Central Banks
PBoC chief pledges to keep opening up China’s financial sector
China will also continue market-based reforms of yuan exchange rates
RBI buys $5bn in FX swaps auction
Unusual move to inject long-term liquidity into the system is heavily oversubscribed
US agencies move to protect swaps after week of Brexit chaos
Fed gives legacy swaps a margin break to help fend off risk of contractual limbo
RBI and Indian government boost banking sector as election nears
Central bank injects liquidity into banks as government recapitalises more state-owned lenders
Weidmann given second term leading Bundesbank
Deutsche Bundesbank’s distributable profit rises to €2.4 billion
RBI forms task force on offshore rupee
Task force will examine the effects of the offshore market on exchange rates and domestic liquidity
Powell hints at $1trn goal for Fed balance sheet
Proposed reserves buffer is more than enough, Charles Goodhart says
US and UK regulators strike deal to protect derivatives trading post-Brexit
Joint statement indicates ongoing co-operation, “whatever form” Brexit takes
Zimbabwe sets up interbank FX market with new dollar-pegged currency
Central bank governor pledges stability, but analyst says initiative is “cancerous”
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
Yuan takes key international step on Myanmar move
Yuan and yen added as trade-settlement currencies, as dollar use falls
RBA governor signals a rate cut more likely in 2019
Uncertain global outlook has rebalanced Reserve Bank of Australia's policy options
Jamaica uses social media to calm markets after FX intervention
Central bank's Wynter says FX volatility is nothing to worry about, but makes veiled warning
Lebanese pound finds support in newfound political unity
As new government forms, investors are more willing to sell dollars and buy Lebanon’s currency
PBoC sets up department to lead China's financial oversight
Central bank to devise ways to promote international use of yuan
Colombia central bank buys $1 billion from Treasury
Aims to support plan to enhance international reserves portfolio
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