rejects idea of putting names to votes as eurozone governors differ on inflation policy
Lane stresses broad consensus on ECB policy
Comments come after criticism from German and Dutch central bank governors
Dutch governor attacks ECB’s new stimulus
Klaas Knot says rate cut and QE is “disproportionate to present economic conditions”
ECB expected to cut rates and restart QE to boost inflation
But Draghi’s ambitious stimulus package faces growing opposition from governors in surplus countries
Mark Carney on joined-up policy-making, forward guidance and Brexit
BoE governor rules out negative rates and change to inflation targets, offers update on too-big-to-fail; and more