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Dominican Republic announces easing measure
It is necessary to react to “unstable” global economy, governor Héctor Valdez Albizu says
Open letter calls for next BoE governor to ‘serve the whole of society’
94 signatories urge BoE to “evolve” to tackle major problems
Fed stands ready to act, says Powell
Federal Reserve will “act as appropriate” to sustain growth amid uncertainty from trade negotiations, says chairman
BIS research documents high concentration of cross-border credit
Big banks dominate global credit, which matters for global spillovers, authors say
Ghana closes 72% of its microfinance firms
The Bank of Ghana revokes licences of 347 firms
Irish central bank voices concern over firms’ senior executives
Sharp rise in number of candidates rejected for senior roles on “fitness and probity” grounds
Bank of England awards contracts for new banknotes
Award made for joint provision of substrate for £50 note as BoE opts for same polymer in all notes
Bullard says Fed may need to cut rates ‘soon’
Market-implied probability of a cut in September now above 80%
Riksbank opens procurement for e-krona development
Central bank intends to commission platform for electronic central bank payments in 2020
Carstens warns fading regulatory momentum strengthens ‘vested interests’
BIS chief says complacency could set in as regulators move from implementation to evaluation
Zimbabwe reaches IMF agreement to deal with currency crisis
‘RTGS dollar’ will be supported by advice from IMF programme
Next Irish governor faces calls to resign in NZ scandal
Makhlouf said opposition politicians were using hacked data but information was freely available
Sri Lanka cuts rates as economy feels effects of Easter attacks
Economy was rebounding in Q1, but appears to have been knocked back, central bank says
US labour force participation driven by fewer outflows – San Fran Fed researcher
Hot economy could be making workers less likely to leave labour force, Regis Barnichon says
Central Bank of Kenya may have violated constitution with new banknotes
Bank is facing criticism over images on new notes
Regulations lower rates and cause imbalances – BoE paper
Research into repo market highlights some unintended consequences of post-crisis regulations
Bank of Israel to collaborate with national body on cyber defence
Memorandum with National Cyber Directorate sets stage for closer co-operation on bank security
ECCB launches new polymer banknotes
Redesigned notes are the first ever vertical notes from the ECCB
Bank of Canada deputy stresses investment’s role in boosting inflation
Central bank halted rate hikes in late 2018 as growth and inflation weakened
Potential Fed nominee wants changes to interest rate policy
IOER hurts private sector entrepreneurialism and gives banks wrong incentive, Judy Shelton says
Central bank independence key to Ecuador programme – IMF
Fund is expected to sign off on first review of extended fund facility in June, providing $250 million
Regulators must do more to assess risk of crypto assets, says FSB
FSB members differ on how to tackle international co-ordination
BoE’s Broadbent receives renewed term
Deputy to serve further five years; new appointments made to central bank’s oversight body
Fed’s Quarles casts doubt on leaning against the wind
But we “do not fully understand” the potential trade-offs, he says