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Hungarian central bank raises policy rates
MNB says data shows upside risks and pledges to continue bond purchase programmes
ECB’s Panetta: fiscal-monetary co-ordination no danger to independence
Executive board member thinks interaction can be fruitful in attaining inflation goal
Big banks pass Fed stress tests
Quarles: “The banking system is strongly positioned to support the ongoing recovery”
Carney warns CBDC delays play into hands of big tech
Failure to launch CBDC risks entrenching power of tech firms, former BoE governor says
US Congress votes to repeal ‘true lender’ rule
Trump-era provision allowed lenders to partner with big banks, which prompted usury fears
Mexican central bank raises rates for first time since 2018
Governing board votes three to two for hike, citing above-target inflation and upside risks
UK household debt has not yet amplified Covid shock – BoE paper
But the share of households reporting financial difficulties is now rising, authors note
Large global banks sign up to new Swift platform
Payments consortium says new system will facilitate seamless transactions
Bank of Italy paper uses agent-based model of housing market
Limits on borrowing are effective but not currently needed for Italian housing sector
Bank of England prepares for first public CCP stress test
Discussion paper sets out eight components of supervisory stress test for key market infrastructure
People: Sam Woods reappointed; Fernanda Nechio returns to SF Fed
BoE deputy gets fresh term; Nechio to lead regional Fed’s sustainability research; and more
Bank of Israel calls on banks to improve tech risk monitoring
Central bank urges close examination of projects that imply organisational changes
Shadow banking changes macro-prudential trade-offs – BdF paper
Presence of non-banks increases importance of dynamic capital ratios, researcher argues
Catherine Mann appointed to Bank of England MPC
Former Citibank and OECD chief economist to take Jan Vlieghe’s seat; Jonathan Haskel reappointed
FCA proposes expanding climate-risk disclosure rules
Climate disclosure proposals are first “substantive” policy for asset managers since Brexit
Malaysia and Thailand launch real-time cross-border payments
Central banks reach milestone for Asean payment connectivity plan
Dallas Fed: credit conditions improved for most in 2020
Study of Texas finds communities with more immigrants saw fewer benefits
Bank of Ghana launches local gold-buying programme
Central bank aims to double gold reserves over the next five years and support local mining industry
Riksbank publishes analysis on QE
Work aims to add transparency and offer evidence on questions of design and implementation
Armenian central bank raises rates again
Foreign and domestic factors working to push inflation above target, central bank says
‘Fiscal distress’ can reverse exchange rate dynamics – BIS paper
Authors emphasise “contingent nature” of exchange rate response to shocks
Congo central bank lowers policy rate 200bp
Central African country has now largely reversed rate increase from 2020
BoE suspends dividend as capital falls below target
Growth of intangible assets due to RTGS project caused loss-absorbing capital to drop
Uganda’s central bank cuts rates to historic lows
Uncertainty around the future path of Covid-19 weighs on growth prospects, governor says