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Liquidity dependence may hamper QE exit
Expanding reserves may prove perilous for financial stability, with maximum danger during QT, writes Viral Acharya
Christopher Sims on modelling the inflation surge
Unprecedented series of shocks creates major challenges for central bank forecasters, the Nobel Prize-winning economist tells Daniel Hinge
Reshuffle heralds new era of Chinese central banking
Policy room for the next PBoC governor looks limited, as loyalists win out over technocrats for top economic posts
ADB gives crisis-hit Pakistan $1.5 billion loan
Asian Development Bank extends aid as extensive floods add to major economic problems
‘Shouting on the phone’: BoE officials shed light on gilt market intervention
Crisis sparked by UK government’s plans needed unprecedented action, officials tell parliament
Demand for cash in turbulent times
Antti Heinonen analyses trends in cash use as Covid fades, but new shocks take its place
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