Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Money matters for macro fluctuations – Fed paper
Working paper says previous research by Schularick and Taylor may have been flawed
DLT will be a ‘catalyst for change’ – RBA’s Richards
New technologies have highlighted inefficiencies in existing payment infrastructure
ECB’s Nouy says policymakers must reform banking governance
Only half of supervisors carry out ex-ante ‘fit and proper’ assessments, Nouy says
Vietnamese ex-deputy governor stands trial for negligence
Former deputy governor failed to prevent $655m fraud, authorities say
Employer-employee loans can cut credit risk - Minneapolis Fed article
Research looks at Minnesota scheme
South African central bank puts cyber security on strategic agenda
Sarb says it has put “base infrastructure” for security incident technology in place
People: BIS appoints RBA’s Lowe to succeed Dudley on financial system committee
Lowe will chair committee charged with financial stability; IMF gets new media chief; and more
Malaysian government names Nor Shamsiah Mohd as new governor
Former deputy governor led investigation of 1MDB and recommended prosecution
Major banks pass Fed stress tests
All banks assessed reached minimum capital requirements in more adverse scenario
Singapore central bank aims to eliminate cheques but not go cashless
MAS board member reveals new details of scheme to allow payments by QR codes
BoE capital injection lays ground for stronger crisis response
Higher risk-bearing capacity allows additional emergency measures, Mark Carney says; move could bring forward BoE’s exit from QE
Richmond Fed economists design bank resolvability score
Score could help make complex living wills easier to interpret, authors argue
Issuing “foreign-law” debt can cut costs in times of crisis – ECB paper
Eurozone countries’ bonds issued abroad showed major premiums during debt crisis – researchers
Caribbean central banks look for common approach to fintech
Working group set up to look at crypto assets in the region
Swiss central bank keeps policy rates negative
SNB says it will intervene in foreign exchange markets “as necessary”
Brazil tests DLT-based regulatory data-sharing platform
Blockchain will allow regulators to share data more efficiently, says central bank
Norges Bank says rate hike likely in September
Key policy remains at 0.5% as inflation rises below target since February 2017
Fed policy’s global effects differ in booms and busts – BIS paper
Monetary policy appears to impact global bank lending differently depending on the “regime”
Leading governors analyse evolving inflation-employment relationship
Powell, Draghi, Lowe and Kuroda assess causes keeping wage growth low across the world
Leverage ratio disincentives clearing – BoE paper
Leverage ratio appears to have made some banks less willing to take on new clients
People: China appoints new monetary policy committee
IMF’s general counsel retires; Czech National Bank appoints new comms director
Ukrainian central bank appoints first deputy and deputy governors
New first deputy governor was key figure in banking clean-up
Central Bank of Venezuela gets another new president
Ramón Lobo becomes latest victim of institution’s revolving door
Riksbank terminates contract with Crane
Central bank argues banknote provider has broken its contract by transferring printing facilities