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BSP’s Diokno on forward guidance and cutting reserves
The Central Bank of the Philippines governor speaks to Christopher Jeffery and Alice Shen about fintech, efforts to wean Asia off the US dollar, and why he wants to cut policy and reserve requirement rates
Seven threats from big tech’s libra
Can central banks avoid a ‘big tech’ monetary meltdown?
Rate round-up: Fed triggers further global easing
Fed cut prompts flurry of action, with many central banks hinting at a more dovish stance
30 years of central banking
Central banks face credibility tests on a number of fronts
Argentina reimposes currency controls as peso plummets
Authorities aim to stem depreciation of peso, which has fallen 23.9% against dollar since August 11
A key message from Jackson Hole: policy must globalise
Setting policy in isolation is becoming untenable and spillovers must be considered more, remarks suggest
Argentina opens IMF talks as crisis deepens
Government extends debt maturity and pledges reserves will not be used to repay international investors
Carney: digital currency could help fix global monetary system
A “synthetic hegemonic currency” could end the destabilising dominance of the dollar, BoE chief says
Fund structures are ‘a big issue’ for monetary system – Carney
Immediate redemptions risk amplifying capital flow volatility
Trump attacks ‘horrendous lack of vision’ by Powell
President calls for return to crisis-era policies and acknowledges strong dollar is harming other economies
Brazilian central bank will sell dollars outright for first time since 2009
Central bank says it remains committed to floating currency regime
IMF has no back-up plan to Fed swap lines
Financial counsellor says no plans in the works for emergency dollar funding backstop
The IMF should adopt a ‘real SDR’
The creation of a vibrant market in SDR linked to commodity prices could create a powerful new monetary anchor, argues Warren Coats
US Treasury designates China a currency manipulator
Renminbi crossed the barrier of seven per US dollar amid growing trade tensions on August 5
PBoC is navigating into uncharted waters on RMB
Beijing and its central bank need to think carefully and act responsibly as the renminbi is steered into uncharted waters
PBoC vows to keep currency stable
Central bank governor says renminbi is at an appropriate level after it breaks ‘7:1’ against the US dollar
HKMA cuts rate by 25bp after Fed easing
Hong Kong cuts rates for the first time in more than a decade to avoid pressure on the peg
Non-banks attracting more global liquidity than banks for first time
In Q1, more liquidity flowed to non-banks than banks for the first time in 40 years of BIS data
Gold accumulation after WWII driven by governors’ habits – research
Bretton Woods never worked as intended due in part to persistence of gold standard practices
BIS paper highlights new channel for Mundellian ‘dilemma’
Authors weigh financial channel as explanation for why trilemma has become dilemma
St Louis Fed’s Bullard warns about rise of multicurrency systems
Crypto assets may hamper monetary policy transmission and increase exchange rate volatility
Cash no longer US’s most popular means of payment
Debit cards were the most frequently used means of payment in 2018, Fed report finds
Illiquid funds could pose global systemic threat – Carney
Some funds are “built on a lie” and market-based finance is bringing new risks, BoE governor says
Zimbabwe’s move to ‘mono-currency’ regime triggers sharp rate hike
Central bank hikes overnight rate by 35 percentage points as local currency becomes sole legal tender