Book contributions by Victor Mendez-Barreira
Articles by Victor Mendez-Barreira
Bank of Israel increases FX interventions to tame shekel
Central bank’s foreign reserves reach new record level
Turkish central bank led global gold sales in November
WGC says higher local demand boosted gold trading between banks and CBRT
Hernández de Cos encourages banks to use capital buffers
Basel Committee chair says it is “only a matter of time” before losses become apparent
Hernández de Cos says yield curve control ‘worth exploring’
ECB could target differential between OIS curve and riskier sovereign yields
Hernández de Cos on ECB policy, crises responses and Basel reform
Spanish governor and Basel Committee chair Pablo Hernández de Cos favours a form of average inflation targeting, says ECB is willing to boost stimulus and Basel reforms not diminished by Covid-19 exceptions; stresses the need for structural reform and…
What does 2021 hold for the ECB?
Former officials reflect on AIT, how the strategy review may affect normalisation, QE options and the need for new tools
SNB still ready to depreciate franc despite US condemnation
Swiss central bank stands firm after US Treasury labelled Switzerland a currency manipulator
Bank of Mexico holds rates as board splits
Change to rate-setting board’s make-up may herald change in policy stance, say observers
ECB adds crucial tweak that could limit PEPP purchases
Hawkish governors secured wording that bond-buying allocation “need not be used in full”
Bank of Mexico sounds alarm over draft law
Central bank says law could damage its independence and create money-laundering risk
ECB set to boost QE purchases and extend duration of stimulus
Eurozone central bank is widely expected to increase emergency asset purchases by around €500 billion on December 10
Could AI ever replace human bank supervisors?
Data collection and processing remains key in leveraging artificial intelligence
Lane’s calls to investors stir controversy ahead of key ECB meeting
Chief economist’s private discussions with investors after policy meetings come under scrutiny
Centralisation key to digitising central banks – ECB conference
Bank of Italy studies use of machine learning to boost supervisory capabilities
ECB’s asset buying should drop ‘market neutrality’ – Rehn
Finnish governor says ECB should adopt green principles, but Bundesbank’s Weidmann is opposed
Lessons from the Riksbank’s negative rates experiment
Sweden is the only nation to have implemented negative rates and then returned them to ‘normal’ territory. What can central bankers learn from the Swedish experience?
ECB sets new climate risk requirements for banks
Survey of eurozone banks shows most do not disclose basic climate-related data, ECB says
Rehn says ECB should adopt average inflation targeting
Finnish governor says current target has “asymmetric downward bias”
Sveriges Riksbank announces big QE boost
Swedish central bank increases size, scope and duration of asset purchases
Olli Rehn on AIT, market neutrality and EU fiscal policies
The Bank of Finland governor talks about the ECB’s strategy review, market failure on climate change, lessons from the sovereign debt crisis, and the Draghi legacy effect on Covid-19 responses
ECB highlights new channel reinforcing sovereign-bank nexus
State guarantees indirectly increase banks’ exposure to sovereign risks through corporates
The ultimate store of value
Róbert Rékási, head of foreign exchange reserves management at the Central Bank of Hungary, speaks to Central Banking’s Victor Mendez-Barreira about how Covid-19 has changed gold investment trends
Lower r* demands new ECB inflation target – economists
Average inflation targeting is one possible alternative, says Jordi Galí
Has Covid-19 made gold shine brighter?
The price of gold has skyrocketed this year, but central banks have not flocked to invest as they have done in the past, write Rachael King and Victor Mendez‑Barreira.