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Sharon Donnery to step in as acting Central Bank of Ireland governor
Donnery to serve as acting governor for the three months between the terms of Lane and Makhlouf
Denmark’s RTGS proves resilient to liquidity stress test
Kronos responds to IT failure, lack of access to money markets and reduced intraday credit
San Francisco Fed researcher seeks to improve Phillips curve
Introducing an “interaction variable” can increase predictive performance, researcher says
Finnish central bank needs more macro-prudential tools – deputy governor
Increased presence of international investors may increase housing market’s volatility – Nykänen
Fed should consider yield curve targeting – Brainard
NY Fed research outlines how US central bank could target longer-run interest rates
Canadian governor calls for innovation in mortgage market
Poloz says Canada should consider a private market for mortgage-backed securities
Norges Bank governor says new hike rate ‘likely’ in June
Norwegian central bank holds rates, but Olsen says balance of risks means further hike is likely
Turkish central bank tightens monetary policy by the back door
Central bank tries to prevent currency falling amid political pressure not to raise policy rates
Market power is a ‘puzzle’, BoE team says
Micro and macro evidence do not seem to match up, the authors say
Central bankers must grapple with climate complexity, panel says
But regulatory frameworks should not be changed to boost “green” agenda, expert says
Philippines central bank cuts rates as Q1 GDP growth falls
Second country in Southeast Asia to ease monetary conditions after Malaysia
Thailand develops prototype for blockchain-based CBDC
The central bank’s collaborators have made progress on ‘Project Inthanon’
Haldane outlines vision of locally-modelled economies
BoE chief economist backs Raghuram Rajan’s idea of a revival of communities
Longer-term climate risks do not factor in Fed’s financial stability assessment – Powell
Fed chooses to highlight “historically high” corporate debt levels in financial stability report
RBNZ cuts rates to new low on ‘subdued’ outlook
Central bank opts to cut the policy rate despite being broadly on target, citing “headwinds”
Rwanda slashes rates to record low of 5%
Governor predicts steady growth for the country
Macro-prudential and monetary policy work well together – ECB paper
Monetary policy can be used to cushion shocks caused by counter-cyclical buffers, researchers find
Williams favours average inflation targeting in new research
New York Fed president analyses three groups of inflation-targeting regimes
Former IMF official appointed SBP governor
IMF’s Egypt representative takes helm at State Bank of Pakistan as country seeks fund support
ECB raises concerns over new Cyprus agency
Powers given to digital security agency should not prejudice those of ECB, opinion warns
Mester not yet convinced on alternative monetary policy frameworks
Enhancing Fed communication is an “essential component”, Cleveland Fed chief says
Lebanese central bank strike ‘shut down local banks’
Staff consider further strike action over rumoured salary cuts as government faces fiscal crisis
Equities boost Norway’s SWF in Q1 2019
Overall portfolio returns 9.1%, while equity investments yield 12.2%
Burundi central bank updates banknotes
New notes will be higher quality and harder to counterfeit, central bank says