Page 10 - Central Banks

Expect a no-action policy, focused on growth

If growth picks up in the second half of the year, February is the earliest we may see the RBI changing its stance by raising the reverse repo rate

Central banks will accelerate rise of China's yuan, global survey shows

The Global Public Investor survey, published annually by the London-based OMFIF think tank, showed 30% of central banks plan to increase yuan holdings over the next 12-24 months

Central banks, wealth funds going greener and more activist: Survey

Covid-19 is accelerating a shift by central banks and sovereign wealth and public pension funds to greener and more activist investment strategies, one of the largest annual surveys showed

European Central Bank tweaks inflation target, bolsters climate role

ECB President Christine Lagarde has driven an 18-month deep dive into the inner workings of the bank, challenging even core principles of central banking

Digital-dollar fad: The Fed isn't obliged to issue electronic currency

The Fed isn't obliged to join China and other central banks in the craze to issue an official electronic currency. Private equivalents may do the job better

The limits of central banking 'toolkit'

The change in the Fed's forecast and a possible shift in policy is perhaps a good time to review how central banks - including the RBI - responded to the crisis, and debate future possibilities

Tech view: Divestment news can trigger up to 25% rally in IOB, Central Bank

The stock of Central Bank of India is poised to breakout on the upside if it manages to conquer the resistance of Rs 25.50 with a stable upmove

Asian central banks build dollar war chests, prep for US Fed policy

India has built up foreign exchange reserves worth more than $600 billion, as its central bank cushions economy against any sudden outflows.

After firing Turkey's central bank chief, Erdogan also removes deputy

President Tayyip Erdogan removed a central bank deputy governor, Murat Cetinkaya, from his post on Tuesday

Official, private digital currencies can coexist, say IMF experts

The blog suggests a central bank digital currency may be designed to encourage the private sector to innovate on top of it

Why dividing central bankers into hawks and doves misses the big picture

Reducing central bankers to caricatures risks missing the big picture. These days, policy makers have to be more nimble

A $13-trillion crisis era debt bill comes due for big economies

G-7, emerging economies face biggest refinancings in a decade

Ultra-low interest rates to stay: A 2021 guide for global central banks

China, India, Russia and Mexico are among those predicted to cut their benchmarks even further. Only Argentina and Nigeria are forecast to raise rates

Gold prices likely to move up in 2021; stay invested for now, say analysts

Accommodative policies of the most central banks world over also meant money continued to flow to this asset class.

Goldilocks year awaits emerging markets defying Covid-19 pandemic rout

Underpinning the recovery is a resurgence in foreign-investor interest

7 central banks sketch out digital currency as China forges ahead

Look to catch up with China's 'trailblazing', Facebook's Libra

Covid-19 impact: Philippines seeks new $11 bn advance from central bank

The government plans to settle the debt on or before Dec. 29 at zero interest, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno said in a mobile-phone message on Wednesday

The harm that orthodoxy does

The less the better, because once again that's not how governments or central banks can, or should, work. Indeed, they can't.

Best of BS Opinion: Beyond FCRA, raise demand via govt spending & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Changes to Indonesia central bank law raise fears over independence

A panel of experts issued recommendations this week to revise the 1999 central bank Act to a Parliament panel.