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Powell, Lagarde and Bailey express caution on CBDCs
Jay Powell says Fed must get any future CBDC right, rather than “being the first”
Lagarde signals Covid-19 stimulus will remain active for longer
Asset purchases and bank lending programmes will be key ECB tools; rate cut not mentioned
Colombia’s governor to leave central bank in December
Departure could open door to Ana Fernanda Maiguashca as first female governor
Green projects ‘demanding’ to find – Norway’s SWF head
Chairman tells lawmakers he may expand fund’s use of external managers
Central banks become net gold sellers for first time in 10 years
Sales by gold producers Turkey and Uzbekistan lead decline in global holdings
Lagarde warns of ‘negative’ November for eurozone
ECB keeps policy tools unchanged but president says it will recalibrate in December
Equities have passed the Covid-19 test, reserve manager says
The higher yield and resilience these assets have offered in 2020 may further boost reserve diversification
Covid-19 to accelerate asset diversification and boost gold
Crisis has accelerated long-term pre-crisis trends stemming from global financial crisis
Swiss National Bank opposes ban on ‘war material’ assets
Central bank says referendum motion is ill-defined and would hurt reserves management
Eurosystem lays out retail digital payment strategy
Access to cash and level playing field for electronic payments are key elements – Panetta
EU sees huge appetite for new triple-A asset
‘Sure’ bonds offer the ECB a less controversial option for asset purchases
Lagarde and Weidmann clash over EU recovery fund
ECB president wants it to become a permanent fiscal tool, Bundesbank president thinks it should remain a one-off
Frank Smets on the ECB’s strategy review
The ECB’s DG of economics explains how expectations, communication, fiscal dominance, climate change and the Fed’s actions will be factored into the ECB’s delayed strategy review
ECB will consider dropping market neutrality – Lagarde
Policy review will consider abandoning principle guiding asset purchases, but Bundesbank’s Weidmann is opposed
RBA sees no immediate need for retail CBDC
Head of payments policy discusses trade-offs involved in issuance
Lagarde calls on governments to prolong fiscal support
ECB president thinks regulatory, investment and education measures are needed to boost post-pandemic recovery
Argentina’s central bank attempts monetary balancing act
Central bank tries to increase government access to pesos while raising repo rate
Should the ECB follow the Fed in adopting a dual mandate?
Current and former officials argue an expanded mandate could prove ineffective and compromise ECB’s independence
Argentina allows peso to fall faster
Central bank increases repo rate as currency falls and inflation rises, despite severe GDP contraction
ECB open to above-target inflation – Lagarde
President lays out strategy review goals, hinting approach could bring ECB closer to the Fed
Bank of Mexico cuts rates again despite above-target inflation
President refuses to increase fiscal support package, citing danger of sovereign debt crisis
Reserve Benchmarks 2020 report – charting new data frontiers
Perspectives on staffing and salaries, reserve coverage, portfolio construction, benchmarking, use of external parties and risk management
Is there a rift in the ECB governing council?
Mixed messages from Christine Lagarde were followed by sharp divergence among board members
Moral mandates better suited to ESG adoption than financial goals – panel
Lack of liquid green bond markets limits a wider adoption of ESG investment strategies