People’s Bank of China (PBoC)
Public policy lines blur: implications for reserve managers
Crisis-fighting has pushed central banks into new forms of risk-taking, and this is now spilling into reserve management, says Jennifer Johnson-Calari
PBoC makes $122 billion injection as default fears rise
Chinese central bank makes year’s largest market injection days after large power firm defaults
Book notes: The great demographic reversal, by Charles Goodhart and Manoj Pradhan
An important book, predicting that powerful demographic forces will upend conventional thinking on macroeconomics and policy
China mandates deposit insurance labels
PBoC goes further in implementing deposit insurance policies to mitigate risk
World’s biggest IPO suspended after PBoC intervenes
Ant Group market debut suspended after Chinese authorities interview Jack Ma
Maggiori, Neiman and Schreger on capital flows and Covid-19
The Global Capital Allocation Project sheds light on where vulnerabilities may lie
Jack Ma slams Basel regulations
Alibaba founder says Basel Accord limits innovation; regulators remain cautious on big tech
Hong Kong open to working with PBoC on digital currency
Senior government official says authorities would “actively participate” if it aids “mutual connectivity”
China starts public trials of experimental CBDC
PBoC and Shenzhen local government issue digital yuan to test retail payments
Bank Indonesia and PBoC sign currency agreement
Move follows Indonesian central bank accords with Japan, Malaysia and Thailand
European central banks remain leaders for gold
Average gold holdings on the continent stand at 10.6 million ounces
China’s CBDC could change global reserves, panellist argues
A digital yuan, if accessed widely, could change the reserve currency landscape, policy-makers say
Chinese state-run bank launches, then disables, digital yuan wallet
PBoC’s digital yuan wallet was briefly available via China Construction Bank’s mobile app
PBoC says it wants greater international use of renminbi
Chinese authorities hope "panda bonds" and response to Covid-19 will boost currency use – observers
China's reserve manager may be buying government debt
PBoC not buying government bonds, but reserve manager may have sharply increased holdings
Chinese state-run banks start testing PBoC’s ‘e-wallet’
Four biggest state banks trialling payments system for PBoC’s “digital yuan”
PBoC official joins policy lender after clearing up Baoshang Bank
Zhou Xuedong joins China’s biggest policy lender, as PBoC declares Baoshang Bank bankrupt
Chile and China expand bilateral swap line
Central banks more than double size of swap line and expand scope of use
PBoC partners with tech giant to test digital yuan
Chinese ride-hailing firm partners with PBoC digital currency research arm to test digital yuan
Singapore and China to deepen collaboration on green finance
MAS chief proposes working together in areas including loan syndication and verification
PBoC will not engage in monetary financing, Guo says
Senior central bank official says China will not monetise deficits or use negative interest rates
Central bank museums grapple with lockdown
Money museums moved online to keep communicating during Covid-19 lockdown; some now plan to reopen for a limited number of visitors
China moves towards single ‘green finance’ taxonomy
Move to unify central bank standards with other agencies could have major impact – observers
Chilean central bank requests access to NY Fed’s repo facility
Central Bank of Chile also seeks to expand renminbi swap line with PBoC