Central Banks
Vietnam raises rates for second consecutive month
Move comes after SBV devalued currency against dollar as inflation is close to central bank target
Central banks have fewer cash distribution centres on average
However, some have added processing facilities in last five years
Christopher Sims on modelling the inflation surge
Unprecedented series of shocks creates major challenges for central bank forecasters, the Nobel Prize-winning economist tells Daniel Hinge
Dollar remains key to central banks’ reserves
Renminbi purchases come with possible legal risks, Central Banking’s Autumn Meetings told
Credit is tightening for eurozone firms and households, says ECB
Loan demand from firms increased but fell from households, survey finds
Reshuffle heralds new era of Chinese central banking
Policy room for the next PBoC governor looks limited, as loyalists win out over technocrats for top economic posts
Brazil formally nominates Goldfajn for IDB post
Former governor is second official candidate for post left vacant by Claver-Carone firing
PBoC lets yuan slide to lowest level since 2007
Hang Seng index falls to 13-year low after Xi tightens grip on power
Is the ECB taking the right policy path?
Facing an energy supply shock, analysts ponder whether sharp rate increases and QT alone will serve to bring inflation back to target while avoiding a major recession
Belarus’s governor predicts inflation will fall
Government imposed price controls after sanctions helped push inflation into double digits
Most central banks do not own their own printworks
Fewer than a quarter report operating printing plants and two-thirds say they outsource
Podcast: the effect of monetary policy on reserve management
Global rise in inflation is having an impact on central banks' reserve strategies
Pandemic and Ukraine have altered Europe’s inflation dynamics – IMF
Fund stresses policy-makers face tough trade-offs from high inflation and recession risks
FATF puts Myanmar on money-laundering blacklist
Move may increase economic pressure on military junta as currency crisis grows
Yi may resign as PBoC governor after losing Central Committee seat
Former deputy governor and securities regulator are leading candidates to take over, analyst says
Monetary Policy Benchmarks 2022 – presentation
Central Banking’s economics subject matter specialist Daniel Hinge discusses monetary policy after Covid-19