European Central Bank (ECB)
Central Banking Awards 2024 ceremony honours best in field
Shirakawa receives lifetime award and Brazil is named central bank of the year
Supervisors must embrace technology – ECB’s McCaul
Data is “growing exponentially”, so supervisors must innovate to track risks, supervisory board member says, as SSM digitalisation enters ‘phase 2’
BoE reserves framework drawn into political arena
Minor party’s proposal to axe interest on reserves highlights BoE’s costly operating framework
ECB penalises European banks for not meeting climate risk deadline
European real estate market remains a concern but banks are in a “robust” position, Jochnick says
ECB appoints three senior officials to supervisory board
Irish, French and Portuguese trio to replace current members by the end of the year
ECB cuts policy rate by 25 basis points
Strong eurozone wage growth rules out commitment to further cuts, says governing council
Banknotes: April to June 2024
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Are low-level inflation targets still fit for purpose?
Geostrategic shifts make the case for a narrow price target less compelling
Book notes: Balance of power: central banks and the fate of democracies, by Éric Monnet and translated by Steven Rendall
This short book offers partial insights, but ultimately underwhelms
QE should stabilise rather than stimulate – ECB’s Schnabel
Asset purchases have become conventional, but central banks should exercise caution
ECB is ready to cut rates, chief economist says
Next steps in ECB’s easing cycle will be “bumpy” and “gradual”, says Philip Lane
Risks facing central banks: action and inaction
Unlike Fed policy in the 1990s, central bank actions this century do not appear overly accommodative, given poor policy decisions elsewhere, writes Andrew Smithers
ECB paper recommends central fiscal instrument
Governments’ ability to delay fiscal consolidation should be limited, researchers argue
ECB paper uses RCT data on inflation expectations
Consumers’ level of attention is determined by economic environment, research finds
Paper finds link between housing costs and inflation expectations
Housing inflation expectations exceed other measures – National Bank of Belgium research
Eurosystem completes first DLT experiment
Austrian central bank settled “mock transaction” on distributed ledger technology
Data ‘does not warrant’ July cut by ECB, Schnabel says
Eurozone inflation risks remain tilted to the upside, ECB board member warns
Credit rating agency failures continue despite EU reforms, paper finds
Bond issuers are still “shopping” for good ratings, ECB paper says
ECB warns against AI market concentration in financial services
Using the same AI providers may amplify risks and threaten financial stability
Geopolitical events create tougher financing conditions, ECB finds
Systemic crises are unlikely unless a significant shock occurs
QE helped smooth sovereign bond yields, ECB paper finds
Eurosystem’s asset purchases helped reduce effect of “auction cycle”, researcher says
People: RBI appoints senior officials
Liz Oakes to join Bank of England FPC; European Central Bank names head of information systems
ECB staff speak out against changes to internal survey
“Dignity at work” survey to be followed up later, central bank says
French president calls for expanded ECB mandate
“We cannot have a monetary policy solely focused on inflation,” Macron says