Opinion/Comment
Measuring the exceptional speed and scope of Covid-19 monetary policy
Policy actions during the first wave of the pandemic were extraordinary for their intensity, scope and speed
A digital opportunity to transform financial reporting
The Covid-19 pandemic raises the urgency of digitising supervision, say David Hardoon and Viswanathan Namasivayam
Fed faces longer-term challenges under new policy strategy
Steve Kamin warns central bank may not have paid enough attention to why r* has fallen
New Isda ‘fallbacks’ critical to making Libor transition a ‘non-event’
New protocol and supplement offer a transition away from Libor rates in 2021
Monetary-fiscal policy co-operation and the ‘slippery slope’
Barry Eichengreen assesses the risks central banks face from closer links to fiscal policy
Is there a path between the Covid abyss and chasm of financial risk?
Policy-makers may be asking too much from macro-prudential policies
Public policy lines blur: implications for reserve managers
Crisis-fighting has pushed central banks into new forms of risk-taking, which is impacting reserve managers
Global banknote developments before and after Covid-19
Antti Heinonen looks at how the pandemic triggered sharp changes in demand for cash
An end to the loveless marriage with the US dollar?
Covid-19 represents an unexpected shock that could cause further US dollar decoupling
Estimating the cost of a pandemic grant for the world’s poorest economies
The cost of support measures for vulnerable economies is manageable, says Steve Kamin
A new research agenda for the Bank of England
Cutting-edge research will help policy-makers manage the risks and opportunities of rapid innovation
Japan’s economy needs bolder policies
PM Abe announces decision to step down with many goals still unachieved
How vulnerable are EMEs to renewed Covid-19 turbulence?
Emerging markets face pressures from the health crisis and global financial forces, says Steve Kamin
What makes for good financial supervision?
The Wirecard debacle has led to calls for more effective oversight
The Fed must be careful to avoid bank deposit crowding out
Rising US government debt will have a major effect on bank funding
NGFS offers concrete next steps to assess climate vulnerabilities
New climate risk scenarios to be adopted by BoE and Buba
Iran’s race towards monetary policy reform faces high hurdle reality
Majlis’s Tohid Atashbar writes that the central bank’s new inflation targeting approach may struggle to deliver
A better way to buy private sector securities?
Central bank asset purchases can do more harm than good, writes HKU’s Bryane Michael
PBoC’s post-pandemic policy is still up in the air
China's central bank has resisted radical easing, but this could change after NPC meeting
The impact of AI adoption on supervisors
Triad of AI training, supervisor data scientists and suptech needed
Can growth in developing Asia be made more sustainable?
The structure of the global economy will be reshaped by Covid-19, writes Philip Turner
Beware of capital: much ado about nothing?
Capital increases can be offset by asset valuation, provision and income recognition forbearance
‘Ostrich approach’ to financial stability is a mistake
Denmark’s top supervisor says scaling back IFRS 9 would be a costly error
Pricing the lives saved by coronavirus policies
How does the effort to reduce risks to human life compare with the economic losses?