Monetary Policy
Lagarde promises wide-ranging review of ECB monetary policy
ECB to form digital currency task force as Lagarde calls for EU action on green finance
PBoC issues 20 billion yuan of central bank bills in Hong Kong
Bills could be used to manage offshore yuan liquidity and stabilise exchange rates
RBA governor signals a rate cut more likely in 2019
Uncertain global outlook has rebalanced Reserve Bank of Australia's policy options
Fed strikes a dovish tone in January
US central bank will no longer keep balance-sheet runoff on automatic pilot
BoJ members split ranks on monetary easing
Not all members agree on how low 10-year yields should be
PBoC: new liquidity tool is not ‘Chinese version of QE’
Growth-boosting measure equates to three-year easing, says one analyst
Risks to eurozone growth are rising, warns Draghi
Uncertainty over trade and political instability are affecting confidence, ECB president says
PBoC makes record fund injection into financial system
Central bank pumps 570 billion yuan via open-market operations
Fed takes cautious stance on rate path
Incoming Fed officials signal there may be a rate-hike pause
Governor Yi defends PBoC’s easing measures
Cut in reserve requirements calibrated so as not to undermine deleveraging, says Yi Gang
Kuroda defends BoJ’s asset purchases
Central bank could face problems when it unloads ETFs, former senior official warns
Volatility will not deter central banks
FX Week Europe panellists think central banks may see return of volatility as healthy mechanism that causes investors to recalibrate expectations
Argentina adopts floating FX regime to tackle peso crisis
IMF extends running standby arrangement to $57.1 billion
SNB governor on lifting the currency floor
Thomas Jordan speaks about currency intervention, negative rates and FX reserves
Mark Carney: crypto is not the future of money
The Bank of England governor says cryptocurrencies are unreliable and provide poor short-term value
Fed’s Powell expects strong US growth
Robust labour market likely to support income and consumer spending rises, Fed chair says
China reportedly tweaks yuan fix
Markets reacted by selling the yuan, which fell 0.5% against the US dollar to 6.5291 from 6.4968 on Tuesday – its biggest drop in two months
Trump nominates Jay Powell as Fed chairman
Powell has voted in line with Yellen’s agenda and is not expected to shift away from current policy
BoE hikes rates for first time in 10 years
Pound falls more than 1% against dollar and euro following long-awaited decision on interest rates
China FX reserves rise for eighth month running as yuan fortifies
PBoC figures show $17bn increase, bringing total stockpile of reserves to 11-month high
PBoC scraps reserve requirements as capital flows ease
Renminbi slides against dollar as Chinese central bank reversed two measures it put in place to fight speculation