Articles by Daniel Hinge
UK politicians criticise BoE over handling of QE
Critical report comes as BoE MPC member suggests asset purchases may need to be halted early
South African Reserve Bank: the first 100 years
Central bankers and academics reflect on a tumultuous first century for Africa’s oldest central bank
FSB proposes menu of policies to tackle money market fund risks
Proposal aims for tailored approach to boosting resilience of key funding markets
BIS pays out double dividend after bumper profit
Recovery from Covid-19 handed the BIS its second-largest profit in its history
BIS’s Luiz Pereira on tackling the climate crisis
Deputy general manager highlights the challenge posed by radical uncertainty, the benefits of carbon budgeting, and the case for acting now
UK committee calls for reform at FCA over ‘mini-bond’ scandal
Treasury Committee says it does not believe Andrew Bailey misled it over his role in the matter
MAS’s Vincent Loy and Celine Sia on transforming data management
The assistant managing directors explain how uniting business and technology functions is opening up new possibilities for data collection, governance and analytics
BIS prepares to redevelop HQ
Bank’s biggest building project since the 1970s could see major expansion of main site
RBA cancels market operations due to outage
Issue at third-party provider impacted central bank and several commercial banks
Linah Mohohlo: 1952–2021
The first female governor of the Bank of Botswana served with “exceptional energy”, commanding fear and respect over a four-decade career at the central bank
Financial sector still a headache for central bank modellers
Macro-financial links are difficult to integrate into key models, with progress since the global financial crisis slow. But some central banks are making breakthroughs
Central banks face legal risk over climate – ECB’s Elderson
NGOs could sue central banks for failure to take suitable action over climate change, says NGFS chair
Firms and supervisors must ‘transform’ climate risk management – regulators
Complexity and uncertainty demand major rethink of risk, say ‘Green Swan’ event speakers
‘Run it hot’: the risks and rewards of a new policy era
Covid-19 has added impetus to an emerging intellectual shift in policy-making. But central banks face unresolved issues – on expectations, on fiscal policy, and on the capacity of the economy to ‘run hot’
Don’t dismiss inflation risks but don’t overreact, say central bankers
Sbordone, Smets and Vlieghe weigh up challenges for central banks in the “return towards normal”
Diem shifts focus to US dollar stablecoins
Move away from Switzerland sees former Libra Association distance itself from original multi-currency plans
Fed plays down US economic rebound
Powell says economy still “a long way from our goals” as FOMC holds policy steady
BIS to operate sterling liquidity facility backed by BoE
Move echoes 20th century arrangements when BIS acted as intermediary in swaps network
IMF climate dashboard reveals pattern of vulnerabilities
Data ranges from frequency of natural disasters to carbon intensity of lending
Rising rates could endanger emerging market recovery, IMF warns
“Divergent recovery” likely to create financial stability challenges, report says
‘Giant of the field’ Robert Mundell dies
The Nobel laureate influenced a generation of economists via the Mundell-Fleming model
Bank of England targeted in Extinction Rebellion protest
Front entrance daubed in “fake oil” as part of wider protest against financial sector
BoE looks to fix flaws in funds’ use of swing pricing
Central bank finds some funds overestimate the liquidity of their assets
‘Do no harm’: central bankers warn against rush to issue CBDC
Agustín Carstens, Jerome Powell and Jens Weidmann highlight risks of acting too fast