Opinion/Comment
Should central banks be more active in managing integrity risks?
Antti Heinonen says central banks can mitigate ethical risks around banknote procurement
Latest restructuring boosts the PBoC’s regulatory clout
Hui Feng says the PBoC’s restructuring carries “profound implications” for its policy role
Supervisory lessons: resolution is a ‘dirty business’
Aristóbulo de Juan offers a toolkit for resolving problem banks
EME central banks can counter the next downturn
Philip Turner urges central banks to consider a broad range of actions to tackle volatility stemming from currency mismatches
Media matters
Mike Hannah says central bank communications teams need to look beyond traditional media
Supervisory lessons: the need for intrusive supervision
Aristóbulo de Juan reveals his central principles for the (intrusive) supervision of banks
What is the future of banknotes?
Antti Heinonen searches for clues on the future of banknotes at central banks worldwide
Supervisory lessons: fault lines in prudential regulation
Aistóbulo de Juan highlights the lessons he has learnt about weaknesses in prudential regulation
Reserve management practices are splintering
Traditional approaches to reserves management are breaking down, writes Jennifer Johnson-Calari
Supervisory lessons: management traits of problem banks
Aristóbulo de Juan highlights lessons he has learnt from management of problem banks
Capital markets union a la Willie Sutton
A genuine source of funding is needed for Europe’s capital markets union
Trump and Erdoğan: cut from the same populist cloth
Barry Eichengreen compares the respective strongmen of the US and Turkey
A mere tweak or a step toward normalisation?
Sayuri Shirai says the BoJ has controlled market expectations while still opening the door to normalisation
BoJ looks set to cut its inflation forecast – again
There is no exit in sight for the Bank of Japan as inflation is likely to disappoint yet again, warns Sayuri Shirai
Argentina falters at ‘historic’ moment for BCRA
Replacing governor with finance minister with close ties to president sends confused signal on independence
Italy’s trial
Francesco Papadia argues Italy will suffer economic damage under its new leaders, but will still not leave the euro
Central banks need a consistent approach to accounting for monetary gold
Kenneth Sullivan highlights the challenges for central banks in consistently accounting for monetary gold
Is the US dismantling Dodd-Frank?
Richard Heckinger asks whether recent amendments to the Dodd-Frank Act amount to technical tweaks or full-scale rollback
Communications on financial stability should be strengthened
The IMF’s Olga Stankova outlines how central banks and official agencies can improve communications
Who is Yi Gang?
Hui Feng says Beijing’s choice for PBoC chief fits into wider liberal cadre across senior financial positions
Measuring Venezuela’s hyperinflation
Steve Hanke warns economists risk mismeasuring inflation in Venezuela by using CPI methodology
Sweden must ask fundamental questions on money – Ingves
Sveriges Riksbank governor Stefan Ingves says lawmakers must act to preserve regulation of payments system
How crypto is my currency?
Richard Heckinger examines how central banks are grappling with new ideas on crypto-currency and distributed ledgers
Tinkering with rates will not bolster New Zealand employment
New Zealand government should recall rationale for sole mandate