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Bank of England to overhaul consumer interest rate statistics
Changes are designed to ensure the statistics reflect consumers’ experiences “as closely as possible”
Basel III may be second-best outcome, admits Coen
Basel Committee secretary-general says framework could be strengthened; John Vickers renews calls for tougher capital standards
PBoC’s policy communication could improve - IMF paper
Central bank’s communications should be more timely and accessible, researchers say
Italian crisis and trade tensions are raising eurozone risk – ECB
Emerging market stress and fears of protectionism may drag down global growth, ECB says
UK banks’ holdings of leveraged loans ‘very small’, BoE says
Global leveraged loan market growing rapidly but lending standards falling, says Bank of England
ECB launches eurozone real-time retail payments platform
ECB aims to prevent fragmentation of European real-time payments market
New Zealand governor says banks need higher capital ratios
RBNZ concerned that country could pick up bill for failure of foreign-owned banks, Orr says
Fed’s emergency lending facilities eased funding pressures, researchers find
Facilities likely avoided severe sale of assets at fire-sale prices, authors say
Bank of Israel to form financial stability committee
Central bank governor will chair committee aimed at co-ordinating regulators
Norges Bank ends ban on SWF investing in two oil companies
Move comes after energy firms end involvement in conflict-torn region
French banking crisis of 1930s far worse than previously thought – BdF paper
Central bank policies worsened crisis, Banque de France paper says
Fintech could help financial inclusion - South African deputy governor
Sarb’s Groepe praises Singapore’s one-stop data repository
Staff from Australian central bank subsidiary convicted of bribery
RBA officials oversaw boards while crimes committed
Fed vice-chair calls for gradual normalisation
Inflation expectations may be lower than 2% target, says the Fed’s vice-chair
FSB calls for action as regulatory deadlines pass
Mark Carney urges G20 to stay disciplined as global growth begins to fade
Non-bank lending could replace interbank market – Atlanta Fed paper
Basel III capital requirements and Fed’s QE are reducing US interbank lending, researchers say
Chinese authorities toughen rules on systemic firms
PBoC expands definition of systemically important firms and gains new powers
New Zealand central bank lowers loan-to-value ratios
RBNZ governor says housing risks are falling, but says banks may need higher capital ratios
Bahamas central bank should reduce government debt holdings – governor
Governor says capital controls could be eased but measures needed to improve confidence
Janet Yellen backs form of price-level targeting for Fed
Former chair says current system risks downward spiral of long-term rates
Singapore central bank probes possible misconduct at large trading group
Noble Group shares suspended as MAS, police and accounting regulators examine allegations
US inflation likely to fall below target – San Francisco Fed
Factors unrelated to economic cycle have increased their contribution to price increases in 2018
IMF weighing state-contingent debt for Caribbean, says Lagarde
IMF managing director says fund is re-evaluating lending parameters for Caribbean region
FCA survey reveals significant increase in tech failures
Cyber incidents represented 18% of incidents reported to the FCA in year to October, despite firms appearing confident with current systems and processes