Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
BoE may diverge from EU on software as capital
PRA opens consultation after Bailey says there is no evidence software assets should count as capital
Riksbank proposes larger transfer to Swedish Treasury
Central bank would provide Skr6.8 billion to the government in 2021
Shadow banks play key role in business cycle – BoE paper
Contraction in securitisation can spill into wider credit conditions, researchers say
Paper finds little evidence of long-term scarring
Richmond Fed research finds short-term demand shocks rarely create hysteresis
Fed’s 2021 stress test includes major asset price shock
CCAR will evaluate 19 largest banks; scenario includes 55% fall in equity prices
RBI launches fresh bid to reform co-operative banks
Former deputy brought in to investigate measures to strengthen the troubled sector
Covid-19 has weakened UK households’ finances – FCA survey
Over 13 million adults will ‘struggle to make ends meet’, new survey says
Evidence of central bank research bias is ‘mixed’ – RBA paper
Results contrast with another recent study that found bias in research on QE
Largest banks’ funding advantages grew in pandemic – research
Biggest banks’ perceived risk advantage grew after onset of Covid-19, researcher finds
People: BoE’s executive director to leave
Alex Brazier to leave BoE in September; ECB looks for senior climate official
Bank of Canada may speed research into central-bank e-currency
Deputy governor says digital cash “not foregone conclusion,” criticises crypto
BIS paper tests impact of macro-pru on non-banks
Domestic and foreign prudential policies have opposite effects on non-bank share, authors find
Myanmar deputy governor held by military
Wife says Bo Bo Nge’s whereabouts are still unknown; central bank staff join anti-coup protests
Corruption in Aruba is increasing, central bank survey shows
Citizens believe government has “no real will” to fight corruption and may benefit from it
Bank efficiency has little effect on Chinese monetary policy – Finnish paper
Chinese banks with very high or low loan-to-deposit ratios are most affected, researchers find
Frequent recessions push up US unemployment rate – paper
Cleveland Fed research says two decades of growth would produce 3.6% unemployment
ECB paper analyses US home ownership
Labour market dynamics and rising house prices account for generational inequality, researcher says
BIS paper seeks to overcome flawed Chinese growth statistics
Authors use regional data to circumvent “flat” GDP time series
Latin American economies threatened by pandemic resurgence – IMF
Western hemisphere chief warns recovery is uneven and under threat
European supervisors unveil new rules to combat ‘greenwashing’
Authorities say the “significant” new rules should lead to better climate disclosures, but warn of flaws in the underlying legislation
Earlier disclosure by third party could have prevented data breach – Orr
RBNZ could have avoided breach if patch had been deployed sooner, governor says
Only climate policy risk priced in US equity markets – research
US political debate is only “wake-up call” for investors, who seem to disregard physical risks
UK’s New Payment Architecture brings ‘unacceptably high risks’ – regulator
Payments regulator warns new platform may be too costly and could quash competition
Bailey defends BoE’s independence
Claims that buying government debt threatens independence are “entirely without merit”, governor says