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BoE’s Hauser: Covid-19 forced “largest and fastest” actions ever
Executive director gives blow-by-blow account of how BoE tackled Covid-19 markets crisis
Libra’s Disparte on big tech’s move into digital currency
Facebook-backed consortium still has more than 3 billion customers in its sights
Lifetime achievement award: Otmar Issing
Architect of euro’s framework still playing important role in shaping debate on monetary policy
Custody initiative: Euroclear
The securities depository has debuted instant dollar settlement in central bank money outside the US
Governor of the year: Mark Carney
Carney has played a vital role in managing Brexit risks
Sterling’s fall boosted UK inflation - San Fran Fed paper
Prices of tradeable goods rose significantly more than non-tradable goods, researchers find
BoE’s Ramsden calls time on Libor use
Deputy governor says progress on transition to Sonia benchmark needs to accelerate
How Singapore manages its reserves
MAS’s Menon explains use of customised fixed income benchmarks and factor-based models
Central banks disagree over cash regulation
The BoE has issued legislation demanding banks supply certain denominations
Canadian deputy governor explains reserves regime
Floating exchange rate, asset-liability matching and liquidity focus do not demand bigger portfolio
Central bank of the year: Monetary Authority of Singapore
Fintech pioneer has strong monetary policy, financial stability and supervisory record
Brexit unlikely to affect sterling’s reserve currency status
No-deal scenario could put major downward pressure on the currency
Key Brexit vote complicates outlook for UK economy
Vote this evening leaves UK’s political and economic future uncertain
Riksbank to add Norwegian and Danish krone to reserves portfolio
Change responds to banks’ liquidity requirements in these Scandinavian currencies
BoE launches comms push as it seeks face for £50 note
Central bank seeks boost to public engagement from nominations and ‘Future Forum’
Hurdles remain for euro as international reserve currency
Dollar’s incumbency, institutional deficiencies and rise of the renminbi hamper the euro’s progress
The Bank of England’s missing records
The bank’s official historian highlights archiving failures and damage they cause
Central banks still value diversification, say reserve managers
Rise in US yields does not outweigh the benefits of forex diversification, say Nalm delegates
Book notes: How global currencies work, by Barry Eichengreen, Arnaud Mehl and Livia Chiţu
A comprehensive introduction to the history of global reserve currencies
BoE opens door to May rate hike
MPC votes to keep current policy stance, but notes more positive inflation outlook
UK inflation breaks out of target band
Inflation now above the BoE’s 3% upper limit, though breach may prove temporary
Most UK banks withstand ‘disorderly Brexit’ stress tests – BoE
Majority of banks unfazed by tests “more severe than the financial crisis”
BoE paper scrutinises 2016 sterling flash crash
Paper makes detailed study of “flash episode”, concluding later price drops were abnormal
BoE working paper examines ‘exorbitant privilege’ benefits
Economist analyses whether the UK enjoyed the same benefits as the US when it was issuer of the pre-eminent global reserve currency