Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Turkey and Russia continue expanding gold reserves
Central banks purchased 156 tonnes in third quarter of year, 38% less than a year earlier, WGC figures show
US G-Sibs ‘dramatically’ cut exposure to Brexit risk – Fed research
Financial analyst unpacks individual banks’ exposures to the UK since referendum
Cuts in oil output may imperil Norway’s financial sector – Norges Bank
Central bank warns prospect of environmental policies may be weakening the krone
Bank of Spain paper looks at exchange rate shocks in the eurozone
Exogenous exchange rate shocks affect energy prices but not core inflation, researchers find
Cash increasingly used as store of value – BIS report
Cash “still king”, BIS authors say, but electronic payments are taking a bigger share of transactions
New York Fed proposes three SOFR averages
Move is “important next step” in encouraging transition from Libor, official says
Fed stands ready to ease year-end funding squeeze, says Logan
New York Fed prepared to adjust recent market operations, says markets chief
Germany’s tight fiscal policy may hamper ECB normalisation – IMF research
Sustained budget surpluses have reduced debt issuance and contributed to ever-lower yields
Turkish central bank supplies lire through stock exchange
Governor acknowledges unconventional short-term liquidity provision, as traditional repo operations come to a halt
Eurozone countries need an exit door – Hungarian governor
European attempt to challenge the dollar has led to “open US warfare against EU”, Matolcsy says
Belgian and Slovene central banks tighten macro-prudential regimes
NBB warns of Belgian mortgage risks and Slovene central bank cautions over consumer loans
UAE central bank launches fintech office
Central bank will look to establish a regulatory interface with the market as part of new fintech strategy and roadmap
SBP looks back on tough year for Pakistan
Lack of fiscal consolidation hampered central bank’s crisis response, annual report says
Trump’s trade war is squeezing US profits – IMF paper
Retailers kept prices unchanged and exporters cut theirs, Gita Gopinath and co-authors find
UK government delays decision on BoE governor
Next governor to be named after December 12 election, as speculation grows over Tucker and Rajan
Swiss governor rules out SNB transfers to pension funds
Negative rates are hurting sector but pension reform is solution, Jordan says
IMF boosts financial surveillance funding
IMF seeks to improve hiring and training of economists after Independent Evaluation Office report
Both short and long-term banking liquidity ratios needed – ECB paper
Net stable funding ratio has not been introduced in all jurisdictions, researchers say
Philly Fed paper studies impact of Argentina's default on firms
Firms would benefit from mechanisms to ease switching lenders, researchers find
BIS’s Borio warns interacting financial cycles destabilise global system
Domestic and global cycles interact and amplify one another, BIS official says
EU deposit guarantee schemes must improve – EBA
Rules must give more protection to depositors and address AML concerns, EBA says
ECB paper sets out stress tests for investment funds
Depletion in assets under management could reach 24% for equity funds and 5% for bond funds
ECB approves proposed Latvian central bank reforms
Law gives Latvian government power to dismiss governors found guilty of gross misconduct