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Iceland’s government appoints new central bank governor
Economics professor and former banking executive takes over as central bank warns of recession
RBI looks to build domestic trust and global clout with new strategy
Central bank seeks return to stability after problems in non-bank sector and political pressure
Climate change will hit US growth hard – Dallas Fed study
US growth could fare worse than China’s with projected temperature rises, researchers find
Paraguay central bank cuts rates on weak growth and inflation
Trade tensions and looser policies in advanced economies open opportunity to stimulate economy
IMF calls on Brazilian legislators to pass central bank independence law
Staff welcomes new law blocking central bank transfers to the Treasury from reserves revaluations
Canadian collateral can withstand crisis-level systemic risk – BoC paper
Trading by bank customers could be a potential indicator of future crisis, researcher says
Policy uncertainty can magnify cost shocks – BoI paper
Lack of clarity over inflation targets increases effects of cost-push shocks on output, researchers say
Central Bank of Nigeria holds rates and pushes for lending boost
CBN governor also announces new protectionist policy
UK banks call for different regulatory approach
Frequent regulatory changes for online banking create burden for large banks, Starling Bank CEO says
Surge in cross-border credit led by non-banks
Cross-border claims rise at fastest rate since the global crisis, BIS figures show
IMF calls for more progress on Serbian currency
Central bank managed recent currency instability well, IMF staff say
Bundesbank takes light-touch approach to Libra
Governments should be “neutral” on some digital currencies, says German central bank
Bank of Israel willing to hike rates in 2019 – minutes
Monetary committee left rates unchanged at 0.25% on July 8 due to global economic uncertainty
BoE faces bleak outlook as new prime minister appointed
Think-tank says UK may already be in recession, as threat of “no-deal” Brexit looms
Bank of Spain launches data lab for research
Economists now have access to micro-data on the country’s non-financial firms
EU risks creating unlevel playing field in fintech – EBA report
European fintech companies are increasingly coming under EU regulation, report says
Central bank ‘put’ can harm market function – Kuroda
BoJ chief says easing measures are working, but central banks must be wary of side-effects
St Louis Fed’s Bullard warns about rise of multicurrency systems
Crypto assets may hamper monetary policy transmission and increase exchange rate volatility
Ethiopia needs to rebalance after investment boom – IMF Africa chief
Country has achieved impressive development but vulnerabilities have grown, says Abebe Aemro Selassie
Unexpected market news weakens fund liquidity – paper
Findings important for understanding systemic risk of firms during times of stress, researchers say
BoE paper questions technological explanations for falling ‘labour share’
Measurement problems may account for less income seeming to flow to workers, authors say
Ghana sees route to ‘cash-lite’ economy through mobile money
Central bank deputy governor promises development to further encourage fintech
New York Fed forced to clarify Williams’ speech
Spokeswoman steps in after Williams appears to hint at more aggressive policy cut
Cash usage keeps falling in Netherlands
In 2018, 37% of purchases were paid for in cash, down from 41% in 2017