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Central banks should support demand and bolster confidence – IMF
IMF offers advice to central banks on what measures are appropriate to combat Covid-19
Bank of Israel unveils actions to boost market function
Repo operations and asset purchases designed to tackle high volatility
Richmond Fed paper examines use of discount window
Facility not typically used in “life or death” scenarios, researchers find
More frequent ELB events cut inflation expectations – San Fran Fed
Household and businesses change spending and pricing behaviours, researchers say
Covid-19 will not delay World Economic Outlook – IMF’s Rice
Communications director says reports will be published as normal
Curaçao and Sint Maarten to introduce instant payments system
Central bank partners with equensWorldline to build new dual currency system
ECB lowers capital levels as EBA postpones stress tests
Coronavirus response sees ECB loosen limits for largest banks while EBA calls for supervisory flexibility
Cannabis industry causing problems for Caribbean finance - ECCB
Industry could lead to further de-risking efforts from foreign banks, central bank warns
BoE sets out design principles for retail CBDC
Paper sheds new light on BoE’s thinking on design process and possible pitfalls
NY Fed increases repo operations in new bid to tackle funding squeeze
Trump announces fiscal and travel measures as Fed steps up efforts to support bank funding
Monetary policy can help buffer Covid-19 impact – RBA’s Debelle
Deputy governor says rate cuts will boost spending despite lag and reduce exchange rate volatility
Bank of Spain paper looks at macro-pru and growth at risk
Financial cycle, time elapsed and type of measure has major impact on effectiveness – researcher
Coronavirus policy responses raise financial stability threat – IMF official
Policy-makers must be alert to threat of rapid liquidation of risky assets, Tobias Adrian says
Bank of Jamaica launches fintech sandbox
Central bank hopes to “reduce the time, and potentially the costs” of fintech market entrance
Iceland cuts rates to 2.25%
Rate cut and changes to reserve requirements designed to offset virus shock
RBNZ prepares unconventional policy tools
Central bank is not planning to use them yet, governor stresses
Riksbank to focus on liquidity against Covid-19
Governor Ingves says a rate cut is not the most important measure now
IMF’s Gopinath advises central banks on cocktail of measures to fight virus
IMF chief economist says central banks should stand ready to provide liquidity
Financial crises harm innovation – BIS paper
Loss of access to bank credit can harm research spending for more than 10 years, study finds
People: Nigeria and Latvia gain deputy governors
Bank of Israel says new bank supervisor will encourage technological innovation
RBI prepares rescue plan for failed bank
State Bank of India agrees to help rescue Yes Bank, which remains under “moratorium”
Carney sets out ‘grand unifying theory’ of macro-pru
Loss function for financial stability echoes format of Taylor rule, but requires much more judgement; speech is Carney’s last as BoE governor
Riksbank seeks act amendment to host BIS innovation hub
Swedish central bank requests five-year permission for payments of up to $3.2 million a year
IMF urges caution on CBDCs in Eastern Caribbean
Scope to modernise payments, but central bank must proceed with caution, IMF staff warn