Australia
Central banks split on blackout periods
Reasons for operating blackout periods include facilitating effective policy transmission and avoiding speculation
RBA delays bond purchase review until 2022
Central bank pushes back review as new Covid outbreak threatens to delay recovery
BIS to work on cross-border CBDC test with four central banks
Australia, Singapore, South Africa and Malaysia will help create shared DLT platforms
Management failings caused Australian equity trading platform outage
Responsibility for upgrade project was unclear, IBM review finds
RBA governor dismisses calls for policy review
Opposition politician criticises central bank for frequently missing inflation target
China’s capital controls: here to stay?
With China’s share of the domestic central government bond market significantly increasing in just a few years, and the International Monetary Fund including the renminbi in its special drawing rights basket of currencies, China is enjoying growing…
Macro-pru mortgage limits were successful – RBA research
Central bank rates performance of policies implemented to cool risks in the housing market
People: RBA’s Debelle given second term as deputy
Iosco gets new secretary-general; Routledge takes over as Canada’s superintendent of financial institutions; new director of research for Kenya
RBA adjusts yield curve control as economy recovers
Australia “no longer looking over a cliff”, says governor Philip Lowe
Charles Goodhart on inflation targets, financial stability and the role of money
The LSE professor says inflation targets should have been 0%, the Fed’s move to AIT is a mistake, independence is under threat from inflation, big balance sheets support liquidity, AI can help supervisors and climate stress tests are unconvincing
RBA cancels market operations due to outage
Issue at third-party provider impacted central bank and several commercial banks
RBA should improve RTGS risk management – internal report
Australian central bank’s payments division says it is concentrating on upgrading cyber resilience
Financial sector still a headache for central bank modellers
Macro-financial links are difficult to integrate into key models, with progress since the global financial crisis slow. But some central banks are making breakthroughs
The Belt and Road Initiative 2021 Survey – The impact of Covid‑19 on the BRI
The fourth annual Belt and Road Initiative survey reveals that the Covid‑19 pandemic has disrupted many projects despite China remaining committed to financing the initiative, which is expected to support future economic growth and environmental…
Are we entering the polymer age?
CCL Secure explores the security and anti-counterfeit benefits of polymer banknote technology. As this developing technology reveals its advantages over traditional paper-based banknotes, could we soon see a shift in the status quo in polymer’s favour?
Communication needs to be adapted for different audiences – RBA research
Producing information in different formats may improve success of economic communication
Australia, Canada and New Zealand form network for indigenous inclusion
Ottawa will host symposium on indigenous economics later this year
IMF adjusts growth forecasts upward
Fund warns of uneven and unequal recovery, but is more optimistic than it was in October
Currency services initiative: CCL Secure
The banknote substrate provider is making a concerted effort to reduce its environmental impact by optimising production processes and building a recycling plant in Mexico
RBA opened banknote contingency site during pandemic
Strength of banknote demand during pandemic was ‘unprecedented’, RBA bulletin says
Lifetime achievement: Charles Goodhart
The LSE and BoE veteran economist has his own ‘law’, and played a key role in the establishment of monetary policy in the UK, Hong Kong’s peg and the ‘New Zealand model’, which influenced a generation of central bankers
‘Do bank supervisors wear too many hats?’ asks BIS paper
Many countries require array of mandates beyond “safety and soundness”, authors say
RBA boosts bond-buying to defend yield curve target
Governor says the central bank can increase purchases further if needed
Evidence of central bank research bias is ‘mixed’ – RBA paper
Results contrast with another recent study that found bias in research on QE