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Court orders former Sri Lankan governor to report to police
Former governor’s son-in-law arrested over allegations of central bank insider dealing
Lower unemployment may not create inflation, Bullard says
The relationship between employment and prices has changed, warns US policymaker
Germany should consider fiscal expansion, French and German governors say
But Bundesbank's Weidmann warns against pro-cyclical impact of “debt-financed public spending”
BIS’s Carstens calls for cryptocurrency clampdown
Bitcoin has become “a combination of a bubble, a Ponzi scheme and an environmental disaster”
Phillips curve ‘alive and will soon be kicking’ – Fed’s Williams
John Williams expects US inflation to reassert itself soon
Fed imposes growth cap after ‘consumer abuses’ at Wells Fargo
Troubled lender is not allowed to expand its assets further until it improves governance and controls
Lower growth follows credit booms with high-yield lending – paper
Lending standards in bond markets track banks’ credit standards
‘Intensified’ tax competition will affect euro area – research
Latest ECB bulletin shows “possible erosion of tax bases” in the EU, after recent US tax reforms
Yellen to join former Fed colleagues at Brookings
Janet Yellen returns to her research roots with position at Brookings Institution
Fed unveils 2018 stress tests for big banks
The severely adverse scenario would take the unemployment rate to 10% from 4.1%
Cœuré: ‘three lines of defence’ needed to protect ECB
The ECB executive board member says without reforms the ECB may end up having to “test the limits of its mandate”
Thailand eases foreign exchange rules to encourage outflows
Central bank seeks to cool down the baht, one of the fastest-appreciating Asian currencies
Banks not necessarily more opaque than other firms – BIS paper
Study compares stock returns of those with insider knowledge against the wider market
People: FCA creates Brexit role; new Uzbek deputy
UK FCA creates new senior role to oversee Brexit work; Adham Islamov joins Central Bank of Uzbekistan; Swedish and French regulators join Esma board
BoE’s Brazier flags concerns about ‘stretched’ credit markets
BoE is simulating ‘liquidity mismatch’ in bond markets to ensure financial stability, says executive director; central bank has a ‘duty’ to adapt regulation
EBA to test banks’ resilience in adverse Brexit scenario
Stress tests offer glimpse of how a crisis related to UK’s withdrawal from the bloc might emerge
CNB raises Czech rates to return inflation to target
A stronger currency is supporting the central bank in its efforts to control price pressures
Rates on hold after Yellen’s final FOMC meeting
New committee finds unanimity on rate hold, as Janet Yellen prepares to step down
Misinterpreting commodity price swings can be damaging – BIS paper
Whether movements are down to supply shocks or changes in global demand matters for policy, and mistakes can be procyclical when central banks act together
Renminbi struggles to gain prominence on global stage – Swift
Chinese currency usage only accounted for 1.61% of domestic and cross-border payments in December 2017; digitisation may be the key to currency’s success
Ireland nominates Lane for ECB vice-presidency
Irish governor has a track record as academic economist and senior ESRB figure
Carney rejects accusations of ‘cognitive bias’ at BoE
Parliamentary committee members say BoE relied on inaccurate forecasts before Brexit, affecting policy decisions
Banks expand some lending following crises, research shows
While portfolio lending is restricted, banks expand some other forms of lending
People: Vlieghe gets second term at BoE; ECB appoints directors
Group of central banks promoting the goals of the Paris agreement on climate change appoints first chairman; and more