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Powell downgrades Phillips curve importance
Unemployment forecasts are not too good to be true, Fed chairman argues
Liberia’s central bank says all ‘missing’ banknotes are accounted for
Internal investigation concludes banknotes ordered between 2016 and 2018 were delivered to vault
Zimbabwe banks ordered to ring-fence foreign currency accounts
Move appears to be a step towards de-dollarisation
Bail-in regimes lower costs of resolution for states – ECB paper
Researchers present structural model of bank re-capitalisation
Williams softens stance on neutral rate
“At times r-star has actually gotten too much attention”, says New York Fed president
Euroclear to offer US dollar settlement in central bank money
New settlement should reduce credit and operational risk on settlement banks
ECB says Cyprus must act carefully over NPL plans
Government must also take care over treatment of assets of collapsed bank, ECB cautions
People: Mexico appoints board member
Jonathan Heath to join Bank of Mexico board; new deputy governor in Solomon Islands; Google’s Julien Blanchez to head Swift data analytics
Uncertainty over monetary policy is ‘recessionary’, researchers say
Forward guidance reduces uncertainty and supports the economy, paper finds
Dominican Republic keeps rate on hold
Inflation decreased to target in August
New crypto asset database needed to better understand risks - Canada’s Lane
Crypto assets should be classified by attributes and functions, Canadian deputy says
Nafta deal to reduce uncertainty in Canada and Mexico
Regional rate-setters have become increasingly concerned about effects of trade disruptions
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