Transparency
MPs cool on UK CBDC prospects
Treasury select committee says upsides to digital pound are “unclear”
Parliamentary committee calls for BoE governance reforms
Report urges simpler mandate, greater “diversity of thought” and regular reviews
The predicament of bloated central bank balance sheets
Swollen balance sheets carry significant risks for combating inflation, ensuring financial stability and preserving central bank credibility, independence and effectiveness. How can central banks reduce them?
Public trust: the role of the private sector in exploring digital currency
Digital currencies that effectively protect financial privacy in lawful transactions will garner enduring confidence in the highly integrated networks of the future, argue J Christopher Giancarlo and Daniel Gorfine
ECB nominates Bundesbank’s Buch as new head of supervision
Governing council votes for German official over Bank of Spain deputy governor
Book notes: Bold vision, by Freddy Orchard
Largely uncritical insights about the formation of the GIC and Singapore’s currency regime
Jackson Hole in the wake of policy rules
Symposium heralds a shift to relying on incoming data and judgement, rather than rules or even formal models, to hit inflation targets, writes Barry Eichengreen
A ‘unified ledger’ and the future of money
Blueprint set out by the BIS staff raises plenty of questions about the 'singleness of money'
Central bank communicators at a time of transparency
Specialists discuss the evolving roles of comms staff in the policy-making process
Central bankers to evaluate IMF evaluation office
External panel to scrutinise Independent Evaluation Office, after 2018 review found lack of “traction”
Book notes: Inflation targeting and central banks, by Joanna Niedźwiedzińska
A useful and rich reference source, especially for central banks moving to adopt inflation targeting
Monetary Policy Benchmarks 2023 report – navigating uncertainty
Benchmark data highlights ongoing evolution in policy frameworks as central banks move beyond the pandemic – and into the high-inflation period
Advanced economies more likely to publish minutes
Average central bank publishes minutes around two weeks after a policy decision
Monetary policy press conferences held four times a year on average
Minority of central banks say they organise zero press conferences
Central Banking Awards 2023: highlights from the ceremony
Event heard from award winners including Stefan Ingves, Shaktikanta Das and Andriy Pyshnyy
The allure of private markets
SWFs have piled into the asset class while reserve managers remain wary, writes Blake Evans-Pritchard
Riksbank makes mistake publishing policy minutes
Swedish central bank says it takes the incident seriously and will strengthen procedures and controls
PBoC and MAS join forces to promote sustainable finance
New task force will work to align green taxonomies in China and Singapore
IMF code drives reform of central bank transparency
Dmytro Solohub says pilots of new transparency code have already fostered change
Governance Benchmarks 2023 report – the frameworks that underpin central banks
Data reveals differences in profits, appointments and policies among EMEs and advanced economies
Central Banking Awards 2023 – the winners in full
Awards recognise extraordinary achievements by central banks and their partners in the past year
Central Banking Awards 2023: final group of winners revealed
Awards recognise lifetime achievement of Stefan Ingves, as well as reserves management, currency, technology and more
Lifetime achievement: Stefan Ingves
Modest man from the Finnish ‘boonies’ has had a major impact on international central banking
Central Banking Awards 2023: third group of winners announced
Awards include economic research, payments reform and risk management services