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Trump and Erdoğan: cut from the same populist cloth

Barry Eichengreen compares the respective strongmen of the US and Turkey, as the latter country spirals towards crisis

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The Fed’s trade policy dilemma

FOMC should loosen, but members must speak out more forcefully against tariffs, writes Barry Eichengreen

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Eurozone banks increase illiquid assets after solvency shocks – DNB paper

Shift in asset holdings could create asset price distortions after banking crises, researchers say

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BIS economist explores uneven adoption of fintech

Several factors can explain why some countries have been quicker to adopt fintech than others

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ECB officials lay out positions on future inflation target

Weidmann and de Cos set priorities as strategy review focuses on inflation measurement and target

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Global markets award: HSBC

The UK-headquartered bank is a leader in green finance and helped its clients navigate the low-rate environment over the past year

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Website of the year: Central Bank of Brazil

The new bilingual site offers enhanced communications to the full range of stakeholders

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Communications award: Bank of Jamaica

The Bank of Jamaica broke the mould with its reggae-inspired communications strategy, but observers suggest it has done more than just lift the economic literacy of its society

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Specialised lending initiative: BNP Paribas

A new ‘global’ setup helped secure US dollar-denominated assets from a Eurosystem central bank

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Collateral management services: National Bank of Georgia/Montran

The duo developed Georgia’s fully automated new collateral framework

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Lifetime achievement award: Otmar Issing

The architect of the euro’s monetary operating framework is still playing an important role in shaping the debate on monetary policy

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Transparency: Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Publication of new MPC handbook and minutes increases RBNZ’s openness

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Basel III changed securities dealing – Bank of Canada paper

Regulations have changed dealers’ behaviour and reduced risk, study finds

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US must review payments system oversight, Brainard says

Big tech’s currency plans could mean payments oversight is further weakened – senior Fed official

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Stress tests should be ‘two-stage’- Donald Kohn

Results for first test could be used to model second scenario, says senior BoE official

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RBI holds rates as MPC sees diverging inflation and growth

Policy-makers face challenge as inflation climbs and growth disappoints

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Central Banking Awards 2020: final winners announced

Awards include lifetime achievement, transparency, communications and website

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Brazilian MPC cuts policy rate to record low

Central bank forecasts inflation to stay within target range despite recent rises

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Cuban president appoints new central bank governor

Marta Sabina Wilson González was senior official at state-owned lender

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ECB monetary policy was weakened by regulation – Bundesbank paper

Tighter regulation reduced lending by weakly-capitalised banks from 2008 to 2018 – researchers

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