Central Bank Market Neutrality is a Myth
Chiara Colesanti Senni and
Pierre Monnin | 16 October 2020
Monetary,
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Asset Purchases,
Central Banks,
Climate Change,
Foreign Exchange Reserves,
Market Neutrality Christine Lagarde, the President of the European Central Bank (ECB), this week raised the critical question whether, in view of market failures, market neutrality should remain the guiding principle driving central banks’ policy portfolio management. Her spotlight on market neutrality underscores growing and overdue scrutiny
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Central Banks Must Heed Their Own Warnings on Climate Risks
Alexander Barkawi | 13 October 2020
Monetary,
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Asset Purchases,
Central Banks,
Climate Risk,
Collateral Frameworks The Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), a group of more than 70 central banks and financial supervisors across the globe, has repeatedly highlighted that climate risks are financial risks. Its members have also continuously put a spotlight on the
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The Transition to a Sustainable Post-COVID Economy Requires an Urgent Shift in Central Bank Risk Management
Pierre Monnin | 10 July 2020
Monetary,
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Central Banks,
Climate Risk,
Covid-19,
Financial Regulation,
Monetary Policy Operations,
Precautionary principle The COVID-19 crisis is profoundly and durably transforming our economies. So will the transition to a low-carbon economy, which is necessary to contain the environmental crisis ahead of us. Shifting our economic system from its current state to a sustainable post-COVID version entails large and
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Argentina. A Short Blanket for the Coronavirus Long Night
Agustin Redonda and
José Siaba Serrate | 3 April 2020
Fiscal,
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Central Banks,
Covid-19,
Fiscal Space,
Health,
Inflation,
Informality The coronavirus has arrived, and Argentina has played its cards. First life, then the economy.
While it is non-debatable that the consequences of the pandemic will be enormous throughout the world, the magnitude of the impact is still uncertain. Argentina is a special case on three
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Central Banks and Climate Change
Alexander Barkawi | 21 February 2020
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Change,
Credit Risk,
Governing Finance Central banks must supplement their risk processes to reflect climate risks. This is neither a conflict of objectives nor an overburdening of their mandate, but a fiduciary duty.
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