Financial crisis
QE reduces bonds’ safe haven properties – BdF paper
Safety is becoming ‘increasingly fragmented’ across asset classes, researchers say
Obituary: Alan Greenspan, 1926–2026
The crisis-fighting ‘maestro’ admitted there had been a ‘flaw’ in his worldview after the events of 2008
Alan Greenspan dies at 100
Fed chair presided over lengthy period of growth, but his legacy came under fire following GFC
Sharon Donnery on the ECB’s great simplification push
The supervisory board member speaks about geopolitical risk, cyber threats and potential banking regulation reforms
Jim Bullard on Kevin Warsh’s first FOMC and Fed independence
The Federal Reserve veteran speaks with Christopher Jeffery about Iran and the US economy, the ‘good' AI bubble, cutting the Fed’s balance sheet and staff, and the need to clarify swap rules and recapitalise the regional Feds
‘Dark corners’ authors on setting policy under intense uncertainty
Douglas Laxton and Shalva Mkhatrishvili say policy-making should work to avoid the worst outcomes
Iceland could join euro even during a crisis – ECB’s Vujčić
BoE’s Mann also highlights pros and cons of country’s accession at currency conference
The next financial crisis may start outside the banks
The warning signs are multiplying and the window for preventive action is narrowing, writes Stijn Claessens
Powell makes renewed case for Fed independence
Former chair invokes presidents Kennedy and Adams in plea for institutional autonomy to be respected
IMF approves $695 million funding for Sri Lanka
Funding comes as country grapples with rising inflation and currency depreciation
Official lending replaces private capital during crises – paper
Public creditors charge below-market interest rates on loans to sovereigns in crises, NBER study finds
Book notes: The art of monetary policy, by Kristin Forbes
The message that effective monetary policy-making requires judgement, flexibility and realism alongside technical expertise is both persuasive and highly relevant
Europe’s central banks face tough policy calls – Barclays CEO
Venkatakrishnan also spoke on UK political uncertainty, Brexit and banking regs
Geopolitical shifts and the evolution of reserve management: adapting to a new reality
How great power rivalry affects central bank portfolios by the Central Bank of Brazil’s Ricardo da Costa Martinelli
Politics and finance threaten independence – Schnabel
ECB board member says fiscal woes and deregulation may make central banks’ jobs impossible
Asean+3 to prioritise digital cross-border payment co-operation
Group looking to open joint forum on tokenisation and stablecoins
The Fed’s six-trillion-dollar balance sheet question
Kevin Warsh’s drive to shrink the US central bank’s ledger is unlikely to be a simple task
Podcast: The potential risks of the Genius Act
How the focus on issuers and reserve assets ignores the wider ecosystem
Dark corners: the renewed push for risk-based monetary policy
Central banks are still struggling to perfect models, scenario analysis and risk communication
BoE’s Breeden warns of potential private credit crunch
Deputy governor cautions investors not to regard wobbles as ‘idiosyncratic’
Indonesia holds policy as rupiah stabilisation efforts continue
BI says impact of Middle East conflict continues to affect currency’s value
BoE’s Taylor emphasises role of history in policy-making
MPC member says central banks should focus on recurring themes but avoid making crude analogies
Book notes: Can Europe survive? By David Marsh
Marsh poses important questions and cannot be blamed for failing to produce a roadmap to continental salvation
The evolution of central banks
Bank Negara Malaysia governor Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour writes that the roles and responsibilities of central banks are evolving in a changing landscape