Independence
Argentine court drops charges against governor
Former governor Alejandro Vanoli and other officials cleared in dollar futures scandal
Turkish central bank holds rates despite rising inflation
New governor’s first meeting says Turkish economy faces risks “in both directions”
Fed won’t set rates to ease debt pressure – Waller
Newest Fed board member stresses central bank autonomy in first public address
Czech governor rebuffs PM over government dividend
Rusnok publicly tells prime minister that profits must be used to rebuild CNB’s buffers
Central Banking Awards 2021: winners in full
Winners in 2021 include the Federal Reserve, Alejandro Díaz de León and Charles Goodhart
Central Bank of Barbados’s first governor dies
Blackman helped to introduce dollar peg and pioneered transparency
Lifetime achievement: Charles Goodhart
LSE and BoE veteran has influenced central banking policy practices and frameworks all around the world
Governor of the year: Alejandro Díaz de León
Díaz de León has upheld the integrity and independence of Banxico against significant pressures
Ecuadorian politicians clash over central bank independence
IMF backs law to make central bank independent, but leftwing candidate condemns measure
SNB profit drops by nearly 60%
Swiss central bank records much smaller profits on foreign currency positions
Mário Centeno on monetary-fiscal interaction in the eurozone
Bank of Portugal governor says ECB is not being overrun by former finance ministers, must improve the definition of its inflation target, and has no need for YCC
Bank Indonesia resumes monetary easing
Central bank commits to further government bond purchases on the primary market
The Covid crisis, central banks and the future
Crisis responses were needed, but have exacerbated significant underlying challenges facing central banks
Mexican central bank board cuts policy rate
Rate-setting board unanimously votes for looser policies despite above-target inflation
Brazilian congress passes central bank autonomy law
Law gives CBB autonomy and sets renewable four-year terms for governor and MPC members
Colombian president sparks controversy with central bank appointments
Opposition senator claims choice of board members shows nepotism and state capture
European central bankers see room for fiscal-monetary co-operation
Pandemic showed it was “critical” for both policies to work together, say central bank governors
Bailey defends BoE’s independence
Claims that buying government debt threatens independence are “entirely without merit”, governor says
Mexican president seems to make U-turn on central bank law
Bank of Mexico says draft cash law would endanger its independence
SNB expects $23.5 billion profit in 2020
Profits on foreign currency positions account for $14.6 billion
Lower Mexican inflation raises chances of rate cuts
Third official nominated by president due to join rate-setting body at next meeting
Hernández de Cos on ECB policy, crises responses and Basel reform
Spanish governor says ECB ready to boost stimulus and Basel reforms not diminished by Covid-19 exceptions
US Congress strikes stimulus deal with weaker curbs on Fed powers
Previous wording would have prevented Fed from ever recreating the ‘Main Street’ programme
Republican lawmakers seek curbs on Fed’s emergency facilities
Treasury backs lawmakers in bid to insert wording to bar Fed from restarting Covid loan programmes