Monetary policy
Bank of Jamaica should reduce FX ‘footprint’ – IMF
“Further rate cuts” also necessary, the fund says
RBI forms task force on offshore rupee
Task force will examine the effects of the offshore market on exchange rates and domestic liquidity
ABN Amro: euro to bottom out in first half of 2019
The bank has downgraded its forecasts across euro crosses amid subdued growth
Powell hints at $1trn goal for Fed balance sheet
Proposed reserves buffer is more than enough, Charles Goodhart says
Wells Fargo: US-China trade spat still a drag for Aussie
Dispute will keep trade-sensitive currencies under pressure, with a deal unlikely before March 1 tariff deadline, says strategist
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
RBA governor signals a rate cut more likely in 2019
Uncertain global outlook has rebalanced Reserve Bank of Australia's policy options
Dollar looks set to hold its own in 2019 – Informa Global
It’s a struggle to find sustainable alternatives to the greenback among G10 peers, FX fundamentals manager says
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
BNY Mellon: 2019 will see support-side innovation
Get excited about innovation, but don’t take your eye off the fundamentals
EM forecaster of 2018: City Index sees range-bound dollar in 2019
Despite ongoing rate hikes, the dollar is not expected to appreciate substantially in 2019, as the Fed tones down its hawkish stance
Kuroda defends BoJ’s asset purchases
Central bank could face problems when it unloads ETFs, former senior official warns
Beyond payments: central bank digital currencies
Issuance of central bank digital currencies, such as Sweden’s proposed e-krona, could facilitate monetary policy beyond zero lower bound
Wells Fargo sees pound upside
Sterling could move higher against the dollar, even if the December 11 UK parliamentary vote on Brexit is rejected
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
Best Banks Awards: BMO Capital Markets
BMO Capital Markets has been voted the winner of the Bank for Canadian Dollar award at the 2018 FX Week Best Banks Awards
Record brings ESG into currency management
Specialist currency manager develops database and methods for improving ESG credentials of its product