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Central banks: the economy’s emergency responders
When economic infrastructure is destroyed in natural disasters, central banks’ contingency plans spring into action
Volume of regulatory data a challenge for firms, experts say
Regulators need “right tools” to extract value from high volumes of data
ECB rejects ombudsman’s call for Draghi to leave G30
Think-tank’s discussions improve understanding of global economy, ECB says
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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
- After the Congress – Interpreting China’s new development concept
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank – Raising expectations
- Central banks: the economy’s emergency responders
- Do not discount central bank digital currency yet – Lagarde
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
Canadian households may be responding to higher interest rates - Poloz
Fed forecasts overcompensate for trend deviations, paper says
More older people and women joining labour force, RBNZ paper finds
Student debt has wider ramifications for US economy – Harker
Real rates likely to move back up – BIS paper
Lower inflation in LatAm threatened by debt, says World Bank’s Vegh