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Kohn ‘deeply’ worried Fed might not have support to fight next crisis
Former Fed official discusses political implications of financial crisis after documentary screening
ECB has made ‘little use of macro-pru powers’, senior official says
Eurozone authorities lack powers to deal with diffuse sovereign risk or shadow banks – ECB official
Iceland keeps rates unchanged despite above-target inflation
Rate-setters see higher inflation expectations as a short-term phenomenon
Slovak governor resigns early as politicians express interest in job
Three candidates from governing party may consider taking over as governor, local media says
ECB secondary bond purchases are legal, European Court of Justice says
European Union’s highest court rejects German activists’ claim that PSPP breached constitution
RBA authors try to estimate banknotes’ whereabouts
Information is sparse on the period between a banknote’s issuance and its destruction
Demonetisation backer becomes new RBI governor
Former civil servant Shaktikanta Das picked to take over after Urjit Patel’s resignation
Carstens warns world is not fully prepared for fresh crisis
IMF does not have the resources to act as global lender of last resort, says BIS chief
Tunisia keeps rates unchanged on stable inflation
External imbalances remain the main challenge for the North African economy
Falling offshore borrowing has helped shield Australia – RBA official
RBA’s monetary policy has not followed Fed’s normalisation
People: Kenyan and Samoan governors named to UN digital task force
Kenya’s Njoroge and Samoa’s Ainuu-Enari to investigate digital impact on financial inclusion
Bahrain launches new repo instrument to foster interbank lending
Move comes after IMF directors back government’s attempt to diversify oil-based economy
Brazil’s inflation fell below target in November
Decline comes despite recent fall in currency’s value and turmoil over fuel prices
IMF tells Jamaica to bring in risk-based supervision
IMF sets year deadline for new framework implementation and urges improved co-ordination among regulators
Costa Rican congress passes central bank-backed tax reforms
Reforms were ‘not only necessary, but urgent’, central bank says
Finnish regulators need more macro-pru, deputy governor says
Current toolkit is not sufficient to deal with rising levels of household indebtedness
Bank of England official urges buy-side firms to adopt global FX code
BoE markets director says uptake from the buy side has been slower than that of banks
Lack of monetary autonomy ‘central’ to eurozone debt crisis – researchers say
Spain would have been ‘immune’ to rollover debt crisis outside eurozone – Minneapolis Fed paper
Turkish inflation falls for first time since March
Currency has begun recovery after reaching record lows against dollar in August
Argentina removes interest rate floor
Peso stabilised since central bank introduced floating forex regime in September
Riskbank studies joining eurozone instant payments platform
Adopting Tips could lead to efficiency gains for Sweden, central bank says
Bundesbank paper looks at effects of sanctions regimes
German banks cut activity in sanctioned countries but subsidiaries may increase lending, paper finds
South African central bank launches review of payment system
Sarb says its regulatory mandate needs more clarity and calls for more powers over fintech
IMF advises Ethiopia central bank to stop financing government
Central bank’s tighter monetary policy should be supported by end to monetary financing – IMF