CB Opinion
MMT and the challenge of fiscal monetary co-ordination
Sayuri Shirai contrasts modern monetary theory with regimes of monetary or fiscal dominance
Too great expectations from the ECB’s strategy review
The review process represents operational best practice, but will fail to unify the Governing Council
Green finance and mispricing: what role for central banks and governments?
Governments and central banks cannot stay on the sidelines if they are to fix market mispricing, says Sayuri Shirai
The six key drivers for digital currency
Dave Birch breaks down the forces that are pushing central banks towards CBDC
Finalising Basel III is crucial for the EU banking sector
EU banks stand to be more heavily impacted by Basel III finalisation, but that is not a good reason to hesitate, says Pedro Duarte Neves
Technology is the best bet in fighting money laundering
Danish FSA chief Jesper Berg says there is a need to think ‘outside the box’ on AML, rather than blame flawed regulatory and institutional design in dealing with corrupt money flows
O CBDC, O crypto! Wherefore art thou regtech?
Putting more investment and energy into regtech, instead of solely focusing on crypto and CBDC, would help to secure more of the expected benefits from digital evolution
Three ways to bolster flawed AML/CFT in the EU
The EU needs to significantly improve the structure and resourcing of its AML/CFT oversight if it really wants to combat illicit money flows, write Panicos Demetriades and Radosveta Vassileva
Suptech strategy: the seven missing links
RBI’s Manoj Kumar Singh sets out the actions central banks need to take to build an effective suptech strategy
Inflation, Fed policy and emerging markets: the good, the bad and the ugly
Steve Kamin explores the global implications of rising inflation and interest rates in the US
El Salvador’s bitcoin currency experiment
Move by first nation to approve bitcoin as legal tender raises important issues
It’s time to smash Iran’s endemic inflation
As Iran goes to the polls, high inflation is still plaguing the economy. Steve Hanke looks at solutions
Multiple expectations test communications
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s communications are being tested, and some recent exchanges have been combative, says Mike Hannah
Sizing the benefits and risks of our climate ambition
Fixing climate change is likely to entail substantial risks, new NGFS scenarios show. Firms and supervisors must seize this opportunity to adapt, write Sarah Breeden and Frank Elderson
A return of the inflation monster?
There are fears that a shift in intellectual approach towards running economies ‘hot’ could herald a return of the money-eating inflation era
Navigating the hazards of inequalities
Inequality poses a serious challenge for central bank communications, says Mike Hannah
ESG investment must grow to achieve zero carbon emissions
Action is needed to scale up green investment and tackle information issues, writes Sayuri Shirai
A latent rise in r* could upend monetary policy
A rising natural rate could create serious challenges for policy-makers, write Jorma Schäublin and Philip Turner
A bellwether moment for CBDC plans
The launch of the ‘sand dollar’ may herald a new era of CBDCs as the Fed and ECB step up their preparations
Future of cash: what we can learn from the history of money
Central banks must take a broad view of efficiency if they are to preserve the benefits of cash, says Antti Heinonen
The Bank of Japan must adjust its monetary policy
Sayuri Shirai says the central bank needs to make its policy more sustainable. The BoJ is running out of ways to generate further monetary stimulus
Measuring the exceptional speed and scope of Covid-19 monetary policy
Policy actions during the first wave of the pandemic were extraordinary for their intensity, scope and speed. Other patterns also emerge on closer inspection
A digital opportunity to transform financial reporting
The Covid-19 pandemic raises the urgency of digitising supervision, say David Hardoon and Viswanathan Namasivayam
Fed faces longer-term challenges under new policy strategy
Steve Kamin warns central bank may not have paid enough attention to why r* has fallen