Central Banking
Philippine president removes Diokno as finance minister
Marcos gives former governor a place on central bank monetary board after rice subsidy clash
Borio and Zöllner to depart BIS in 2024
Hyun Song Shin and Luis Bengoechea will fill roles left by top economist and banker
Cash transfers cause persistent jobs boost in Brazil, research finds
San Fran Fed paper argues previous research neglected effects on informal employment
PBoC holds key rate after third consecutive month of deflation
China’s central bank surprises analysts by restraining policy support amid weak economic data
Polish court blocks state from investigating governor
Prime minister has vowed to remove Glapiński from office, alleging unconstitutional behaviour
Central banks should co-ordinate policy – Minneapolis Fed paper
Policy-makers should consider decisions’ effects on world real rate, authors say
Singapore moves to expand MAS’s supervisory powers
Central bank would oversee currently unregulated activities and have greater investigative remit
Bundesbank paper looks at core inflation uncertainty
Higher uncertainty over inflation acts like positive demand shock, researchers find
Extreme temperature harms household finances, warns paper
Payday loan delinquency and defaults increase during extreme weather
Communicating uncertainty helps curb expectations – BoC paper
But conveying uncertainty about inflation weakens link between inflation and spending plans
Bundesbank paper looks at role of carbon emissions disclosures
Obliging firms to increase transparency boosts low-carbon investment, researchers find
UK plans to tap deposit insurance to support resolution
New mechanism would use deposit insurance to fund failed banks, bridge banks and regulators
Researchers warn US vacancies are ‘untethered’ from other data
Minneapolis Fed economists say US could face “more substantial job losses”
Bank of Korea holds rates amid property market concerns
Governor Rhee Chang-yong warns cutting rates too soon could reignite inflation
Former PBoC deputy makes televised corruption confession
Fan Yifei admits to accepting benefits from businesspeople on state broadcaster
De Guindos says eurozone faces technical recession
ECB vice-president says disinflation process is likely to slow in 2024
ECB paper examines firms’ response to carbon trading
Policy-makers should use subsidies for green innovation alongside carbon credits, researchers argue
Sri Lanka considers move to single policy rate
CBSL plans overhaul of monetary operations and improved liquidity forecasting
Dallas Fed chief backs slower balance sheet runoff
Lorie Logan says liquidity is no longer “super abundant”
Former NY Fed chief calls for overhaul of discount window
Dudley’s proposed changes include prepositioning collateral, cutting costs of secondary credit facility
Alberto Musalem becomes St Louis Fed president
Musalem will start on April 2 and be a voting member of FOMC in 2025
Thai prime minister clashes with central bank governor over policy
PM calls for lower rates amid negative inflation while governor criticises government’s handout plans
Indexation makes inflation more persistent, IMF finds
Economists draw conclusions from IMF survey of 190 countries’ indexation practices
PBoC official signals possible reserve ratio cut
Zou Lan hints Chinese central bank may loosen reserve requirements to spur credit growth