Central Banks
Costa Rica increases pace of monetary tightening
Central bank hikes rates by 150bp as core and headline inflation continue to rise
BIS figures show banks cutting Russia exposures
Exposures down almost half since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014
Central bank comms staff earn $40,000 on average
Data shows wide disparity across institutions and income groups
Japan reinforces yield curve control
Yen falls after MPC commits to daily purchases of Japanese government bonds at 0.25% yield
Central African Republic makes cryptocurrency legal tender
War-torn state is second country to give crypto official status, after El Salvador
Riksbank tightens policy for first time since pandemic's onset
Swedish central bank surprised analysts by raising rates and reducing asset reinvestments
BoE backs cut to insurers’ capital requirements
Post-Brexit move to ease regulations requires tightening of some other rules, central bank says
Wide variation in comms staff numbers
Smallest communications team has just two members, and the largest over 100
How high can the ECB take interest rates?
Despite rising inflation, eurozone central bank is seen as unlikely to take rates over 1.5% in coming years
BoE’s Woods envisages radically simplified capital regime
Prudential regulation head sketches simplified Basel III alternative
Mexico’s García: war implies tough trade-offs for reserve managers
Banxico reserves director says acting tactically has become more difficult, and central banks may need to rethink their strategic asset allocations
US Senate confirms Lael Brainard as Fed vice-chair
Key senator absences create roadblock for Lisa Cook’s nomination
Sudden carbon price rise risks major financial shocks – ECB paper
Model looks at impact on eurozone banks of different decarbonisation measures
Maintaining trust is top focus of comms teams
Benchmarking data sheds light on how central banks measure the effectiveness of communications
Reserve managers stick to asset diversification
Higher yields not prompting central banks to abandon investments in less conventional asset classes
FSB-IMF report calls for action on external debt
Study finds authorities were able to manage the Covid crisis but have not fixed underlying problems
São Tomé president rejects firing of governor
Prime minister moved to replace Américo Barros after governor contested party leadership
Mexico’s Rodríguez says CBDC project will take another year
New estimate would have the Bank of Mexico’s digital currency arriving in 2025
Kazakhstan raises policy rate by 50 basis points
Inflation hit 12% in March and expectations are “not anchored”
Most central banks are bilingual communicators
Only a handful communicate in three languages, but it is common to translate at least some documents
The international effort to manage NBFI risks: where do we stand?
The Covid-19 shock demonstrated more needs to be done to address stability risks posed by the NBFI sector. Maurizio Trapanese details progress made during the Italian G20 presidency as well as outstanding macro-prudential issues
Reserve managers cut duration as inflation surges
Central banks with bigger portfolios tended to combine this measure with changes in currency and asset allocation, Central Banking survey finds