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Argentine peso falls after central bank changes regime
Spread with unofficial exchange rate widens further
Bank of Finland research looks at ECB’s effects on eurozone equities
Researcher says eurozone monetary easing has raised eurozone equities’ expected risk premia
DNB survey looks at factors driving trust in financial system
Authors use data from DNB survey of Dutch consumers of financial services
Sticky prices play key role in monetary policy responses – ECB paper
Author finds different US industries’ react very differently to monetary policy decisions
ECB steps up research on ‘digital euro’
Central bank analysing both centralised and decentralised options for a digital currency
FCA grants UK firms 15 months to comply with post-Brexit rules
UK regulator updates handbook to show which regulation must be adhered to by the end of 2020
Fed extends Covid-19 emergency measures
Lael Brainard is again sole vote in favour of outright ban on banks making dividend payments
Belize’s central bank must improve cyber regulation – IMF staff
IMF staff warns central bank must upgrade physical resilience in face of hurricane threat
Bank Indonesia and PBoC sign currency agreement
Move follows Indonesian central bank accords with Japan, Malaysia and Thailand
Eurozone unemployment hits 8.1% in August
Statistics agency warns figures could be underplaying pandemic’s economic impact
BIS’s Borio: natural rate puts central banks in ‘straitjacket’
Official urges policy-makers to take “broader view” of the costs and benefits of monetary policy
EBRD commits to 50% green investment policy
Three candidates from European finance ministries compete to become bank’s next president
Central bank research may be biased by career concerns, paper finds
Central bankers are more likely to be promoted if they find QE is effective, study shows
Covid-19 pandemic speeds up adoption of mobile banking – HKMA’s Yue
Eighty per cent of payments under Cash Payout Scheme were made electronically, HKMA chief says
BIS paper explores impact of sterilised FX interventions
Authors say economic and financial stability implications of intervention have been understudied
FCA increases guidance to big tech around consumer protection
UK regulator mulling whether it needs new powers to ensure firms like Google do not exploit customers
Haldane makes case against ‘economic anxiety’
Communication essential to avoid caution “morphing into fear and fatalism”, says BoE chief economist
IMF expands flexible credit line with Colombia
The impact of the Covid-19 crisis is larger than when the programme was renewed in April, says central bank
Covid-19 fails to interrupt asset diversification – survey
Lower yields remain the top worry of reserve managers in 2020, study finds
Nigeria’s central bank implements financial inclusion strategy targeted at women
Central bank wants to close financial services gender gap by 2024
‘Combination’ forecasts can beat standard methods – RBI paper
Traditional inflation-output relationship seems “broken”, authors say
BoK launches facility to guard against dollar liquidity squeeze
South Korean central bank creates new facility to cut risk of dollar liquidity crisis, after extending Fed swap line
BoE’s Ramsden: UK not yet ready for negative rates
Deputy governor highlights several important considerations in decision to push rates below zero
Lower public spending holding back Middle East and Central Asia
Efficient and targeted investments require comprehensive data, says IMF paper