Central Banking
Mexican president nominates first female governor
Victoria Rodriguez has been undersecretary of finance in the current administration
Swedish central bank announces end to net asset purchases
Sveriges Riksbank forecasts it will not raise rates until 2024, saying inflation rise is temporary
BoE paper links inequality to credit crises
Central banks will redistribute resources whether they act or not, authors say
JP Morgan becomes world’s most systemically important bank
A handful of banks climb the rankings in this year’s updated FSB G-Sib list
Fed's monetary policy ‘spillbacks’ have significant effects – ECB paper
Researchers estimate how impact of Fed policy on foreign economies in turn affects US
Mexican president withdraws nomination of new governor
López Obrador had chosen former finance minister to lead Bank of Mexico from January 1
Mervyn King attacks central bank theories of inflation
Expectations are “too fragile” to serve as an anchor for inflation, former BoE governor says
Taiwan’s central bank to ‘follow tightening trend’ next year – governor
Central bank has maintained a record-low rate for six straight quarters
US agencies conduct ‘policy sprints’ to tackle crypto risks
Approach modelled around “tech sprints” aims to get results quickly
RBNZ continues tightening as inflation approaches 5%
Rising commodity and transport costs see central bank overshoot 2% inflation target
Eurosystem approves new payments oversight framework
‘Pisa’ principles will cover stablecoins, e-wallets and other payments arrangements, ECB says
Financial crises can radicalise voters – BIS paper
German banking crisis in 1931 contributed to the rise of the Nazi party, researchers find
RBNZ prepares curbs on debt service
Central bank is concerned by “very high debt” and “unsustainable house prices”
IMF renews Mexico’s Flexible Credit Line
Two-year programme reduces funds from about $61 billion to $50 billion
Paraguay continues tightening with second 125bp hike
Inflation rises far above 4% target, reaching 7.6% in October
PBoC hints at tilt to easier policy as growth slows
Third-quarter monetary policy report tweaked phrases, downplaying opposition to easy policy
Podcast: Central banks and cloud adoption
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced central banks to think differently about cloud-hosted services
ECB says banks are falling short on climate risk
Actions are “too slow” and no supervised bank is “close” to meeting expectations, central bank says
Lebanese governor claims personal audit exonerates him
Judge says court has ordered him to suspend Salameh probe as foreign investigations continue
Weidmann clashes with Lagarde on policy outlook
Bundesbank president said policy may have to tighten just after Lagarde said it would likely stay loose
BoE’s new RTGS system to be open 24/7 ‘if required’
Should industry require it, the upgraded system will be operational continuously
Biden re-nominates Powell as Fed chair
Lael Brainard nominated as vice-chair, to take over from Richard Clarida
People: Knot to assume FSB chairmanship
New board members appointed at central banks in Brazil and Peru
State Bank of Pakistan hikes interest rate by 150 basis points
IMF reached “staff-level” agreement with Pakistan for long-awaited loan two days after the hike