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ECB website stays down after hacking attack
Hackers reportedly put illegal “phishing” software on BIRD website, which is operated by third party
IMF staff praise Dominican Republic’s central bank
Policy changes increased central bank’s credibility in anchoring inflation expectations, IMF staff say
Mexico cuts rates for first time in five years
Economy has had weakest first-half growth in six years, Dallas Fed reports
RBNZ publishes debt-to-income dataset
Data provides insight into how households might react to a financial shock, central bank says
Nigerian president tells central bank to stop funding food imports
Consequences of Buhari’s order are unclear but Nigeria imports large quantities of food
Trump criticises ‘clueless Jay Powell’ as markets plunge
US equity markets face sell off and 30-year treasuries dip below 2% for first time
‘Animal spirits’ are real, DNB paper says
Researchers analyse data on household spending and consumer confidence
Brazilian central bank will sell dollars outright for first time since 2009
Central bank says it remains committed to floating currency regime
Fed paper looks at negative rates’ impact on eurozone banks
Effects of policy rate cuts on equity change past the zero lower bound, researchers say
Bank of Finland paper studies impact of China’s credit channel
Monetary policy’s effects on credit have significant impacts on economic activity, researchers say
Negative ECB deposit rate had limited effects – Bundesbank paper
Well-capitalised banks in core countries responded most to negative rates, researchers find
ECB criticises Polish draft law on mortgages
Proposal would harm banks’ financing ability and hinder emergence of securities markets
BoE under pressure with July inflation release
Bank of England must deal with recent fall in GDP and Brexit uncertainty
ECB’s bond purchases restrict monetary policy – DNB paper
Higher demand for safe assets widens bond yields and cuts policy transmission, says researcher
Argentine central bank tries to halt peso’s slide
Peso falls after primary election results come as blow for President Macri
Central banks should use direct lending in shocks – BIS paper
Lending to firms directly could reduce welfare loss during financial shocks, researchers say
People: Brazilian government nominates World Bank official for deputy governor role
Sri Lanka names monetary policy board member; Bank of Ghana governor appointed to FSB role
ECB’s asset purchases didn’t always stimulate bank lending – research
Sounder banks reduced lending to non-financial firms, Bundesbank paper finds
Eurozone bank productivity growth fell over last decade – ECB paper
Researchers try to quantify eurozone banks’ total factor productivity growth
Rate cuts support Australia’s economy – RBA assistant governor
RBA cuts rates to record lows in two successive months as GDP growth slows
Sterling’s fall boosted UK inflation - San Fran Fed paper
Prices of tradeable goods rose significantly more than non-tradable goods, researchers find
BDF paper presents model for larger stress-tests
Model can be used to analyse impact of macro-prudential measures, authors say
ECB paper models eurozone’s vulnerabilities
Model can be used to predict build-up of major macroeconomic imbalances, researchers say
Malaysia takes action against 17 Goldman bankers over 1MDB
Custodial sentences and criminal fines sought in relation to alleged misappropriated funds