Central Banks
Central banks forecast GDP less accurately than inflation
Over half of central banks reviewed models in a bid to project more accurately
RBA delivers another 25bp rate hike
Philip Lowe signals flexibility over further rate increases
Renminbi in focus: diversification and internationalisation
Bank of China (Hong Kong) comments on the case study interviews conducted by Central Banking and discusses China’s GDP growth and renminbi internationalisation, the renminbi as a financing currency and its role in cross-border settlement
Adopting renminbi in reserve portfolios
Central Banking speaks to four reserve managers about investing in renminbi
The ECB’s collateral conundrum
A lack of high-quality collateral in the eurozone has resulted in money market rates lagging ECB policy rates, hampering monetary policy transmission
Moldovan central bank reverses tightening cycle
Unscheduled decision marks end to long series of hikes despite rising inflation and falling currency
BIS analysis finds ‘huge’ debts hidden in FX derivatives
Economists say banks and non-banks have major exposures hidden off balance sheet
Bank of Thailand governor calls for better inflation model
Phillips curve model under-predicts inflation, argues governor Sethaput
Majority of central banks prefer economists with master’s degree
Economists are sponsored more for training than for PhDs
Libyan parliament replaces rebel-held areas’ central bank chief
Move came after relations between civil war-torn country’s central banks worsened
Gilts debacle exposes financial stability risks
Lurking leverage in liability-driven UK pension investments raises important questions for central bankers
Armenia’s Galstyan calls for a new framework to tackle uncertainty and nonlinearities
Central Bank of Armenia governor says central banks can start to regain credibility by admitting their mistakes. This could include employing a risk-management approach to monetary policy aimed at avoiding nonlinear ‘dark corners’ and placing much less…
Colombian president appoints central bank board member
Court annulled appointment of Alberto Carrasquilla for violating gender quota law
BIS data shows ‘surge’ in OTC derivatives market value
Near 50% increase in space of six months reflects “elevated uncertainty”, BIS says
Austan Goolsbee will be next Chicago Fed president
Former Obama adviser will succeed Evans and become voting FOMC member in 2023
Powell signals FOMC may slow pace of hikes
Fed hopes to remove labour market pressure by cutting number of job openings, Powell says
Economics teams constitute just a fraction of central banks’ total workforce
Most institutions have more policy economists than research colleagues
Namibia increases policy rate by 50bp
Central bank shadows South Africa’s hike last week to preserve currency link
Singapore’s Temasek fund ‘reviewing’ $275 million FTX loss
Deputy prime minister Wong admits reputational damage but says state does not need to audit fund
Bank of England pushes ahead with ‘Basel 3.1’
Central bank says amendments to Basel III could halt downward drift in risk-weighted capital ratios
Ghana hikes rates again as inflation passes 40%
Governor says country faces “huge financing gap” as government uses central bank credit
Guatemala accelerates hikes while Dominican Republic pauses
Dominican core and headline inflation falling, but pressures are rising in Guatemala