Yield curve
FOMC considers more aggressive forward guidance
Officials discussed state-contingent forward guidance and yield curve control, April minutes show
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
RBA holds rate and reveals forecast scenarios
Cash rate target remains at 0.25%; RBA maintains three-year bond yield target at 0.25%
RBNZ to start buying local government debt
Central bank expands its large-scale asset purchases in the wake of the Covid-19 shock
Should the Fed be next to implement yield curve control?
The Reserve Bank of Australia is now the second G20 central bank trying to control longer-term interest rates. Could the Fed be next?
Riksbank to buy covered bonds; Iceland enters secondary market
Central banks unveil new forms of unconventional purchases
RBA introduces yield curve control
Lowe says measure would not have been considered under “normal times”
Do low rates spur investment?
Many believe low interest rates spur investment, but there appears to be little hard evidence to support such claims, writes former IMF head Jacques de Larosière
Fed’s Brainard backs ‘flexible inflation averaging’
Governor hints at possible outcome of Fed’s policy framework review
Yield curve models overstate chances of US recession – ECB research
Models need to account for effects of QE asset purchases on bond premia, authors say
Collateral management services: National Bank of Georgia/Montran
The duo developed Georgia’s fully automated new collateral framework
Machine learning model flags importance of yield curve for crisis prediction
Model has potential to allow policy action before crisis hits, BoE paper says
Bernanke offers ideas for Fed’s policy framework review
Unconventional policies are “preferable” to raising inflation target and can still be enhanced, Bernanke argues
Mauritius to roll out forward-looking policy framework
New monetary policy operating framework will look to smooth the yield curve and improve communication with external stakeholders
ECB’s QE boosts equity prices beyond fundamentals – DNB research
Negative sovereign bond yields encourage investors to increase exposure to riskier assets
Fed’s Brainard calls for major framework overhaul
Yield curve caps, flexible inflation targeting and more active macro-prudential policy could help, governor says; Fed may have mistimed 2015 hiking cycle
Will the Fed pass its year-end funding test?
An unprecedented rate spike in September prompted the Fed to inject billions into funding markets. But will its efforts be enough to foil year-end pressures? Could opening the standing repo facility to foreign central banks help?
Swiss governor rules out SNB transfers to pension funds
Negative rates are hurting sector but pension reform is solution, Jordan says
Tackling ‘dead-end’ monetary policy
A shift to lower inflation targets would help central banks escape forever-loose monetary policy, writes former IMF chief Jacques de Larosière
30 years of central banking
Central banks face credibility tests on a number of fronts
Global growth will strengthen in 2020, says strategist
Central banks should be cautious about responding to manufacturing slowdown, Kevin Gardiner says; Fed likely to cut again in September 18 decision
Overcoming deflation: Japan’s experience and challenges ahead
Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda explains how Japan’s long battle against deflation may offer insights for the future conduct of monetary policy at other central banks
Trump criticises ‘clueless Jay Powell’ as markets plunge
US equity markets face sell off and 30-year treasuries dip below 2% for first time
The future of balance sheet policies
Central banks are expected to resort to a range of balance sheet activities to fight the next downturn. William Towning investigates what tactics they may deploy