Central Banking
Time to stop handing out the pills: the great QE detox
We are facing a serious inflation threat that will test the resolve of central bankers, writes Jagjit Chadha. Central banks must reduce their reliance on QE. But how?
UAE central bank announces new cyber security centre
Gulf state saw huge increase in cyber attacks in 2020
RBA drops yield curve control
Lowe acknowledges messy market conditions after yields broke free late last week
UAE partly decriminalises passing bad cheques
New law meant to encourage recovery, justice and more modern forms of payment
Riksbank studies link between equity prices and interest rates
Measures that do not directly account for interest rates can better explain historical prices
US regulators call for new stablecoin regulations
Working group wants issuers to be insured and regulated like banks
Mobile money was ‘crucial’ for low-income countries during the pandemic – IMF
Data shows mobile and internet banking transactions grew for all income levels
‘Say what?’ Trust in central bank communications
Central banks are changing how they communicate with different audiences, but judging the success of these communication efforts is difficult
Saudi Arabia gives $3 billion to Egyptian central bank
Donation is pandemic aid, and follows similar deposit with Pakistan central bank
Centralised climate change teams crucial, central bankers say
As COP26 begins, central banks are focusing on improving governance of their climate actions
Zimbabwe’s central bank hikes rates to 60%
Resurgent inflation pressures force inflation to 54% while exchange rate weakens
Eurozone inflation expected to hit 4.1% in October
Figure would be joint highest reading since the single currency was introduced
Colombia continues tightening monetary policy
Central bank board unanimous on raising rates, but splits 5–2 on size of increase
Azerbaijan authorities order 50bp hike
Price deregulation and global factors lead list of inflation drivers
IMF knew Lebanese central bank had $4.7 billion shortfall in 2015 – Reuters
Officials said central bank had net negative assets due to claims by commercial lenders, report says
Central banks must address personal data risks, says BIS paper
Regulators must upgrade response to risks caused by tech firms’ use of data
North Korea issues coupons instead of cash
Experts say closing of Chinese border due to Covid-19 may have halted banknote production
Indian government reappoints Das as governor
Das gets new three-year term, as economy rebounds from Covid shock
BoK examines policy tools to tackle climate change
Central bank pledged to increase purchase of ESG-compliant products for reserve portfolio
People: IMF deputy managing director to leave
Mitsuhiro Furusawa to depart IMF; Brazil and Costa Rica to appoint board members; and more
Interoperability of stablecoins
Central bank reserves could be a better option for backing stablecoins than Treasuries, say Manmohan Singh, Caitlin Long and Charles Kahn
BoJ cuts inflation outlook to zero as it holds rates
Producer price inflation in Japan is at a 13-year high, but CPI inflation lingers around zero
Lagarde acknowledges high inflation pressures
ECB keeps stimulus unchanged and insists inflation will decline during 2022
Saudi Arabia boosts Pakistan’s reserves
Package from Saudi development fund comes as Pakistan’s balance of payments issues ease