Reserves
Riksbank sells Canadian and Australian bonds on climate risks
Swedish central bank based decision on high greenhouse gas emissions in Alberta, Queensland and Western Australia
A spotlight on IPSAS Draft 69
Proposed guidance for specific instruments by PSASB may have significant implications
Israeli reserves see strong growth in October
Total international reserves now worth 32.2% of GDP, boosted by equity investments
Decentralised reserves system brings benefits – ECB paper
Management of reserves by eurozone’s national central banks boosts competition - researchers
Turkey and Russia continue expanding gold reserves
Central banks purchased 156 tonnes in third quarter of year, 38% less than a year earlier, WGC figures show
SBP looks back on tough year for Pakistan
Lack of fiscal consolidation hampered central bank’s crisis response, annual report says
Fed considering tools to help flow of reserves in the system
Remarks are some of the most detailed Jerome Powell has made on financial plumbing issues
Hong Kong cuts interest rates as economy enters recession
Commercial banks cut lending rates for the first time since 2008, as economy contracts sharply
Fed researchers aim to address uncertainty over demand for reserves
Demand for reserves could be between $712 billion and $919 billion, researchers find
Fed’s policy framework may incentivise reserves hoarding
However, this doesn’t seem to affect bank lending, Fed researchers find
Argentinian central bank struggles to stabilise peso ahead of elections
International reserves have fallen by 29% since opposition leader defeated president Macri in primary vote on August 11
Strong global forces pushing some central banks to buy gold – analysts
Poland’s move and others pushed by negative rates, political uncertainty and changing monetary system, experts say
Big tech: a threat to banks?
The explosive growth of big tech companies in China offers important lessons
BSP governor rules out Philippines involvement in Asian currency war
Rate cuts by Central Bank of the Philippines due to ‘domestic factors’
HKMA dismisses cash limit rumours as tensions escalate
Emergency laws will not affect cash withdrawal or capital flows, HKMA says
BSP’s Diokno on forward guidance and cutting reserves
Philippines governor, Benjamin Diokno, speaks about fintech and efforts to wean Asia off the US dollar
Seven threats from big tech’s libra
Can central banks avoid a ‘big tech’ monetary meltdown?
BIS launches green bond fund for central banks
Institution aims to use fund’s clout to influence development of green investment standards
Cyprus central bank adopts MAPS treasury management system
The system was built by Calypso and has been used by the Bank of Spain and Banque de France since 2016
30 years of central banking
Central banks face credibility tests on a number of fronts
BoE paper: ‘tails’ matter when studying global financial cycle
Authors look to the tails of the distribution to understand exchange rate risk in the global cycle
Dominican Republic sells dollars to support peso
Dominican peso has been one of the stronger performers in the region
Overseeing China’s payments revolution
PBoC has tried to strike balance between bigtech innovation and reining in risks
Venezuela uses Bank of Spain to carry out international transfers
Maduro regime faces sanctions to prevent it accessing US financial system