Central banks

Central banks

The danger of excessive distraction

Central banks are under attack for failing to stop inflation. That partly reflects being given too many other jobs to do, argues Rachana Shanbhogue

Emergency response

The perils of expanded balance-sheets

The power—and the limits—of central banks’ balance-sheets

Social issues

When central banks become one-stop policy shops

Central banks are under pressure to cure social ills

Environmental concerns

The wish to respond to climate change

How green can central banking get?

Going digital

How central banks are moving into e-money

Designing a digital currency that works—but not too well

Geopolitics and war

When central banks face sanctions

Central banks must grapple with geopolitics, too

Looking ahead

The curse of being too competent

The temptation to heap jobs on central banks must be resisted

Central banks

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