Central Banking
Paraguay’s central bank raises rates to 1.5%
MPC says monetary policy normalisation should continue in wake of rising inflation
Bundesbank paper looks at short sellers in the pandemic
Short sellers saw Covid-19 would strongly affect fiscally constrained countries - paper
RBI steps up work on climate change
Sustainable Finance Group will “spearhead” climate-related supervision and regulation
MAS doubles down on subsidies for new listings
Expanded grant scheme aims to boost stock listings and equity market analysis
PBoC’s digital yuan on track for 2022 Winter Olympic debut
Preparations for e-yuan to be used in the winter games are at a final stage, says deputy governor
ECB’s stress capital buffer still a ‘black box’ – banks
National regulators retain wide latitude to set Pillar 2 Guidance under new rules
Angola’s central bank reopens office after delays
Branch was reportedly completed in 2017 but has lain dormant following governor dismissal
People: ECB appoints director-general for international relations
Vansteenkiste replaces veteran Klöckers; head of IMF’s capacity development institute retires
BIS’s Borio urges return to fiscal-monetary separation
Action was necessary in crisis but could lead to “instability trap”, official says
Australia’s banks can weather climate risk – RBA research
Climate change will have an impact on mortgages and loan-to-value ratios, research shows
BIS paper explores Fed’s ‘whatever it takes’ moment
Covid facility had most of its impact without the Fed actually buying any bonds, authors find
PBoC tells payment firms to cut ties to other business lines
Governor’s speech follows reported crackdown on China’s Ant Group
Canadians ditched cash during pandemic, research shows
Central bank data shows cash withdrawals fell in comparison to debit card transactions
Report accuses Georgieva of changing data under Chinese pressure
IMF head rejects allegations made by World Bank-commissioned independent report
Vietnamese government tells central bank to draft fintech rules
Move follows central bank warnings of dangers posed by unregulated fintech sector
BDF paper analyses banks’ capital buffers
Researchers suggest new approach to setting banks’ structural and cyclical reserve levels
Podcast: Diversifying portfolios post-Covid
BNP’s Johanna Lasker talks about why central banks should consider equities and Tips
OECD urges RBA to review policy framework
Recommendation comes just weeks after governor dismissed the idea
MMT and the challenge of fiscal monetary co-ordination
Sayuri Shirai contrasts modern monetary theory with regimes of monetary or fiscal dominance
Turkey raises banks’ gold and FX reserve levels
Central bank announces work with state-owned organisations on prototype CBDC
PBoC widens offshore bond trading for Chinese investors
Large banks will be able to deal in foreign bonds via Hong Kong under new scheme
Thailand and Malaysia invite banks to operate across borders
Banks can operate in host country with greater access and flexibility under Asean initiative
Sustainability: a hallmark of cash
Tod Niedeck, corporate marketing director at Crane Currency makes the case for the sustainability benefits that are inherent in the production of paper banknotes, contrasting this with the environmental difficulties that face plastic banknotes at the end…
Bank of Finland targets 2050 carbon neutrality for investments
Greening FX reserves will only be possible if countries meet their Paris climate goal, central bank says