Central Banks

CEE tackles inflation as it enters green, social and sustainable bond markets

CEE tackles inflation as it enters green, social and sustainable bond markets

Monday 22 November 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.47.1

Commentary: CEE central banks take proactive approach towards inflation

By Miroslav Singer in Prague

More central and eastern European monetary authorities have started on the path towards ‘normal’ interest rates and the normalisation of monetary policy. Despite the different institutional and political frameworks that CEE central banks operate under, countries in the region share...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/22/cee-tackles-inflation-as-it-enters-green-social-and-sustainable-bond-markets/

Central banks must work together to cope with dollar dominance

Central banks must work together to cope with dollar dominance

Thursday 26 August 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.34.4

Commentary: Central banks need new tools for dollar dominance

By Kathleen Tyson in London

When former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney spoke at the Jackson Hole Symposium in 2019, he made a surprising argument against the continued dollarisation of the global economy, labelling the situation a ‘destabilising asymmetry’. Central banks and other policy-makers need to work together for better...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/08/26/central-banks-must-work-together-to-cope-with-dollar-dominance/

Central banks will accelerate rise of the renminbi, OMFIF report reveals

Central banks will accelerate rise of the renminbi, OMFIF report reveals

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OMFIF’s eighth annual Global Public Investor finds the renminbi is on course to become a much more influential part of the global financial system as central banks add the Chinese currency to their reserve assets. The impact of Covid-19 and low interest rate environment has prompted a fundamental shift in asset and currency allocation plans of many of the...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/08/23/central-banks-will-accelerate-rise-of-the-renminbi-omfif-report-reveals/

Central banks enjoy vague targets; How inflation alters portfolio construction

Central banks enjoy vague targets; How inflation alters portfolio construction

Friday 23 July 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.29.5

Commentary: Central banks can take advantage of enhanced ambiguity

By Agnès Belaisch and Matteo Cominetta

After more than a decade of shocks, failing monetary paradigms and broken down correlations, central bankers have reaffirmed their commitment to discretion rather than rules. Basing monetary policy on explicit goals reduces the chance of success. Central banks need flexibility and...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/07/23/central-banks-enjoy-vague-targets-how-inflation-alters-portfolio-construction/

Remembering Jeancourt-Galignani; Central banks crucial to climate efforts

Remembering Jeancourt-Galignani; Central banks crucial to climate efforts

Monday 21 June 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.25.1

Commentary: Dignified navigator of Parisian finance

By Markus C Kerber in Paris

Antoine Jeancourt-Galignani, charming autocrat, gifted banker and flamboyant lover of livresque art, was an adept and dignified navigator of Parisian banking upheavals, which led eventually to France outstripping Germany in many fields of finance. Jeancourt, who has died aged 84, attained prominence in the...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/06/21/remembering-jeancourt-galignani-central-banks-crucial-to-climate-efforts/

How the birds of central banking are ensuring a sustainable recovery

How the birds of central banking are ensuring a sustainable recovery

Thursday 10 June 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.23.4

Commentary: Hawks, doves and green swans

By Danae Kyriakopoulou in London

Central bankers have long been associated with birds, traditionally divided between inflation-worried hawks or employment-leaning doves. More recently a third species, the ‘green swan’, has entered the conversation. Last week, the Green Swan conference brought together the world’s leading central bankers. In 35 sessions...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/06/10/how-the-birds-of-central-banking-are-ensuring-a-sustainable-recovery/

Moralising foreign policy is doomed to failure, Walking the tightrope to net zero, and more

Moralising foreign policy is doomed to failure, Walking the tightrope to net zero, and more

THE WEEKEND REVIEW – OMFIF

Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world

1-4 June 2021, Vol.12 Ed.22

Most-Read Commentary

Moralising foreign policy is doomed to failure: Global conditions have changed fundamentally in the past few years. The US is asking Europe to join its anti-China campaign. Are there no alternatives to a new cold war? At times of great upheaval and change, we should work on...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/06/05/moralising-foreign-policy-is-doomed-to-failure-walking-the-tightrope-to-net-zero-and-more/

Debt management and the consequences for central bank independence

Debt management and the consequences for central bank independence

Tuesday 11 May 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.19.2

Commentary: Reserves system puts independence at risk

By Chris Papadopoullos in London

Many advanced-economy central banks have resigned themselves to a probable elevated level of reserves for the foreseeable future. This brings central banks into the fiscal equation in a more direct way and exposes them to political repercussions that could endanger their independence. To avoid this, central...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/05/11/debt-management-and-the-consequences-for-central-bank-independence/

Bridging climate data gaps in Asia Pacific and beyond

Bridging climate data gaps in Asia Pacific and beyond

Friday 7 May 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.18.4

Commentary: Asia Pacific working to narrow ESG gaps

By Dael Wilson in Singapore

Globally there is a lack of environmental, social and governance data and wide variance in the level of coverage. Regional ESG disclosure frameworks in Asia Pacific are not as well-established as those in the European Union and the US. While this is improving, it will take a few years to develop the datasets required for quality ESG...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/05/07/bridging-climate-data-gaps-in-asia-pacific-and-beyond/

Central banks set the stage for innovation in payment systems

Central banks set the stage for innovation in payment systems

Tuesday ​4 May 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.18.1

Commentary: Fnality targets cross-border opportunities

By Philip Moore in London

Rhomaios Ram, chief executive officer of Fnality, was in good spirits when he spoke at OMFIF’s DMI Symposium last week. A few days earlier, the Bank of England announced the launch of its new omnibus account model. The announcement was described by Ram as a ‘huge event’ for Fnality and will have far-reaching implications...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/05/04/central-banks-set-the-stage-for-innovation-in-payment-systems/

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