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Powell meets Trump in the White House again
Fed makes one notable change to its statement, compared with February’s communication
RBA considered cut at latest meeting – minutes
Case was made for monetary easing, but board opted to wait for data on previous cuts before launching further policy action
Irish central bank publishes sanctions guidance
Some banks still expect good settlements despite “obstructionist attitude”, senior regulator says
Uzbekistan boosts transparency with new central bank law
New law strengthens inflation targeting as country wrestles with ambitious reforms
Risk of hitting ZLB in the future reduces inflation today – Fed paper
Policy-makers could use “risk-adjusted policy rule” to offset risk of undershooting, researchers say
Crypto assets may force central banks into policy synchronisation
Paper examines the impact a global crypto asset would have on the “impossible trinity”
Das: RBI toughening its supervisory approach
Central bank is focusing on developing specialist supervisors after financial instability
Debelle analyses impact of mortgage arrears
Mortgage arrears are at historical low, Australian deputy says; trends in Western Australia could be informative in a downturn
People: French official becomes ECB’s market operations director
RBNZ replaces assistant governor role in main office with Auckland post; World Bank’s investment arm gets new managing executive officer
Poloz: AI revolution calls for looser policy
Central banks can take lessons from Greenspan’s policy during IT revolution, governor says
ECB paper looks at eurozone corporate debt purchases
Buying of corporate bonds by ECB boosted issuance of euro-denominated debt – researchers
Bank of Mexico implements third rate cut of easing cycle
Divided board decides to lower key rate by 25bp to 7.5%; two board members voted for a 50bp cut
Egypt slashes rates by further 100bp
Sharp drop in inflation prompts easing by monetary policy committee
FSB warns gaps remain in resolution frameworks
Issues remain for central counterparties, global banks and insurers, report finds
Swedish paper investigates weak wage growth
Labour shortages may be lower than previously thought, researchers argue
Dominican Republic faces monetary policy trade-off – IMF paper
Researchers say financial system is healthy, but central bank faces hard choices over policy
IMF issues warning on Kazakh supervisory overhaul
Authorities should be careful not to undermine the supervisory capacity, staff say
Powell says Fed is increasing work on climate change risk
“Climate change is an important issue, but not principally for the Fed,” Powell says
‘Digital identities’ could protect customer data – Carstens
BIS chief praises “impressive gains” made by Singapore and India in regulating data
China launches large-sum cash oversight trials
PBoC will run pilot tests on cash withdrawal monitoring, in crackdown on illicit activity
Riksbank sells Canadian and Australian bonds on climate risks
Swedish central bank based decision on high greenhouse gas emissions in Alberta, Queensland and Western Australia
France’s ACPR will not comply with Eiopa Brexit recommendation
ACPR is concerned over risks shifting from UK to France
Policy-makers should update cyber regulations – Bank of Canada official
Greater collaboration and information-sharing is required to strengthen reliance, Filipe Dinis says
BIS Singapore hub to focus on digital identities and regtech
Innovation hub launch marks first expansion of BIS’s “global footprint” in 17 years