Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Gita Gopinath named IMF chief economist
The Harvard academic is a specialist in international finance and an adviser to central banks
EBA raises ‘serious concerns’ over Malta’s AML regime
Enria calls for changes to EU’s AML regime and says Maltese authority must make major changes
Global output gap matters for inflation – BIS paper
Authors find domestic and global output gaps both important, but effects differ across economies
IMF paper explores interaction of capital controls and macro-pru
Capital controls do not “consistently” mitigate potential increases in cross-border flows
Barkin calls for education to improve labour participation
Addressing disparities is one of the best opportunities to ensure US growth, Barkin says
RBI steps in to tackle liquidity crunch
Central bank steps up market operations as financial markets wobble
Zombie firms drag down productivity in economy – BIS paper
Lower interest rates create conditions for “zombie firms”, researchers find
Draghi calls for new macro-prudential tools
Policy-makers do not fully understand “shadow banking” sector, Draghi tells ESRB
DNB says Dutch banks must tighten money laundering controls
Netherlands Bank calls for harmonisation of European AML regulations and beefed-up EBA role
Italy’s expansionary budget increases pressure on debt
Draghi warns government plans have tightened financial conditions for households and businesses
‘Momentum building’ behind financial response to climate change
FSB welcomes progress on disclosures; BoE report finds many UK banks are facing up to the risks
Bank Indonesia raises policy rate in fifth hike since May
Rupiah is at lowest level since global financial crisis
Future balance sheet size hard to judge – BoE’s Ramsden
Reserves demand likely to become more important as QE winds down, but how large the balance sheet will be is an “open and difficult question”, deputy says
Poloz: ‘digital disruption’ makes it harder to track supply and demand
Technology brings net benefits but also makes the central bank’s work harder, governor says
Argentina adopts floating exchange rate regime to tackle peso crisis
IMF extends running standby arrangement to $57.1 billion
EBA warns on funding stresses from QE exit
‘Mediterranean’ banks’ reliance on repo funding could be tested by withdrawal of stimulus
HKMA launches new faster payments system
New system will reduce transaction time and scrap interbank fees
BoE’s Vlieghe: QE unwind need not impact yield curve
Yield curve has flattened since BoE’s independence and is likely to stay that way- MPC member
Local factors have greater influence on global lenders – BIS paper
Researchers examine data on 53 largest commercial banks
Cash still reigns in euro area
Large number of countries still use cash for high-value payments, but national disparities remain
Fed raises interest rates
Inflation is running above target and the economy set for a strong third quarter
Price pressures subside as Morocco holds interest rates
Headline inflation expected to average 2.1% by year end, central banks says
Bundesbank paper looks at secondary markets’ role in bank runs
Adding secondary markets to model significantly alters possible equilibria, authors say
G20 showing progress at tackling data gaps
Considerable progress” in third phase of implementing data gaps initiative, down from “substantial progress” in previous phase, FSB-IMF report says