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Individual German banks at risk from interbank shocks, paper finds
Bundesbank paper presents simulation method for analysing interbank markets
Fed’s Jackson Hole conference hit by temporary venue closure
Kansas City Fed is considering implications and will release details when available
Cash usage decreases as confidence in banks rises – research
Research included in MAS review flags importance of psychological factors in cash usage
BIS and G20 launch cloud-based ‘tech sprint’
New initiative will help regulators leverage technology to improve supervision of financial sector
BoE’s Proudman recommends data-gathering rethink
“Pull” model would be “revolutionary” but might come at too great a cost, official says
ECB publishes framework for assessing prudential spillovers
Detailed paper aims to help regulators assess cross-border effects of macro-prudential policies
Riksbank open to future rate cut
Swedish central bank keeps stimulus package unchanged in monetary policy meeting
World Bank pays out after triggering pandemic bonds
Requirements for funding release were met on March 31; since then, Covid-19 cases in poorest countries have doubled to 1.34% of the global total
Fed expands local government liquidity facility
Programme faced criticism for leaving out regions with heavy Native American and African-American populations
BdF paper looks at household vulnerability
High levels of household debt magnify negative shocks and weaken positive ones, researchers find
IMF approves new programmes in support of weaker economies
Over the past week the fund has given the green light for disbursements in Bosnia, Paraguay, DRC and Mauritania
Coronavirus latest: Central banks respond to the Covid-19 crisis
Live coverage as central banks respond to the virus outbreak (live feed is now closed)
Riksbank unveils details of local bond purchases
Swedish central bank to buy up to Skr5 billion from Kommuninvest i Sverige
RBI steps in with liquidity line for mutual funds
Injection of $6.6 billion comes as Franklin Templeton shuts down six funds
Bank of Japan steps up stimulus with unlimited JGB purchases
BoJ drops limit on government debt and quadruples corporate bond cap, but it is unclear if purchases will actually increase
US default rates could hit 8.1% without policy action – Richmond Fed
Loan forbearance policies could see this drop to “essentially zero” in 2021, researchers say
National Bank of Denmark divests stake in securities firm
Central bank will sell its 24.2% ownership of VP Securities to Euronext
Norges Bank supervisory council requests information on SWF’s new head
Executive asked to answer questions on hiring process amid ongoing expenses scandal
BIS paper flags ‘barren patches’ in post-crisis reforms
Reforms have boosted “shock-absorbing capacity” but some problems persist, authors say
Joining banking union likely positive for Sweden – Riksbank
Banks’ large cross border activities mean common supervisory and resolution mechanisms are better than national equivalents
Fed to expand paycheck liquidity facility after criticism
Some observers say Paycheck Protection Program not reaching most affected firms
Economic impact of Covid-19 to last until at least 2021
Difficult to predict how control measures will impact economy, epidemiologist says
IMF launches new dollar emergency liquidity facility
Facility could fill “critical gap” left by central bank dollar swap lines, senior IMF official says
BoE moves to renewable energy
Bank of England says it has already beaten its 2016 target for carbon dioxide reduction