Central Banks
Share of central banks screening ESG risks declines slightly
Central banks in Europe in top slot for including ESG criteria on their benchmarks
Is there a case for a retail CBDC in Japan?
A BoJ-managed, account-ledger ‘digital yen’ tied to the new Kotora payments may offer some potential
Fed raises interest rate 75bp for third time
Powell reiterates pledge to “keep at it” until inflation is back to 2%
Danish central bank slashes growth forecast and predicts higher inflation
“Everyone will feel” impact of tighter policy, governor acknowledges
Fed paper explores rate hike impact on money markets
Monetary tightening likely to impact flows in and out of Fed’s overnight repo facility
US CBDC research ‘could take years’, says Treasury
Report weighs design choices that could underpin digital dollar
Central banks divided on how Russia sanctions will hit reserve currencies
Non-European central banks more likely to expect a growing role for renminbi in reserves portfolios
Bundesbank vice-president calls for shift to ‘carbon accounting’
Proper calculation of carbon costs will mean firms disclosing private data, Claudia Buch says
Mongolia makes 200bp hike
Central bank has doubled rates since start of year
ECB lays out plan to green corporate bond portfolios
Central bank will focus on issuer-specific climate scores
Riksbank implements first ever 100bp rate hike
Interest rates increased to 1.75%, expected to peak at 2.5% in 2023
Argentine president names Pesce to full six-year term as governor
Moves comes as IMF reaches preliminary agreement on next loan tranche
Global economy faces four key risks, warns MAS chief
Ravi Menon says era of cheap money, cheap labour and cheap energy is most likely over
PBoC leaves key lending rates unchanged
Chinese central bank pauses monetary easing as yuan falls to two-year lows
Most central banks will not alter diversification due to high inflation
Over 63% of central banks do not plan changes, almost 27% are discussing modifications, and close to 10% have already implemented them or plan to do it
Markets starting to reflect ‘tenacious’ inflation, says BIS
Swings in markets highlight investors’ struggle to understand outlook, quarterly review says
US needs tighter policy, former senior Fed adviser says
Higher rates will cause little damage to supply chains, David Wilcox argues
Social media: an essential tool for central bank communication
Strategies to secure popularity, comprehensibility and reputation as new media takes centre stage
Russian central bank cuts rates again but Nabiullina warns over deficit
Higher structural deficits would force central bank to raise rates, governor says
Norges Bank, Riksbank and SNB expected to raise rates
High inflation and ECB tighter policy stance put pressure on eurozone’s neighbours
Argentina continues rate rises
Central bank increases headline rate by 550bp to 75%, but inflation continues to rise
Paraguayan ex-governor objects to central bank board nominee
Union claims appointment of finance ministry official would damage independence