Victor Mendez-Barreira
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Victor is a staff writer on the Central Banking newsdesk. He has previously held positions on El País and the Wall Street Journal.
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New monetary frameworks involve risk trade-offs – IMF’s Adrian
Lower-for-longer rates may help to avoid deflation, but could contribute to medium-term volatility
National Bank of Denmark simplifies monetary framework
Central bank aims to reduce excess liquidity effect on money market rates
ECB to increase asset purchases
Lagarde says PEPP decision was unanimous as ECB staff increase inflation and growth forecast
Lagarde expected to clarify ECB bond-buying plans
ECB has lowered purchases as yields have risen and spreads have increased
Yield curve control not ECB’s ‘easiest way forward’ – Centeno
ECB board member Fabio Panetta calls for decisive action to reduce higher bond yields
Brazil ramps up FX interventions to defend real
Governor Campos Neto says fall “is not justified by fundamentals”
Mário Centeno on monetary-fiscal interaction in the eurozone
Bank of Portugal governor says ECB is not being overrun by former finance ministers, must improve the definition of its inflation target and has no need for yield curve control. Centeno believes NextGenerationEU fund could serve as template for a future…
Will Treasury yields keep on rising?
Falling price of US bonds may force reserve managers to change duration to preserve capital
Norges Bank’s policy space ‘almost exhausted’ – governor
Norwegian governor warns public spending is increasingly dependent on sovereign wealth fund
SNB should adopt higher inflation target, report says
Senior economists recommend the Swiss National Bank reviews its policy strategy
ESRB warns governments not to withdraw stimulus prematurely
New report highlights how support measures face trade-offs between cliff effects and debt sustainability
French governor calls for ECB to make radical carbon shift
ECB is not sufficiently accounting for exposure to climate risk, says Villeroy de Galhau
Mexican central bank board cuts policy rate
Rate-setting board unanimously votes for looser policies despite above-target inflation
Brazilian congress passes central bank autonomy law
Law gives CBB autonomy and sets renewable four-year terms for governor and MPC members
Riksbank revises up growth and inflation forecasts for 2021
Swedish central bank maintains stimulus; inflation not expected to approach target until 2023
Draghi accepts task of leading next Italian government
Former ECB president must first secure enough parliamentary support to become prime minister
Eurozone banks must not delay action on credit risk – Enria
Supervisor calls on banks to use capital buffers in order to maintain adequate credit levels
ESM to become backstop to Single Resolution Fund
Revised treaty enhances fund’s role in future adjustment programmes and crisis prevention
ECB steps up work on climate change
Central bank launches climate change centre and invests in new BIS green bond fund
Israeli reserves “well beyond adequacy” – IMF
Fund calls on Bank of Israel to cease FX purchases once inflation returns to target
ECB leaves stimulus unchanged
Lagarde says prompt implementation of EU-wide fiscal stimulus is key to eurozone recovery
Eurozone bank credit tightens despite ECB stimulus
Banks expect credit to further tighten during the first quarter of 2021
Bank of Israel announces major increase in FX interventions
Central bank announces FX spend in advance for first time and pledges 40% increase
Lower Mexican inflation raises chances of rate cuts
Third official nominated by president due to join rate-setting body at next meeting