Central Banking
BoK economists discuss policy responses to ‘super ageing’
In Do Hwang and Boreum Kwak speak about the actions South Korea should take as critically low birth rate limits central bank’s policy space
Teach people monetary policy to anchor expectations – ECB paper
Experiment run at ECB visitor centre finds strong impact from education
Yield spreads of bonds held by mutual funds decline in QE – ECB paper
Bond purchase programmes compress risk premia and boost demand, research finds
BoC will continue targeting inflation at 2%, governor says
Guidance is well understood and provides stability in uncertain times, argues Canada’s Macklem
Ex-BIS research head backs tokenised deposits over stablecoins
Tokenisation is the “truly transformative innovation”, argue Cecchetti and Schoenholtz
Firing Cook is not going to be easy, legal experts say
Some scholars criticise the US president’s move, but others say there may be grounds for dismissal
Crypto has accelerated CBDC work – BIS survey
Developing and emerging economies more likely to make retail CBDC available on distributed ledgers
BIS’s Hernández de Cos tells central banks to be realistic
Policy-makers should make clear what they can and cannot do, says new general manager
Trump tries to remove Fed governor Lisa Cook
President says mortgage applications by Cook constitute “due cause” for her removal
Aging population may improve fiscal sustainability – paper
More old people means more money to invest in assets like government bonds, researchers point out
Hong Kong allows collateral reuse in offshore yuan bond repos
HKMA says changes will increase offshore participation in mainland China bond market
RBNZ proposes lower capital requirements for lenders
Key proposal would reduce minimum capital requirement to encourage new entrants
The next step for Africa’s digital economy: fast, inclusive payments
Central banks should lead policy for a payments transformation that benefits all levels of society, argue Jean Pesme and Michael Wiegand
Powell indicates policy shift at Jackson Hole
The Fed chair says the balance of risks appears to be shifting; FOMC no longer plans to overshoot inflation target
North Macedonia reshuffles reserve requirements
Central bank eyes more long-term, dinar-denominated savings and stronger deposit base for banks
US consumer spending resilience hides inequalities – research
Low-income consumers’ credit card debt has risen substantially since 2019
Eurozone unemployment stats may understate slack – research
Authors say they have created an indicator with important monetary policy implications
Climate change harming global economy – BoK study
Study finds high income countries more vulnerable to climate change, in contrast to other research
RBI says its monetary framework serves India well
Central bank rejects idea of removing food from CPI index used for inflation targeting
Bulgarian National Bank denies shielding sanctioned oligarch
Central bank calls political party’s claim “unacceptable political interference”
Trump calls for Fed governor Cook to resign
Federal Housing Finance Agency director accuses the governor of mortgage fraud
Bank of Korea defends current board composition
South Korea’s ruling party proposes to cut BoK members on board and install labour representative
China to discuss stablecoins at cabinet level – report
Experts say allowing stablecoin issuance in mainland China unlikely to speed up yuan internationalisation
Banrep’s Villar voices support for monetary independence
Colombian central bank governor defends constitutional arrangements amid attack from president