Coronavirus
How high can the ECB take interest rates?
Despite rising inflation, eurozone central bank is seen as unlikely to take rates over 1.5% in coming years
The international effort to manage NBFI risks: where do we stand?
Maurizio Trapanese details progress made during the Italian G20 presidency as well as outstanding macro-pru issues
Andrew Bailey acknowledges risk of ‘over-tightening’
Senior economists discuss how to avoid stagflation during a fragile moment for the global economy
G20 creates fund to guard against future pandemics
WHO says there is a $10.5 billion annual funding gap
PBoC announces policies to help pandemic-stricken economy
Package of 23 measures echoes actions taken in 2020
IMF launches vehicle for SDR transfers
Fund’s aim for $45 billion in transfers seems to fall short of earlier ambitions
Canada and New Zealand step up rate hikes
Both central banks raise rates by 50bp in bid to “head off” rising inflation expectations
IMF paper calls for action on long-term Covid risks
Vaccination drive is falling short and is not enough on its own, authors say
Nepal suspends governor as economic problems deepen
Maha Prasad Adhikari faces possible dismissal, as Nepal struggles to cope with Covid-19 fallout
Chinese draft law sets up financial stability fund
New government committee would oversee financial stability as concerns grow
Research provides deeper look into Riksbank’s policy decisions
Swedish central bank developed a flexible, faster deliberation process when dealing with pandemic
Is a bond market crisis imminent?
Central banks need careful action and a good dose of luck if they are to avoid financial instability
Eurozone inflation reaches record high of 7.5%
Observers think ECB is increasingly likely to accelerate plans to tighten monetary policy
Central Banking Awards 2022: the winners in full
Recipients of the 2022 awards include Stanley Fischer, the Bank of Korea, Mario Marcel and many more
Central bank of the year: Bank of Korea
South Korea’s central bank was the first developed-world central bank to tighten policy to address inflationary risks
Transparency: Czech National Bank
New monetary policy report, and publication of attributed minutes and economic model raise the bar
Central Banking Awards 2022: third group revealed
Awards recognise payments, currency, regulatory technology and financial market infrastructure
Currency initiative: Central Bank of the Philippines’ Cash Service Alliance
Homegrown IT system allows Philippine central bank to direct cashflows between banks during Covid-19
Currency manager: Central Bank of Costa Rica
New banknotes and coins combine environmental protection, aesthetics and security
Fiji launches $7 varnished banknote
Reserve Bank issues commemorative note to celebrate rugby sevens squads
Are central banks ahead of banknote counterfeiters?
Antti Heinonen analyses data on recent trends in counterfeiting
Economics Benchmarks 2021 – presentation
Central Banking’s economics subject matter specialist Daniel Hinge on economics governance, modelling, forecasts and research
ECB announces phased end to Covid-19 collateral loosening
Conditions for access to liquidity schemes will tighten but Greek sovereign debt waiver will remain
More central banks have diversity and sustainability policies
But these policies remain less common than codes of ethics and whistleblower policies