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US regulators offer supervisory relief in wake of hurricane Florence
Fed and state regulatory agencies will relax supervision so the banks can meet community needs
Argentina to continue reducing stock of short-term debt
Lebac’s expansion thought to contribute to inflation
Mary Daly takes San Fran Fed presidency
Head of research succeeds John Williams as president of Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Riksbank focused on falling krona, weak inflation and instability – minutes
Executive board said it intends to increase rates by 25 basis points in December or February
Banks will ‘inevitably’ fail, says Ireland’s Donnery
Deputy governor takes stock of the policies implemented since the financial crisis to protect consumers against bank collapse
Yellen says Fed should begin forward guidance now
Action now could have equivalent impact to negative rates, says former Fed chair
Governor returns to Sudan’s central bank to fill leadership gap
Hazem Abdelqader died suddenly of a heart attack on a visit to Turkey
Carney says UK prepared for multiple Brexit outcomes
The BoE’s stress tests have become more rigorous amid rising concerns of possible Brexit scenarios
Crypto asset trading requires new licence, says Bank of Mexico
Mexican regulator clamps down on crypto asset activities with new legislation
IMF warns low-income countries about higher debt risks
Increased exposure to non-traditional lenders could increase rates and shorten maturities
Fed adviser sets out new equilibrium rate model
Long-term interest rates are more important for spending decisions, author claims
Bank of Russia becomes latest EM central bank to hike
Central bank cites effects of ruble depreciation as it raises policy rate
Erdoğan takes control of Turkey’s SWF
Fund was created in 2016 and holds assets of key national companies
Atlanta Fed tackling commercial banking compliance
Article sheds light on Fed’s approach to supervising smaller institutions
BoE on hold as forecasts ‘broadly on track’
Future rate hikes likely if economy develops in line with projections
Economists call for IMF to become like ‘modern central bank’
Growing demands on the fund require a governance revamp, ‘Geneva report’ argues
Protectionism main source of uncertainty for global economy – Draghi
ECB keeps rates unchanged and reaffirms QE programme will end in December 2018
Lira rallies as CBRT hikes main rate
Currency stages modest recovery, as central bank follows through on promised action
World is ‘sleepwalking into next crisis’, says UK’s Gordon Brown
World is ‘sleepwalking into next crisis’, says UK’s Gordon Brown
Bernanke: household borrowing not the main factor in 2008 crash
Panic in financial markets and not household borrowing created deep crisis, former Fed chair says; economists should emphasise credit when modelling
People: Lagarde rules out transition to top EU jobs
IMF chief dismisses rumours linking her to upcoming changes in EU leadership positions; Bundesbank appoints executive board members; Thailand picks board member
Lender of last resort is not enough, says Geithner
There is a lot of “magical thinking” about what central banks can do, says former US Treasury secretary
Technology shocks unbalance job market – paper
A technology shock that permanently raises productivity leads to unemployment, authors say
Denmark should avoid fiscal stimulus to preserve balanced recovery – central bank
Government should be ready to tighten public spending to prevent the economy from overheating