United States
Fed may taper asset purchases this year, say FOMC minutes
Federal Reserve staff warn US financial system has “notable” vulnerabilities
Fixing market-based finance: duct tape or deep reform?
Central banks are increasingly having to act as market-makers of last resort. But deeper reforms may be needed to avoid stretching their balance sheets to breaking point
How we can improve gender diversity in economics
Mary Suiter and Oksana Leukhina say gender diversity in economics must be championed
Link between US labour costs and inflation has weakened – ECB paper
US can sustain robust labour markets without risking inflation outbreak, researchers say
Fed decisions barely noticed by households – BIS paper
Researchers find even major events have only a muted impact on household inflation expectations
Waller ‘highly sceptical’ Fed needs a CBDC
Existing and planned payments system upgrades appear sufficient, governor says
The distant cry of hawks? Fed begins tightening talk
Richard Clarida gives a date for hiking interest rates, as debate on taper timing continues
The six key drivers for digital currency
Dave Birch breaks down the forces that are pushing central banks towards CBDC
Why diversity matters for economic policy
The head of the Cleveland Fed's new Program for Economic Inclusion, Dionissi Aliprantis, explains why diversity should be an important factor in the US central bank's decision-making
Fed reverse repo demand tops $1 trillion
New York Fed facility sets latest in series of record volumes
Brainard reiterates that inflation is ‘transitory’
Fed board member speaks after PCE inflation figure of 4% released
G30 calls for major US Treasury market reform
Rise of non-banks and side-effects of regulation are triggering bouts of “dysfunction”, report warns
Fed launches standing repo facilities
Facilities to be open to foreign central banks and domestic primary dealers; FOMC keeps policy on hold
US regulator joins NGFS
OCC follows Fed into green network and appoints climate change risk officer
People: New York Fed appoints new head of supervision
Diane Dobbeck to lead supervision group; Atlanta Fed hires chief strategy officer; Biden appoints assistant treasury secretary
US regulators to align policies on lower income lending
OCC backs down on separate CRA rules and starts joint consultation with Fed, FDIC
Vietnam central bank and US Treasury sign currency pact
US had briefly labelled Vietnam a “currency manipulator”
Stablecoins neither stable nor coins – paper
Researchers argue stablecoins are not medium of exchange, and so are not money
Mountfield to become World Bank vice-president, sources say
More people news: Atlanta Fed names senior VP, and Fed’s first supervision head goes to US Treasury
Inflation fears are ‘overstated’ – BIS research
‘Little evidence’ of the forces that normally lead to persistent inflation, bulletin article says
Senior Fed officials differ on taper
Powell stands firm, but two regional presidents suggest a sooner-than-later approach
US court finds Iranian central bank liable in terrorism suit
Plaintiffs sued Iran and Syria in US court for damages in 2015 Hamas attack
US faces surge in actual and expected inflation
Data shows 5.4% CPI inflation over past year and consumers expect 4.8% rise over next
Minneapolis Fed requires all staff to be vaccinated
Most other regional Feds say they “encourage” staff to get immunised