Quantitative easing
RBA cuts rate and ramps up yield curve control
Economy is rebounding but central bank is worried about high unemployment
ECB slows down PEPP purchases
Purchases reached €12.6 billion in the week to October 30, the lowest level since PEPP was launched
Asia issues the most banknotes by volume and value
Asian central banks issue 62.3 banknotes worth $1,852 per person
Lagarde warns of ‘negative’ November for eurozone
ECB keeps policy tools unchanged but president says it will recalibrate in December
Bank of Canada ‘recalibrates’ QE programme
Central bank changes programme’s focus as Covid-19 cases climb
Bank of Israel increases size of QE programme
Yaron calls on government to act on worsening economic outlook as Israel suffers “second wave”
EU sees huge appetite for new triple-A asset
‘Sure’ bonds offer the ECB a less controversial option for asset purchases
ECB paper looks at eurozone money markets
Policy-makers must ensure smooth functioning of secured money markets, researchers say
Fed’s Covid-19 response drove euro’s appreciation – ECB paper
Effects of QE on exchange rates are comparable to conventional monetary policies, researchers find
Canadian opposition says central bank ‘must not become government ATM’
Bank of Canada to end some emergency financing programmes as lawmaker calls more QE “insane”
ECB will consider dropping market neutrality – Lagarde
Policy review will consider abandoning principle guiding asset purchases, but Bundesbank’s Weidmann is opposed
Riksbank defends corporate bond purchase programme
Central bank says increasing reliance on bond issuance warrants intervention
Central bank research may be biased by career concerns, paper finds
Central bankers are more likely to be promoted if they find QE is effective, study shows
BoE considering green conditionality for corporate bond-buying
Executive director says BoE will discuss with Treasury whether it should gain environmental mandate
Is there a rift in the ECB governing council?
Mixed messages from Christine Lagarde were followed by sharp divergence among board members
ECB to accept green bonds as collateral
Green asset purchases also possible subject to programme-specific criteria
Advanced economies take the lead in securities lending
Nearly 60% of reserve managers lend out assets that are in high demand
Riksbank starts corporate bond purchases
Swedish central bank will buy $1.1 billion in these bonds until June 30, 2021
ECB has ‘no room for complacency’, Lane says
Chief economist stresses ECB is ready to expand stimulus after Lagarde appeared to downplay risks
ECB leaves policy unchanged
Lagarde says she will not comment on euro’s exchange rate against the dollar
ECB should scale back monetary stimulus after crisis – Weidmann
Knot says central bank should adopt symmetry in the implementation of PEPP purchases
Broadbent dismisses concerns over monetary financing
High debt and aggressive easing do not equate to monetary financing, says Bank of England deputy
‘Strict inflation targeting is past its expiry date’ – Klaas Knot
DNB president stresses the limits of central banks’ ability to micromanage inflation
Record-low inflation may require ECB to boost PEPP purchases
HICP index expected to decline year on year by 0.2% in August; core inflation at record-low 0.4%