Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Italian firms may rely too much on bank credit – research
Bank of Italy paper brings together different data sources to examine firms’ sources of capital
RBA paper looks at responses to liquidity crises
Penalty rates to contain risk-taking are more effective on long-term loans, study finds
ECB governing council members disagreed over QE, minutes show
Members also differed over staff assessments of eurozone, but “large majority” backed rates move
Trump has changed markets’ expectations of Fed’s moves – researchers
Goldman Sachs and NBER both study implications of Trump’s tweets on trade and the Fed
Carney says new £20 note is ‘most secure yet’
Design unveiled today includes security feature combinations never before used on a UK banknote
Chances of US recession ‘notably increased’, FOMC members say
Fed rate-setters worried by trade and political uncertainty and weaker manufacturing, minutes show
BoE FPC: Markets may ‘jump to illiquidity’ if stressed
Debt and “structural illiquidity” could amplify global shocks, warns committee
Cyber attacks on financial firms rise by 37% – survey
Eighty-eight per cent of participants report domain name system attacks over the last year
ECB paper looks at market expectations of Fed policy
“Monetary policy slope” predicts changes in stock markets and professional forecasts – researchers
BIS and SNB co-operate on technology research hub
Swiss centre will investigate how to use digital central bank money on DLT infrastructure
IMF chief sends strong warning on trade in first speech
US-China trade war could cost global economy the GDP equivalent of Switzerland, Kristalina Georgieva warns
BoE governor appointment ‘on track’
UK finance minister indicates Mark Carney won’t be asked to extend his term again
Bank of Uganda implements 100bp rate cut
Rate setters think below-target inflation offers opportunity to support economic growth
HKMA dismisses cash limit rumours as tensions escalate
Emergency laws will not affect cash withdrawal or capital flows, HKMA says
Minneapolis Fed president calls for more cuts
Kashkari says cuts would support the economy, but he is unsure how low rates needs to go
ECB paper takes new approach to modelling lower bound
Model uses regime-switching approach to look at returns on short-term bond yields
Eurozone supervisors voice concerns over AML regime
Fintech creates opportunities for both authorities and money-launderers, agencies warn
Japan’s public debt financing strategy may be unsustainable – research
Public sector financing of its own borrowing hit by losses at public companies and volatility
Bank of Israel holds rate in divided policy meeting
Central bank willing to cut rates in future to boost below-target inflation
Borio and co-authors attack concept of natural interest rate
BIS paper sets out a model in which “monetary policy hysteresis” can do lasting damage to the economy
‘Wrong’ to say Fed is out of policy space, Bernanke argues
Former chair estimates unconventional policy adds 3% to Fed’s room for manoeuvre
RBA flags low profitability of life insurance industry
Australia’s financial industry faces long-term challenges in managing climate change risks
Machine learning can help spot bank distress – BoE paper
Use of confidential data helps catch distress early, and ML can cope with complexity, authors say
Palestine’s Shawwa unveils microfinance initiative
Sector is a “central pillar” of Palestine’s financial and social stability, PMA governor says