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BoE MPC split on publishing rate forecasts
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We could not have survived this crisis without the ‘Main Street’ structure of the Fed. If it had just been a New York Fed… [it] would have faced a more severe backlash and possibly elimination
James Bullard, president, Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis
As internet access increases and encryption technology improves, digital currencies have the capacity to reduce operating costs, increase efficiency and enable a wide range of new applications
Fan Yifei, PBoC deputy governor
We see a strong, determined and young leadership with a focus on changing politics, society and the economy. The main impact for Sama is in the economic area.
Ahmed Abdulkarim Alkholifey, governor, Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority
Equilibrium’s a great concept, but the dynamic side has suffered because there aren’t really very good theories on how quickly ideas or events will unfold.
Hal Varian, chief economist, Google
There is empirical evidence that within the range of capital we are talking about in these regulations, it is the well-capitalised banks that provide lending; it is the well-capitalised banks that contribute to growth.
Jaime Caruana, BIS general manager
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Comment
Communications on financial stability should be strengthened
Who is Yi Gang?
Measuring Venezuela’s hyperinflation
Our Take
Regulatory efficiency or rollback?
The hunt for a crypto taxonomy
A changing of the guard
Structural measures are boosting competition – Bank of Israel report
Bostic sees US economy close to jobs and inflation targets
BoE research says digital currency would ‘strengthen’ policy transmission
BoE paper studies ‘multiplex’ network model of derivatives market
ZLB increases equities-oil correlation – St Louis Fed research
Norges Bank does not rule out launching digital currency