Balance sheet
The risks facing the Chinese economy
China isn’t at risk of a financial meltdown, but it does face a slow puncture, writes Michael Taylor
Ghana’s Ernest Addison on the chain of events that led to a loss of $5 billion
The Bank of Ghana governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about what necessitated monetary financing, the boundaries of ‘independence’ and the results of offline tests of the e-cedi
ECB’s Schnabel does not rule out rate cut before mid-2024
Executive board member deems more rate hikes “rather unlikely”
The long and short of it: Central Banking case studies in point
Invesco comments on the case study interviews conducted by Central Banking for this report, and key reserve challenges such as global high inflation and balance sheet dynamics in emerging and advanced economies.
The ECCB’s Timothy Antoine on currency union, cooperation and DCash 2.0
The ECCB governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about maintaining a currency zone, addressing climate and cyber risks, the decline in correspondence banking and lessons learned from issuing a retail CBDC
Defending the basis
Benefits of additional Treasury liquidity may outweigh potential intervention costs during a hypothetical panic, writes Joseph Wang
Claudio Borio on financial cycles, operating frameworks and non-bank reform
The BIS veteran highlights a ‘unique constellation’ of challenges as central banks travel the ‘last mile’ in bringing down inflation – and says there are many more miles to go on non-bank reform
SNB cuts interest payments amid losses
Swiss central bank lost over Sfr12 billion in Q3
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?
Buy side reflects on BoE’s gilt liquidity lifeline
Lending facility could prevent repeat of last year’s LDI crisis if properly designed, pension and insurance experts say
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
Rate hikes: too much, too late – and now too dangerous
Why monetary tightening risks a global credit crunch
Soma manager predicts transition success for US reserves
Roberto Perli said short-term funding markets will likely not see significant disruptions
Joachim Nagel on the ECB’s terminal rate, fiscal policy, model relevance and the digital euro
The Deutsche Bundesbank president speaks about compromise on the Governing Council, rolling back PEPP, the need to implement Basel III and the chances of a revised Stability and Growth Pact
Non-banks taking on significant ‘hidden leverage’, FSB warns
Off-balance-sheet positions have grown, but data on many parts of the system is poor
ECB: from a supply to a demand-driven floor?
Eurozone’s central bank expected formally to abandon corridor in forthcoming operational framework review
Earth to Jackson Hole: create sustainable future bonds for stability and prosperity
Marina Zucker-Marques and Kevin Gallagher offer a template for a new central bank asset
Bank of Ghana clarifies losses after Reuters report
Research director explains $5.4 billion loss for 2022 mainly due to debt restructuring
When £1 is not £1
Gabriel Stein examines the risks from introducing a CBDC should its value diverge from that of physical currency and bank deposits
Stefan Ingves on central bank failings on inflation and financial stability
The Riksbank veteran speaks about liquidity, interest rate and non-bank regulatory reforms, the importance of saying ‘no’, and the need for explicit legal definitions for digital money
Climate change: a new financial risk for central banks
Overcoming ‘analysis paralysis’ and the lessons in capturing climate-related financial risks on the Deutsche Bundesbank’s balance sheet
Guillermo Avellán on BCE independence, capacity-building and dollarisation
Central Bank of Ecuador general manager speaks about the need to bolster the central bank’s legal autonomy, dollarisation challenges, payments developments and monetising local gold production
PBoC holds key rate amid lacklustre GDP growth
Chinese economy grew 6.3% in second quarter, missing expectations by a full percentage point
Corridor systems most used to set monetary policy
Floor systems less popular overall but widely used with asset purchase programmes