Communication
Cracks open in ECB’s governing council
Italian governor warns against excessive tightening as Bundesbank president insists rates must be higher
Italian and Portuguese leaders criticise ECB policy
Right-wing Meloni and centre-left Costa both sound warning notes on rates
A letter to Andrew Bailey
As the Bank of England struggles to bring inflation down, Jagjit Chadha warns the governor not to let markets take control
Communications Benchmarks 2023 – presentation
Specialist Jimmy Choi discusses communication strategies, social media, staffing and more
ECB ‘cannot declare victory yet’ over inflation – Lagarde
President stresses rates will need to be higher for longer to defeat persistent inflation
RBI’s Shaktikanta Das on financial sector reform, sticking to inflation targets and the e-rupee
The Reserve Bank of India governor speaks about developing credible self-insurance and sizeable FX reserves, inter-dependence with government, non-bank and bank regulatory reforms, demonetisation, rupee internationalisation and daily UPI payments hitting…
BIS says strategic plan now 80% complete
Institution reports rise in profits as it continues to overhaul banking services
Why fear, paranoia and distrust swirl around CBDCs
Populists and conspiracy theorists are exacerbating public concern about retail CBDCs. What can central banks do about it?
Central Banking Awards 2023: highlights from the ceremony
Event heard from award winners including Stefan Ingves, Shaktikanta Das and Andriy Pyshnyy
Central banking against a full-scale war
National Bank of Ukraine governor Andriy Pyshnyy shares seven statements about ‘antifragility’ and the ability to function under uncertainty – and succeed
Explicit policy guidance ‘fraught with risks’ – RBI’s Das
Central Banking Summer Meetings: Policy-makers need to be “nimble footed”, governor says
To govern well, manage ‘enterprise’ risk
Effective risk management should be governance-oriented and top-down; not operationally oriented and bottom-up, writes John Mendzela
ECB policy leaks have ‘sizeable impact’
Leaks tend to reflect minority views and reverse trends in short-term rates
Communications Benchmarks 2023 – executive summary
Data reveals comms teams’ structures and strategies, as well as key trends in media usage
Bolivian governor says country faces ‘liquidity crisis’
Authorities’ response to bank failure could worsen financial stress, analysts say
Communications Benchmarks 2023 report – engaging with the public
Data reveals comms teams’ structures and strategies, as well as key trends in usage of traditional and social media
Fed communication drives house price expectations – NBER paper
Researchers find people’s expectations vary widely and depend on clear explanations
IMF’s Adrian on the systemic threat posed by a ‘weak tail’ of financial institutions
The IMF’s financial counsellor speaks to Christopher Jeffery about bank runs and emergency interventions, market and oversight failings, and the need for action on run rate assumptions, interest rate risk, deposit insurance, crypto regulation and a ‘weak…
Riksbank makes mistake publishing policy minutes
Swedish central bank says it takes the incident seriously and will strengthen procedures and controls
Central bank negative equity: a risk governance perspective
Janet Cosier explains how risk planning, recapitalisation and transparency are key as central banks incur financial losses
BoE’s Pill: UK must accept it’s ‘worse off’
Chief economist says declining terms of trade mean purchasing power must fall
BSP governor warns against cutting rates faster than the Fed
Medalla’s comment follows central bank’s recent move to support the peso
Challenges ahead for Ueda’s easing commitment
BoJ governor’s plan to maintain monetary easing until 2% inflation is hit may not be easy, writes Sayuri Shirai
IMF code drives reform of central bank transparency
Dmytro Solohub says pilots of new transparency code have already fostered change