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Frank Smets on the ECB’s strategy review
The ECB’s DG of economics explains how expectations, communication, fiscal dominance, climate change and the Fed’s actions will be factored into the ECB’s delayed strategy review
Swedish governor calls for laws to protect cash use
Ingves says Sweden must upgrade payments systems and move ahead with e-krona
Milgrom and Wilson share economics Nobel Prize
Auction theorists win this year’s prize for discoveries “of great benefit to society”
G-7 central banks agree CBDC principles
BIS joins with leading central banks to set out principles for deciding to issue CBDCs
Riksbank defends corporate bond purchase programme
Central bank says increasing reliance on bond issuance warrants intervention
ECB and Riksbank study cross-currency instant payments
Currently Tips only allows transactions between accounts in the same currency
People: Norwegian SWF official moves to central bank
Jamaica appoints new deputy governor, while Swedish deputy governor has term extended
Riksbank will host Nordic fintech hub for BIS
Swedish parliament amends law governing central bank to finance BIS innovation hub in Stockholm
Riksbank signals rates likely to stay at zero for several years
Central bank does not forecast negative rates, but doesn’t rule them out
Riksbank starts corporate bond purchases
Swedish central bank will buy $1.1 billion in these bonds until June 30, 2021
Many Paris Agreement signatories do not use ESG screens
Most reserve managers fail to take environmental factors into account for FX portfolios
IMF supports Riksbank’s criticism of proposed central bank law
Swedish lawmakers propose separating monetary and financial stability measures
Peter Praet on Europe’s Covid-19 responses
The former ECB chief economist talks about threats to financial stability, negative rates, common debt issuance and steps to improve the EMU
Riksbank expands QE and adds corporate debt to purchases
Swedish central bank cuts lending rates to banks, but keeps repo rate unchanged at 0%
BIS expands innovation hub network
Several new locations unveiled in Europe and North America
Libra could cause central banks to lose control over monetary policy
Stablecoins linked to global reserve currencies could pose problems for monetary policy – research
Covid-19 hampers inflation measurement – Riksbank’s Ohlsson
Too soon to say whether consumption changes during pandemic will become permanent, official says
Riksbank launches new financial vulnerability metric
“Systemic risk indicator” is designed to track overall financial stability across market segments
Book notes: Central banking before 1800, by Ulrich Bindseil
A new standard reference point for the history of central banking
Swedish financial stability risks rising, Riksbank says
Without new policy measures, banks’ losses may hamper credit supply, Riksbank warns
Fed set to adopt ‘elements’ of price-level targeting
Covid-19 could act as a catalyst for a Janet Yellen-supported Fed move to adopt elements of price-level targeting. But questions remain about the timing of such a move
Charted: rush for dollar liquidity fades
Figures from central bank dollar repo facilities show waning demand, but outstanding swaps still high
Riksbank open to future rate cut
Swedish central bank keeps stimulus package unchanged in monetary policy meeting