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Prudential curbs on lending are working – RBA report
Central bank says concerns over riskier forms of lending “have eased”
FOMC minutes show members expecting higher US inflation
Fed’s rate-setters say current fiscal policy has few historical parallels
Fed proposes changing leverage ratios for largest US financial firms
Proposals would make leverage ratios “more closely tailored” to firm’s risk profile, Fed argues
BoE should not merge monetary policy and macro-pru - Broadbent
Merging key committees could undermine accountability, says deputy governor
New RBNZ mandate is evolution not revolution, says McDermott
Inflation-targeting framework has been tweaked several times already – assistant governor
Mozambique central bank cracks down on AML breaches
A total of $2.6 million in fines is divided among 15 institutions found in breach of legislation; IMF says AML/CFT controls need to be more efficient
New York Fed lays out QE unwinding scenarios
Fed’s balance sheet is expected to stabilise between $2.5 trillion and $3.3 trillion
Fed outlines simplified capital regime
“Stress capital buffer” would likely raise capital requirements somewhat for many of the largest banks and lower them for the smallest, the Fed says
FCA’s McTeague examines cyber risks in open banking
Regulator expects firms to maintain high standards of security despite “potentially uncomfortable” transition period
Yi Gang unveils timetable for opening up measures
No plans to depreciate renminbi amid trade spat, PBoC govenor says; denies there will be a “big bang” reform in financial sector
Brexit will hit Irish economy hard, Banque de France paper finds
Researchers look at cost of undoing European Union’s single market
Investment key to Europe’s digital future, says Commission’s Ansip
Commission vice-president provides update on digital single market project
Iran seeks to unify exchange rates amid rial plunge
New rate is meant to eliminate gulf between official rate and market, but it remains unclear whether the measure will succeed
FSI finds divergent practices on non-performing assets
Study finds it is hard to make “meaningful comparisons” of troubled assets across jurisdictions
Financial conditions in Denmark tighten in Q1
Implementation of new mortgage lending regulation is the main cause of credit reduction
Greek governor takes legal action against prosecutor in ‘corruption’ case
Stournaras also accuses anonymous witnesses of defamation
Central banks should personalise communications – BoE’s Haldane
Explaining how monetary policy affects the lives of everyday people could help bridge trust gap, the BoE’s chief economist says; calls for monetary policy ‘scorecards’
China's policy transmission increasingly similar to advanced economies – BIS paper
Authors say monetary policy surprises have “sizeable” effects on interest rates in China
People: Guo Shuqing secures position as head of regulator
Guo to be first official leader of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission; Atlanta Fed names new vice-president; and more
Return on foreign assets partly offsets trade imbalances – research
Emerging economies can recover from current account disequilibrium faster than reserve currency issuers
Estonia and Denmark hit by money laundering scandals
Danske Bank says it should have acted faster on allegations
RBA paper offers new way to add housing sector to DSGE models
Authors find their model delivers “reasonable” forecast performance
Fed’s Powell emphasises ‘patient’ approach to policy
Fed chair acknowledges very low unemployment has been accompanied by other signs that the labour market may be operating below potential
BoE goes granular with data experiment
UK central bank announces successful data proof of concept looking to store, organise and combine data based on the XBRL standard