Parachute pants and central bank money
There is a global rush to roll out CBDCs. Randal Quarles suggests this is akin to the 1980s parachute pants fad and the fear of missing out
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CENTRAL BANK VIEWS
Read what central bankers believe on the global economy, climate change, fintech, economics, and CBDCs and digital money
Do we need ‘public money’?
The Bank of England has issued banknotes for over 300 years. Jon Cunliffe talks about future of money in the UK in an increasingly digital world
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Stablecoins: what’s old is new again
Christina Segal-Knowles talks about stablecoins. She looks at how they could be regulated if they are used as a form of payment
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Public support for private innovation
Dave Ramsden talks about how the BoE supports the safe development of fintech services
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Central banks in a shifting world
Philipp Hartmann and Glenn Schepens provide selected takeaways from the ECB’s online Sintra Forum, including whether globalisation is reversing and the role of fiscal policy for the post-COVID recovery
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Private money and central bank money as payments go digital
Technology is driving dramatic change in the US payments system. Lael Brainard provides an update on CBDCs and a digital dollar
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Tackling climate for real: progress and next steps
Andrew Bailey talks about the work central banks have done on climate change, and how it will need to evolve
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Towards a green capital markets union for Europe
Christine Lagarde considers the European Union’s transition towards a sustainable economy that will be backed by the growth of sustainable finance
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The case for an open financial system
Andrew Bailey looks at the benefits of a global financial system and talks about the UK’s current and future role in it. He argues that these benefits are global, not regional in nature. So global cooperation is needed to ensure a safe and strong financial system
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Digital currencies and the future of the monetary system
Does the economy need digital currencies? Agustín Carstens asks who should issue them, how should they be designed and what are the implications for the monetary system?
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