Quantitative easing
Monetary policy faces tougher trade-offs – IMF panel
Financial instability risks may be abated with changes to inflation targets and tools
Monetary easing appropriate for now, says new BoJ governor
Academic Kazuo Ueda takes over from dovish Haruhiko Kuroda
BoE’s Tenreyro urges reframing of QE
Perception that the central bank is “printing money” has been hard to shake
Pandemic purchases averted ‘destabilising loop’, BIS finds
Central banks tended to use different tactics in advanced and emerging economies, report says
US banking collapses muddy monetary policy outlook
Bank failures raise question of whether Fed can maintain stability while tightening policy
Riksbank to start government bond sales in April
Swedish central bank aims to tighten monetary policy
BoJ maintains monetary easing at Kuroda’s final policy meeting
Ueda confirmed as next governor as pressure grows to abandon yield curve control
BoE’s Mann challenges idea of ‘long and variable lags’
MPC member says changing transmission of policy in UK may demand more tightening
Can new BoJ governor Ueda maintain his neutral position?
Kazuo Ueda will face divided views on monetary easing and its growing side-effects when he takes office, writes Sayuri Shirai
Stefan Ingves on leadership, prudential oversight and transparency
The Riksbank and Basel Committee veteran speaks about his leadership philosophy, Basel III deal-making and concerns about regulatory rollback, the value of QE and negative rates, and the need for a legal architecture for CBDCs
Bank of Japan defies expectations of yield curve change
Governor says it will take time for last month’s yield curve tweak to play out
Federal Reserve saw fall in profits in 2022
Central bank remitted $76 billion to US Treasury, but has been in red since September
Bank of Canada may be set for billions of losses
Think-tank warns losses could pose reputational risk for central bank
BoE completes unwind of gilt market intervention
“Financial stability portfolio” took a month and a half to wind down, as QT continues
ECB increases rates by 50bp
Central bank will scale back APP reinvestments as Eurosystem staff raise inflation forecast
Bank of Canada raises rates again
Central bank notes growth is stalling and will consider if more raises are needed
Gilts debacle exposes financial stability risks
Lurking leverage in liability-driven UK pension investments raises important questions for central bankers
Bank of Canada posts first quarterly loss in its history
“We do not make policy to maximise our income,” says Macklem
BoE begins unwinding gilt market intervention
Use of “reverse enquiry window” designed to limit market impact from £19 billion sales
Book notes: Zero interest rate policy and the new abnormal, by Michael Beenstock
Author's contention that asset purchases caused the low neutral rate of interest is entertaining and infuriating in equal measure
Balance sheet policy needs rethink, economists say
BoE chief economist says central banks should focus more on risks of assets they buy
Riksbank slows down normalisation with 75bp rise
Ingves chairs last policy decision as Riksbank predicts higher inflation and lower growth
UK Treasury makes first payment to BoE to offset QE losses
Indemnity was “integral” to QE but “day of reckoning” had to come, economist says
ECB eases securities lending limits to address collateral shortage
Governing council aims to provide “backstop for the euro area repo markets”