Coronavirus
Atlanta Fed chief admits to trading rules violations
Bostic claims he misinterpreted rules on funds managed by third parties
African governors face multiple financial ‘floods’
Kenyan governor says a “doubling, tripling” of access to IMF resources is needed
PBoC rolls over 500bn yuan policy loans to maintain liquidity
Central bank keeps the rate on the medium-term loans unchanged at 2.75%
World has ‘very little space’ for policy, says Georgieva
Carney, Georgieva, Donohoe and El-Erian agree room is limited and mistakes are punished harshly
Menon urges policy-makers to take a longer term view
Climate change is “the mother of all supply-side shocks”, MAS chief says
IMF opens long-term lending initiative
Resilience and Sustainability Trust will offer 20-year packages to mitigate long-term problems
IMF approves ‘food shock window’
Temporary measure will help countries deal with food insecurity
The race to adopt ISO 20022 payments messaging
Some jurisdictions do not plan to adopt the protocol, while others are preparing for a disjointed implementation
ECB paper looks at Covid-19 emergency supervisory measures
Relaxation of CET1 requirements positively affected lending, but change to Pillar 2 guidance did not
Iceland’s MPC carries out ninth consecutive rate rise
Central bank slows tightening cycle amid signs inflation may be on downward path
Ukraine: the challenges for central banks
Rules on the weaponisation of money would help to protect a ‘public good’ amid geopolitical splits in a testing environment for central banks, write Gavin Bingham, Paul Fisher and Andrew Large
UN body warns central banks could set off global recession
UNCTAD report calls for price controls rather than rate hikes
Inflation: what went wrong, and why?
Charles Goodhart and Manoj Pradhan detail three theories on the causes of high inflation, as well as their implications for policy responses
Book notes: 21st century monetary policy, by Ben S Bernanke
Bernanke’s great book offers important insights for today’s policy-makers, writes Stephen Poloz
Is there a case for a retail CBDC in Japan?
A BoJ-managed, account-ledger ‘digital yen’ tied to the new Kotora payments may offer some potential
Social media: an essential tool for central bank communication
Strategies to secure popularity, comprehensibility and reputation as new media takes centre stage
Economy’s ‘first responders’ now in the line of fire
Forceful but late interventions to combat inflation raise the risk of central bank overreactions
Hong Kong leader eyes financial summit success amid Singapore rivalry
Hong Kong struggles to balance Covid measures with desire to affirm itself as a top financial hub
ECB raises rates on government deposits to ease transition
Governments should make “alternative arrangements”, ECB says, after pandemic saw deposits rise
Morocco’s Jouahri on inflation, forex reform, digitalisation and sustainability
The Central Bank of Morocco governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about Covid-19 policies, Fed tightening, BIS membership, regional co-operation and financial inclusion
Financial Stability Benchmarks 2022 report – executive summary
Data sheds light on how central banks are dealing with risks to stability
Joseph Stiglitz on the challenge of fixing macroeconomics
The Nobel Prize-winning economist discusses the flaws in mainstream models and how to repair them, whether central banks went wrong in 2021, and what to do – or not to do – about inflation
Reverse bond auctions are useful crisis tool, ECB paper finds
DNB’s use of reverse auctions increases liquidity and stability of bill market, researchers say
Banknotes: July to September 2022
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months