Brazil
People: October to December 2022
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Chile’s Costa on tackling inflation, forex interventions and nowcasting
Chilean governor discusses stubbornly high prices, Fed spillovers, reserve buffers, retail CBDC and unconscious bias
Brazilian central bank will make Pix open source
Communications protocols will be open to all “for free”
Trinidad and Tobago adds fifth name to IDB race
Gerard Johnson announced as candidate on last day nominations were open
Last-minute moves shake up IDB race
Mexico replaces candidate, Argentina joins race
‘Any use case’ helped Pix succeed, Brazilian official says
Focus on user experience, low fees and firms’ support brought success, head of Pix team says
Brazil’s central bank holds rates and warns of fiscal problems
BCB leaves Selic rate at 13.75%, stressing lower inflation is partly due to subsidies
Brazil formally nominates Goldfajn for IDB post
Former governor is second official candidate for post left vacant by Claver-Carone firing
Brazil set to nominate Goldfajn to lead regional bank
Competition to lead Inter-American Development Bank heating up
Brazil makes first FX intervention of the year
Strong real bucks wider regional trend of depreciation against the dollar
Central Bank of Brazil pauses tightening cycle
Latin America’s leading central bank says holding rates may be enough to reach inflation target
Social media: an essential tool for central bank communication
Strategies to secure popularity, comprehensibility and reputation as new media takes centre stage
Will the dollar remain the world’s reserve currency?
Bank of Russia sanctions raise questions about the US dollar’s central role
Campos Neto predicts end of credit cards
Brazil governor says Pix will be model for region’s payment systems
Brazil’s MPC hikes again, but signals possible end to tightening
After 50bp hike, BCB to assess “residual adjustment” to policy rate in September meeting
Rising inflation still stalks major Latin American economies
Tighter monetary policy in Brazil, Chile and Mexico is failing to bring inflation down
Cash, not trash: the second lives of substrate
Central banks and their banknote providers are taking a range of approaches to recycling cash
Brazil central bank union ends strike
Months of industrial action fail to secure requested pay increase
Campos Neto says ‘worst of the inflation’ has passed
Brazil’s governor says central bank “came out ahead” of price increases
Brazil’s MPC continues hikes, but slows pace
Central bank orders eleventh consecutive increase, and says it expects more, but smaller, rises
The Central Banking Awards 2022 virtual ceremony
View the trophy presentations and acceptance comments from the winners of the ninth annual Central Banking Awards
Global climate standards ‘badly needed’ but elusive, say central bankers
“I am not sure we are going to get there,” ECB president says
Central Bank of Brazil takes main rate to 12.75%
Committee signals it is likely to continue increasing rates at its next policy meeting in June
BCB union suspends strike for two weeks
Brazil central bank workers reject 5% pay offer and will continue some labour protests