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UK firms must prepare for Brexit risks – FCA
EU and UK have yet to agree on equivalence, senior official warns
Eurozone inflation reached 0.3% in June
Eurostat estimates show significant differences in inflationary pressures between countries
US living wills must include ‘lessons learned’ from Covid-19
Large banks must outline how crisis is impacting resolution planning capabilities, Fed and FDIC say
Dividends should be subject to macro-pru limits – ECB paper
Measure would reduce volatility in loan supply and equity levels, economist argues
US facing new challenges as Covid cases surge – Powell
Powell warns of public confidence hit as US infections soar past previous peak
Non-banks exposed to riskiest CLO tranches – Fed research
Risky holdings appear to be larger than market participants believe, economists say
Zimbabwe increases interest rates as inflation soars
Central bank raises interest rates to 35%
Norges Bank takes new step in Tangen’s hiring process
Incoming SWF manager finalises agreement with third party to manage his fortune during his time in office
Mobile payments banned in Zimbabwe
Central bank suspends mobile payment platforms following government circular
BIS warns of further shockwaves in ‘generation-defining’ crisis
Solvency crisis is looming on the horizon and health crisis is far from over, BIS officials say, as they present the 2020 annual report
Fed launches final Covid-19 lending facility
Facility began purchasing corporate bonds at issuance on June 29
BIS expands innovation hub network
Several new locations unveiled in Europe and North America
Portuguese PM nominates Centeno as next central bank governor
Opposition lawmakers’ bid to block highly rated ex-finance minister seems likely to fail
Better communication boosted monetary policy effectiveness in Indonesia
More concise press releases and issuing maturities beyond one month would further improve it, says IMF study
IMF warns unprecedented central bank support may fuel instability
Investors may be too optimistic about recovery, IMF report says
Fed finalises Volcker rule reform
Amendments permit banks to return to risky activity seen in 2008 financial crisis, Lael Brainard warns
Libra could cause central banks to lose control over monetary policy
Stablecoins linked to global reserve currencies could pose problems for monetary policy – research
BoE still falling short of ethnic diversity goal
Central bank has set itself aim of having 13% senior managers from ethnic minorities by 2022
Philippine central bank cuts rates to record low
BSP cuts rates by 50bp as IMF projects 3.6% GDP contraction in 2020
Financial shocks explain ‘large share’ of US business cycle – BoE paper
New identification method helps avoid pitfalls encountered by earlier research, author says
Contactless cards change young people’s payment habits - OeNB paper
Researchers use data on randomly selected 21,000 banking customers in Switzerland
Weidmann to use ECB documents before German lawmakers - report
Bundesbank president’s appearance may satisfy conditions of German court ruling
Research looks at possible East Asian trade deals
US and China stand to be worst off if trade war continues, Peterson Institute researchers find