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Policymakers should act now to prevent next crisis – IMF panellists
Preventative macro-prudential measures could help defend against next financial crisis, panel says
The Bank of Italy’s approach to risk-based budgeting
Crisis raised challenges for treating both the sources of risk and risk-bearing capacity using financial and accounting budgeting techniques
Claims on offshore centres at record high – BIS data
Overall cross-border claims “gained momentum” in Q4 2017
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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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A route to economic growth – The Belt and Road Initiative 2018 survey
To mark the fifth anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the IFF – in collaboration with Central Banking – conducted its inaugural Belt and Road Survey of central banks
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- A route to economic growth – The Belt and Road Initiative 2018 survey
- Policymakers should act now to prevent next crisis – IMF panellists
- Dudley backs floor-based system for setting monetary policy
- The Bank of Italy’s approach to risk-based budgeting
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank – Raising expectations
Comment
Communications on financial stability should be strengthened
Who is Yi Gang?
Measuring Venezuela’s hyperinflation
Our Take
A changing of the guard
Productivity puzzles and the neutral rate of interest
Brexit drives a wedge between BoE and markets
US steel tariffs likely to damage labour market – NY Fed research
BoE paper investigates uncertainty around elections
Higher expenditure in services limits trade growth – Fed paper
BoE’s Brazier: credit risks ‘stirring’ beneath calm surface
Satellite night-time light data could forecast US exports – Fed paper
Fed’s Brainard warns of ‘financial imbalances’