Bonds
Fed may make Fima permanent – SF president Daly
SF Fed president says policy-makers also considering creation of domestic repurchase facility
Norwegian SWF makes first investment in unlisted green project
GPFG to invest $1.66 billion in Dutch offshore wind farm
A rebuttal of Philip Turner’s criticism of the BIS ‘house view’
Robert Pringle critiques the key findings raised in Philip Turner’s occasional paper, ‘The new monetary policy revolution: advice and dissent’
RBNZ stresses need for clarity on climate disclosures
Taxonomies need to be harmonised and disclosure frameworks reviewed to ensure they are relevant for the public sector
Evolving investment activities with ETFs
BlackRock‘s Crystal Wan, Andrew Mackenzie and Pablo Arteaga examine the exchange-traded funds market from the perspective of central banks seeking the tools to achieving their financial goals
Central bank of the year: The Federal Reserve System
Overwhelming Fed interventions in March 2020 forestalled a damaging global financial crisis, as policy overhaul prompts introspection in Europe and Japan
Lagarde highlights uncertain outlook due to vaccination
ECB ready to adjust policy tools to ensure inflation increases towards target
Riksbank report explains basis for green asset purchases
Report sets out legal and operational basis for “norm-based negative screening”
ECB to increase asset purchases
Lagarde says PEPP decision was unanimous as ECB staff increase inflation and growth forecast
Lagarde expected to clarify ECB bond-buying plans
ECB has lowered purchases as yields have risen and spreads have increased
MAS selects asset managers with green focus
Singapore government will start issuing green bonds, governor Menon says
BoE given green remit for monetary policy
Central bank to provide details on reforming corporate bond buying “in the coming months”
Bank of Korea to expand government bond purchases
South Korean central bank vows to buy more government bonds as finance ministry proposes new pandemic relief package
Covid-19 reveals systemic flaws – Brainard
Fed board member weighs impact of March 2020 crisis in money markets, warning some risks remain
BIS paper contrasts firm financing in US and Asia
Authors argue market segmentation drives different patterns of bond and loan financing
ECB profit falls by 30% in 2020
Decrease is mainly due to lower Treasury yields reducing income on dollar portfolio
Bank Indonesia resumes monetary easing
Central bank commits to further government bond purchases on the primary market
European central bankers see room for fiscal-monetary co-operation
Pandemic showed it was “critical” for both policies to work together, say central bank governors
Bailey defends BoE’s independence
Claims that buying government debt threatens independence are “entirely without merit”, governor says
RBI offers bond accounts to retail investors
Central bank to sell debt directly to public, as recent auctions show signs of strain
Ulrich Bindseil on the launch of the digital euro
The ECB’s director-general for market infrastructure and payments speaks about the functionality, tiering approaches, privacy policies, ledger technology and ecosystem impact of the eurozone's planned CBDC
Norwegian SWF returns 10.9% in 2020
Holdings in US tech companies major factor in rebound despite pandemic, Tangen says
Cross-border spillovers play key role in ECB’s bond purchases – DNB paper
Cross-border effects play a “dominant role” in PSPP’s effectiveness, say researchers
ECB steps up work on climate change
Central bank launches climate change centre and invests in new BIS green bond fund