Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
People: Israeli governor nominates Andrew Abir as deputy governor
Former Sarb deputy governor appointed chief executive of Absa financial group; Colombian president picks new board member; Riksbank names new general counsel
Argentina reduces key rate floor again
New governor thinks ultra-tight financial conditions failed to tackle high inflation
Andorra seeks to join International Monetary Fund
Tiny principality would bring IMF members to a total of 190
Machine learning model flags importance of yield curve for crisis prediction
Model has potential to allow policy action before crisis hits, BoE paper says
SNB expects $50 billion profit in 2019
Rising gold prices and foreign currency assets boosted profits, Swiss National Bank says
Carney launches review of BoE monetary policy
“Deep structural changes” have left little space for conventional tools to work, governor says
Fed’s Brainard criticises other US regulators over lending proposals
Fed governor warns proposed reforms from FDIC and OCC could harm poorer areas
HKMA says banks should set up AI hub
Hong Kong lenders should establish “centre of excellence” to improve use of AI, central bank says
RBA: stablecoins must wait until framework in place
Australian central bank says it may step up CBDC research efforts this year
Riksbank minutes show disagreements over December rate hike
Dissenting board members cite looser international policy, weak growth and below-target inflation
Trump’s tax cuts boosted growth and jobs – Dallas Fed paper
Researcher uses state-level data on tax cuts to estimate national impact
Phillips curve still explains eurozone inflation movements – research
Results may become a focal point of debate in the forthcoming ECB strategy review
Ageing populations will keep interest rates low – BdF paper
Housing availability can attenuate decline in rates, authors find
Bank of Israel reserves rose 9.3% in 2019
Higher equity prices rewarded central bank’s decision to increase its exposure to stocks
EU central bankers urge UK to stay close on regulation
Klaas Knot and Luis de Guindos warn UK could lose out if it diverges from EU regulations, but Mark Carney says UK needs autonomy
NPLs and cyber risks threaten Eastern Caribbean MU – IMF
Steps towards banking union should be put on hold until short-term priorities are addressed, says fund
Fed governors are losing influence, financial historian argues
Peter Conti-Brown examines the eroding influence of the democratically accountable members of the FOMC
Nigerian central bank tightens payments system supervision
Payments firms must set up boards to create proper risk management systems, central bank says
Female Spanish entrepreneurs face unconscious bias by lenders – research
Double standards suggest credit allocation among start-ups is not efficient
BoE prepares for regulatory data shake-up
Central bank keeping open mind on future of regulatory data collection; FCA plans to expand “advanced analytics” and automation
New CBSL governor targets transmission mechanism
Priorities for 2020 include tackling bottlenecks, boosting transparency and improving analytics
Bank Negara Malaysia seeks feedback on new climate taxonomy
Central bank proposes classifying activities based on how much they harm the environment and how willing businesses are to improve
Higher oil prices dampened impact of Fed spillovers in Gulf – IMF paper
Changes in Fed rates likely to have minimal impact on GCC growth with current oil prices, researchers say
BIS paper: banks may harm customers through ‘steering’
Nudging “naive” households to take decisions can harm their welfare, authors find