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Scrapping UK ring-fencing regime ‘not sensible’ – Bailey
BoE governor finds no fundamental issue with rule separating retail and investment banking activities
Bessent floats audit of Fed’s perceived failures
Treasury secretary is latest Trump official to attack central bank, but says chair need not step down
BoC survey finds ‘buy Canadian’ trend amid tariff threats
More than half of respondents plan to spend less on US goods and avoid holidaying below 49th parallel
RBA waiting for more data before deciding whether to cut rates
Minutes of last meeting show board favoured easing but was split over when it should occur
Thailand names Vitai Ratanakorn as central bank governor
Cabinet picks state-owned lender’s CEO to take over from Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput on October 1
BoE publishes SVAR model in response to Bernanke review
Flexible model designed to provide “structural narrative” to understand forecast revisions
Wholesale bank funding boosts policy transmission – paper
NBER study highlights trade-offs between reducing systemic risk and facilitating credit flow
MAS names first asset managers for stock market support fund
Singapore places first S$1.1 billion of S$5 billion fund with Avanda, Fullerton and JP Morgan
China holds key lending rates
PBoC keeps one- and five-year LPRs at 3% and 3.5% respectively, as expected
Non-banks pose hidden stability risks – Fed research
Credit lines to NBFIs are off firms’ balance sheets, thereby concealing potential hazards, say authors
Regional trade key for Africa’s growth – BIS bulletin
Closer ties between states will help shield continent from US tariff shocks, researchers say
Tariffs would reduce jobs and real income in US – new study
San Francisco Fed paper says drops in earnings would be unevenly spread