Central Banking
Argentina and Paraguay approve cross-border payments
All members of Mercosur trading bloc now have bilateral cross-border payments accords
Demand for cash remains solid in many parts of the world
Sayuri Shirai re-examines the decline of cash use worldwide
King calls for radical shake-up to escape ‘low-growth trap’
Central bank models fail to appreciate demand-side secular stagnation; IMF could help to drive country-specific policies to reallocate resources
‘Hegemonic digital currency’ could help fix global system – Carney
Using CBDC to facilitate online sales could bring about more rapid change, governor says
NGFS publishes first green investment handbook for central banks
Handbook examines five strategies for green investment and identifies problems for central banks
Bank of Spain paper looks at supply chains’ impact on investment
Greater value chain integration has strong impact on foreign and domestic investment, paper finds
ECB monetary policy statements should change – Italian governor
Visco rejects idea of putting names to votes as eurozone governors differ on inflation policy
Hong Kong authorities look at term structure for risk-free rate
New ‘proxy’ Honia could help change discount rate from Hibor to OIS for local swaps
Bankers are ignoring crypto assets’ flaws – expert
Technologists are more worried than financiers by problems, expert tells IMF panel
De Cos maps out ‘future path’ for Basel Committee
New chair says four key principles will guide the committee’s approach
Africa faces debt crisis, Banque de France governor warns
G20 nations must act fast to tackle rising African debt, François Villeroy de Galhau tells IMF meeting
G7 group warns of stablecoin risks as FSB sets out plans
Group’s final report says global stablecoins could generate “significant adverse effects”; FSB outlines plan for review of stablecoin regulation
Slovenia’s central bank warns lawmakers over bail-in
Central bank says draft law would hand it unlimited liability for bondholder losses
Exchange rate shocks gaining importance for eurozone inflation – research
Core inflation less influenced by exogenous factors, Bank of Spain research paper says
PBoC says its bills are better tools than bonds for China
Central bank bills will play a bigger role in stabilising yuan exchange rates, suggests PBoC research note
Strong global forces pushing some central banks to buy gold – analysts
Poland’s move and others pushed by negative rates, political uncertainty and changing monetary system, experts say
Large forex dealers are key to asset pricing – Bundesbank paper
Capital ratios of large forex dealers are important in explaining asset price movements, paper says
Strong dollar can be bad for trade – BIS paper
Textbook theory does not always hold due to the effect of global value chains, authors say
Bank of Korea cuts rates back to record low
Governor hints at further cuts after year-on-year inflation entered negative territory in September
AI use proliferating in UK financial services, regulators find
Machine learning can increase efficiency but also amplify risks, BoE and FCA say
FSB calls out ‘uneven’ regulation as vulnerabilities evolve
Board cautions against complacency; Basel Committee says members are still missing deadlines
IMF: loose monetary policy is fostering greater risk-taking
A crisis half as strong as in 2008 could send “corporate debt at risk” to $19 trillion, says the fund
Central banks should consider wholesale digital currency – BdF deputy
Markets’ “tokenisation of financial assets” risks creating disorderly infrastructure, Beau says
Riksbank’s Ingves weighs post-crisis policy legacy
“Leaning against the wind” clashing with inflation target, communications challenges and cash’s decline have shaped the last decade