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Lawmakers propose reducing Bank Indonesia’s independence
Proposed law change could see finance minister sitting on rate-setting committee
Token-based CBDC poses security risks – BoC paper
Bank of Canada has said token-based approach is its preferred method, but authors warn of risks
Fed mulls action on short-term funding markets
Randal Quarles says it is “disappointing” that the Covid-19 crisis carried echoes of 2008
Information drives transatlantic policy spillovers – ECB paper
Tighter ECB policy often causes financial easing in US due to “information effect”, researcher argues
Swedish governor calls for laws to protect cash use
Ingves says Sweden must upgrade payments systems and move ahead with e-krona
SF Fed’s Daly calls for major action on US inequality
Fed can use new policy framework to cut inequality but Federal government must do more, says Daly
Bankruptcies could trigger ‘protracted’ unemployment – BIS research
Reallocating resources quickly will help reduce the pain of adjustment, economists say
Spanish governor in favour of extending support to non-financial firms
Hernández de Cos favours grants and equity injections over debt issuance
Covid-19 may survive 28 days on banknotes and payment cards
New research suggests virus can survive for an extended period of time at room temperature
People: RBI names new deputy governor
Career central banker gets promotion at RBI; ECB picks new comms chief; BoE FPC member reappointed
Central bank refinancing greatly lowers banking risk – ECB paper
Paper uses data on post-crisis eurozone to calculate effects of refinancing rate on risks facing banks
Banking sector resilience ‘likely to be tested’ – IMF’s Adrian
Fund’s stability report says vulnerabilities are high and rising, creating difficult policy choices
IMF warns of permanent economic damage from Covid-19
Pandemic could pitch 90 million people back into extreme poverty, fund says in new economic outlook
Reforms cut risk-taking by G-Sibs – ECB paper
Researchers say reforms may have at least partly resolved “too big to fail” problem for largest banks
ECB’s Panetta stresses digital euro should preserve privacy
Central bank launches public consultation on digital euro
FSB unveils ‘comprehensive plan’ to reform global payments
“Roadmap” for cross-border payments to be considered by G20 leaders this week
Libyan governor warns of economic collapse
Oil blockade is “bullet in the head” to civil-war torn country’s economy, Sadiq al-Kabir says
Turkish central bank tries to tighten policy without hiking rates
Currency continues to slide as data shows central bank’s FX reserves fell by one-sixth in 12 months
IMF staff praise new Argentina stabilisation plans
Buenos Aires requested a new support programme in August
Milgrom and Wilson share economics Nobel Prize
Auction theorists win this year’s prize for discoveries “of great benefit to society”
FSB weighs impact of growing big tech dominance
Big tech offers benefits but is also using its clout to gain significant market power, FSB says
BoE looks to gain better understanding of AI
Public-private forum will share knowledge on how artificial intelligence is used in finance
Canadian households face ‘crucial’ months – BoC governor
Macklem warns that financial risks to households are likely to rise as loan deferrals end
Carstens warns QE strengthens ‘fiscal-monetary nexus’
BIS chief warns central banks over using up “credibility capital” by their Covid-9 responses