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RBI launches national financial education strategy
Educational push complements rapid improvement in Indian financial inclusion, RBI says
Former Fed officials urge Senate to reject Shelton
Trump nominee’s views are “extreme”, officials say, as two Republican senators pledge opposition
Turkey holds rates but raises reserve ratios
Move appears to be attempt to stem fall in currency despite president’s opposition to rate hikes
South Sudan has no forex reserves, deputy governor says
Central bank is unable to intervene as currency plummets on parallel markets, official says
Bank of Zambia cuts rates as Covid concerns intensify
Zambian central bank calls for debt sustainability policies as growth and inflation forecasts worsen
Colombian exchange rate shocks are asymmetric – central bank paper
Impact of 2014 drop in Colombian peso lends support to “dominant currency” theory, authors say
Financial indicators can warn of European growth risks – ECB paper
Index that aggregates financial variables in non-linear way provides most information – researchers
Mexican sovereign debt faces tighter conditions - SF Fed paper
Liquidity premiums reached record highs in pandemic while foreign holdings fell, researchers find
Cœuré warns of ‘black box’ problem for regulators
It “may be no coincidence” banks are turning to opaque AI for “capital optimisation”, BIS official says
Banks are crucial investment source for French firms – BdF paper
Researchers use BdF database to examine how French companies finance their investments
Rising debt has weakened eurozone – Bank of Spain paper
Highly indebted countries face lower output and limited ability to respond to crises, researchers say
RBI lines up ‘pan-India umbrella entity’ to shake up retail payments
Firm “may be permitted” to hold an account at the central bank
RBA expects long period of low inflation – minutes
Policy set to remain on hold, as board members say term funding is having desired effect
Bundesbank paper uses neural networks for rate forecasting
Artificial neural networks outperform linear and non-linear functions, author says
Experiment finds bonus caps can reduce risk-taking
BoE paper says bonus caps can work, in contrast to earlier work by the central bank and comments by senior officials
MAS launches campaign to boost Singaporeans’ financial resilience
Central bank starts programme in bid to help people manage challenges posed by Covid-19
Ageing population helps explain inequality in US – BIS paper
Firms gain greater market power as workers grow older, authors say
NBIM sees sharp swings in oil fund returns
Dramatic loss in Q1 nearly matched by big profit in Q2
ECB paper sets out new dataset on trade invoicing currencies
Dataset sheds new light on the importance of “dominant currency paradigm”, authors say
Weak banks undermined first round of QE – BoE paper
Undercapitalised banks took defensive measures rather than boosting lending, research finds
RBI to pay out $7.6 billion to cash-strapped government
Central bank maintains capital at lower bound of specified range
Foreign financing can help exporters survive – BIS paper
Result could be important for the development of emerging economies, authors say
‘Big Tech’ firms could harm financial stability – DNB paper
Technology firms’ data access could lead to their dominance of some markets, researchers warn
South African governor warns against QE
South Africa is not near deflation and QE would harm stability, governor warns