Reserves
Optimal US reserve regime is between scarcity and abundance – research
Former NY Fed official Simon Potter and co-authors map post-crisis demand curve for reserves
Cyber attack could freeze liquidity in US financial system – NY Fed paper
Attack on one bank could affect more than a third of banking system’s assets, researchers warn
Central banks must take lead on climate disclosures – PBoC’s Ma
Reserve managers’ stances send important signals to the financial community, says Ma Jun
Colombia culls external reserve manager to boost competition
In the period 2016-18, central bank reduced the number of institutions to six from seven
Fed slims down repo market interventions
Relative to year-end, the Fed will cut $250 billion of the cash offered to banks
Trump threatens to cut off Iraq from New York Fed account
Central Bank of Iraq risks losing access to New York Fed account if government ousts US soldiers
Iceland boosts reserves despite volatility in 2019
Central bank carried out forex interventions to offset the “abrupt weakening” of the króna
Liquidity operations squeezed Fed’s net income last year
Repurchase agreements cost the Fed $6 billion in 2019, preliminary results show
Chile unexpectedly halts forex interventions
In December, interventions helped peso appreciate, but it has resumed downward trend
SNB expects $50 billion profit in 2019
Rising gold prices and foreign currency assets boosted profits, Swiss National Bank says
New York Fed launches longer-term liquidity fix
Markets desk tells overseas central banks that foreign repo pool rate will be revised
Bank of Israel reserves rose 9.3% in 2019
Higher equity prices rewarded central bank’s decision to increase its exposure to stocks
CBRT to hand over profit and reserves to government
Law change permits government to dip into central bank’s reserves
Yngve Slyngstad: contrarian person, brilliant investor
Knut Kjær reflects on the character of the man that has led Norway’s $1.1 trillion SWF
Argentina woes deplete Uruguay’s reserves – IMF
Reserves drop from $15.6 billion to $14.3 billion in 12 months
Bank of Israel digs in for long fight against strong shekel
Central bank has “plenty of patience”, says monetary policy-maker
Chilean MPC abandons easing plans amid political unrest
Currency fell sharply in November following prolonged street protests
Chile’s forex intervention likely to stabilise peso – experts
Much depends on reform programme chosen by government, however
Chile to sell $400m a day in first week of forex interventions
Central bank selling $200m in spot market and $200m in 30-day forwards
Chile launches biggest forex intervention in 20 years
Chilean peso has fallen by 14% against the dollar since mid-October amid massive street protests
IMF approves new credit line for Mexico as fiscal outlook darkens
Central bank’s success in reducing inflation may be compromised by fiscal weakness
Facing up to the tech challenge
Central banks get a wake-up call from libra
Turkish president calls for further rate cuts
President Erdogan dismissed previous central bank governor in March over failure to cut policy rates
Brazil sells dollars as real falls to record low
Currency has fallen by 11.3% against dollar since July, as central bank cut rates to new low of 5%