Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
UK government names Carney as green finance adviser
Departing BoE governor will advise UK prime minister at UN climate conference in November
Bank of Spain unveils first strategic plan
Hernández de Cos’s priorities include better macro-prudential policies and increased trust
Turkish central bank makes fourth rate cut in six months
Central bank has reduced rates by 850 basis points since president dismissed last governor
UK regulators set new deadlines for Libor transition
Working group sets out priorities for 2020 as Libor deadline looms
Central banks must learn lessons of BoJ’s inflation target rise – Fed paper
Failure to hit old targets and disagreement among policy-makers will harm credibility, paper argues
Cyber security suffers from inconsistent approaches, says IMF’s Lipton
Emerging markets struggle to implement international recommendations, expert adds
European banks must improve ‘big data’ practice – EBA report
Current regulatory framework is adequate but banks must work hard to improve trust, EBA says
Spanish governor calls for consolidation and reforms to preserve growth
Hernández de Cos highlights Spain’s stronger export sector after financial crisis
BIS statistics committee to focus on fintech and big data in 2020
Irving Fisher Committee plans to complete its fintech work and update a 2015 survey
BoE officials hint at willingness to cut rates
Carney, Saunders and Vlieghe all signal cut may be needed, as UK growth and inflation disappoint
People: Modi’s government appoints new RBI deputy governor
Michael Patra takes position left by Viral Acharya in June 2019; EBA names new executive director; UK Payment Systems Regulator appoints a new head of policy
Brainard lending proposal gets boost in Congressional hearing
Participants applaud Fed proposal, while strongly criticising plan by OCC’s Otting
Bank of Ghana payments overhaul to focus on fintech
Central bank will ensure regulation is fintech-friendly, while promoting adoption through new licensing regime
Violence in Myanmar could hamper growth – World Bank
Investor confidence is being damaged by sustained conflict, despite robust growth
Bank of Spain paper looks at EM vulnerability
“Sherloc” tool seeks clues for emerging market fragility in wide range of variables
ECB largely welcomes move to expand German macro-pru powers
ECB says measures giving BaFin greater powers are “appropriate”, but need better data
CAR renews IMF support amid ‘volatile’ security situation
New three-year deal designed to shore up peace agreement
Iceland boosts reserves despite volatility in 2019
Central bank carried out forex interventions to offset the “abrupt weakening” of the króna
BIS adds members and boosts EME voices on committees
Emerging markets now better represented on key governance bodies
Liquidity operations squeezed Fed’s net income last year
Repurchase agreements cost the Fed $6 billion in 2019, preliminary results show
Demographic change could mark end of economic growth – NBER paper
Shrinking populations could cause knowledge and living standards to stagnate, author says
FCA takes over crypto asset supervision
UK firms must register with regulator to comply with anti-money laundering rules
ECB paper looks at role of uncertainty in central bank comms
Researchers use machine learning to study market reactions to BoE inflation reports
Inflation expectations risk continuing downward trend – John Williams
New York Fed president urges policy-makers to hold themselves accountable for below-target inflation