News in Systemic Risk: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 (10 a.m. ET) October 20, 2021 “Hic sunt leones” – open research questions on the international dimension of central bank digital currencies (Fabio Panetta; European Central Bank) The International Experience of Central Bank Asset Purchases and Inflation (Gianluca Benigno and Paolo Pesenti; Federal Reserve Bank of New York) Credit risk: The identification of the nature, severity, and duration of an economic downturn for the purposes of Internal Ratings Based (IRB) models (Bank of England) The Economic Outlook and a Cautionary Tale on “Idiosyncratic” Price Changes and Inflation (Christopher J. Waller; Federal Reserve Board of Governors) Economic and regulatory support policies and exit strategies: What role for Central Banks in the crisis, from emergency decisions to green recovery? (Margarita Delgado; Banco de España) Monetary policy strategy - from mandate to decisions (Øystein Olsen; Norges Bank)