Central Banking
Euro outpacing dollar as cross-border credit grows
Latest BIS statistics show widening gap between credit growth in the two major currencies
Podcast: Iceland removes gender bias from wages
Katrín Ólafsdóttir, MPC member at the Central Bank of Iceland, says equal pay certification will encourage women to enter the economics profession
Austrian far-right party nominates economist for governor
Robert Holzmann has distinguished career as pensions specialist, but political links may cause controversy
Riksbank open to reassessing normalisation if needed – af Jochnick
Sweden’s central bank increased rates in December 2018 for the first time since 2011
ECB to launch market expectations survey
Study aims to gather information on participants' views on future monetary policy evolution
Turkish central bank sees inflation outlook improving
Inflation undershot forecasts in latest period, having overshot them earlier in 2018
PBoC continues with communications overhaul
Central bank aims to publish Chinese and English communications simultaneously in the future
Bangladesh Bank eyes national savings imbalances
Growth is high and inflation “contained”, but high-yield products are draining deposits from banks
Fed to open dialogue on stress tests
Conference will discuss the “transparency and effectiveness” of the stress tests
UAE central bank and Sama partner for blockchain project
New system will provide central financial transfer system that aims to make the process of remittance payments more efficient
Romanian government escalates attacks on central bank
Social Democratic party and finance ministry says bank is failing obligation to protect currency
Central Banking Awards: third round goes live
Prizes unveiled for economics, website, risk management, professional services, data and more
RBNZ demands action from insurers accused of conduct failings
Central bank finds “extensive weaknesses” in conduct and governance at life insurers
Spanish governor demands BBVA conduct thorough probe of spy allegations
The bank allegedly hired an ex-police chief in 2004 to spy on government officials and businessmen
BoE opens doors for debate on the future of central banking
Event breaks new ground in central bank engagement with the public; participants offer both positive and negative feedback
Rwanda’s Rwangombwa handed second term
Governor previously oversaw improvement in country’s growth prospects and progress towards single eastern currency union
Sri Lankan lawyers allege wrongdoing by senior central bank officials
Court says senior deputy governor must appear before it on February 25
BoJ minutes show disagreement over outlook
Not all members agree on how low 10-year yields should be
Ageing population is deflationary – HKMA paper
Deflationary pressures “should not be ignored”, economist says
Bank of England kept gold reserves from Venezuelan government, reports say
BoE declines to comment on reports as US government ramps up pressure on Maduro regime
Zimbabwe’s government hunts for dollar alternative
Continuing with dollarised economy could mean return to hyperinflation, economist says
People: Mexico appoints two new deputy governors
Federal Reserve appoints new research director and IADB makes Chilean official chief economist
QE reduces inequality over medium term – Bank of Canada paper
Eurozone inequality rose after QE introduced but then fell, researchers find
Central bank comms affect long-run uncertainty – BoE paper
BoE’s inflation report has effects on long-run bond yields, paper finds