Quantitative easing
ECB bond holdings exposed to nature-related financial risks – paper
Study warns corporate bond holdings rely on ‘ecosystem services’ and contribute to biodiversity loss
BIS paper warns against ‘timid’ QE and ‘debt-averse’ fiscal policy
Policy mistakes at zero lower bound can worsen economic problems, authors say
Powerful companies are diluting monetary policy effectiveness – IMF
Competition policies are needed to ensure central banks can use monetary policy effectively
ECB reinforces commitment to monetary stimulus
Central bank expects inflation to reach 2% “durably”, midway through its projection horizon
ECB set to adapt forward guidance in July meeting
Analysts expect ECB to adjust policy to meet goals of recent strategy review
The ‘golden age’ of central banking has passed
Central banks are up against multi-faceted challenges and weakened autonomy amid highly polarised inflation expectations
UK politicians criticise BoE over handling of QE
Critical report comes as BoE MPC member suggests asset purchases may need to be halted early
Senior Fed officials differ on taper
Powell stands firm, but two regional presidents suggest a sooner-than-later approach
Bank of Canada continues taper
Central bank reduces QE by one-third to $2 billion weekly, but keeps interest rates stable
RBNZ calls halt to quantitative easing
Central bank has bought considerably less than its NZ$100 billion limit
New inflation target set to bind ECB to ‘lower for longer’ strategy
Symmetric 2% target should allow council to boost APP purchases as Pepp is phased out, say analysts
FOMC minutes show some disagreement on inflation
Some participants think US inflation pressures may continue into 2022
ECB adopts 2% symmetric inflation target
Central bank chooses not to follow Federal Reserve’s lead on average inflation targeting
ECB likely to shy away from AIT in new monetary policy framework
Symmetric 2% target is expected outcome; council members struggle to agree on forward guidance
RBA adjusts yield curve control as economy recovers
Australia “no longer looking over a cliff”, says governor Philip Lowe
IMF agrees with Fed on ‘transitory’ inflation
Georgieva says recent inflation spike likely to pass; supports Biden’s fiscal plans
Riksbank maintains loose policy
Swedish central bank says it will fully use Skr700 billion portfolio of asset purchases
Eurozone inflation expected to decline in June
Early estimates suggest inflation fell to 1.9%, from 2% in May
The RBI’s next big question: how to normalise monetary policy?
India’s central bank needs to plan an exit from its efforts to manage the ‘impossible trinity’
ECB’s Panetta: fiscal-monetary co-ordination no danger to independence
Executive board member thinks interaction can be fruitful in attaining inflation goal
The role of individuals in guarding against inflation
External pressure may test governors’ resolve as inflation climbs, say former officials and academics
Charles Goodhart on inflation targets, financial stability and the role of money
LSE professor says AIT a mistake, independence under threat amid inflation surge and climate stress tests unconvincing
Riksbank publishes analysis on QE
Work aims to add transparency and offer evidence on questions of design and implementation
ECB extends capital relief for largest Eurozone banks
Continued relief on central bank assets will release additional €70 billion in Tier 1 capital, ECB says