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St Louis Fed’s Bullard thinks Fed should hold
Flatter yield curve and moderate inflation in US suggest monetary policy shouldn’t be tighter, president says
Fed paper presents method to better estimate systemic risk
Authors find their approach outperforms several commonly used systemic risk indicators
Foreign jurisdictions could disrupt European payments, Mersch warns
EU must end reliance on foreign-based payment card providers, ECB official says
Inattention helps explain flat Phillips curve – Fed paper
Inflation may be less sensitive to shocks because people are not paying attention, authors say
BIS paper weighs economic impact of macro-prudential policy
Cutting the LTV ratio leads to reduced output in emerging markets, authors find
Carney signals ‘willingness’ to stay at BoE
Governor implies he is “willing” to serve another year, though decision falls to Treasury
RBI’s Kanungo warns on fiscal imbalances
State governments have borrowed heavily, making the RBI’s job harder, the deputy says
IMF says Chad and BEAC reforms must continue
Multi-state African central bank must make changes to policy framework, IMF staff say
Flatter US yield curve may not herald a new crisis – San Francisco Fed
The curve inversion has not materialised, while low long-term yields may be related to quantitative easing
Kuroda says controls on high-frequency trading ‘critical’
HFT can aid market efficiency, but action is needed to tackle its downside, says BoJ governor
CBRT vows action at next policy meeting
Turkish central bank has already raised effective interest rates without changing the policy rate
IMF paper builds corruption indicator using big data
Corruption shocks negatively impact long-term real outcomes, authors say
Cyprus inquiry probes central bank’s role in lender’s collapse
Senior supervisor says central bank and ECB failed to act after chief executive resigned in 2015
Weidmann urges Greece to implement further reforms
Deutsche Bundesbank president recommends additional reforms and “sound” fiscal policy
ECB calls for changes to draft investment firm regulations
EU proposals omit macro-prudential measures and could cause statistical problems, ECB says
Thailand’s macroeconomic policy at a ‘turning point’ – Santiprabhob
Policy will have to evolve to support the economy rather than stimulate it, governor says
RBI figures show demonetisation captured very little ‘black money’
Over 99% of banknotes were returned despite high cost to the economy
‘Stochastic lower bound’ impacts inflation – BoE paper
Assuming the lower bound is fixed might be unrealistic, authors say
Vietnam allows renminbi payments in border areas
Renminbi payments designed to cut risks and boost trade
Argentina hikes to 60% as peso drops further
Monetary policy committee holds emergency meeting amid fresh trouble for the currency
Sarb’s Groepe says cyber security must be adaptable to changing landscape
It is “essential” for financial institutions to have “agile and responsive” practices in place, deputy says
China’s ‘big five’ banks highly inefficient – Bank of Finland paper
Biggest lenders suffer from persistent inefficiency, researchers say
Policymakers should focus on slack even amid uncertainty – Fed paper
“Standard advice” from the literature may be flawed under current conditions, authors warn
Central Bank of the Philippines gets mandate to regulate payment systems
Payment systems could be placed on blacklist if they pose a risk to the financial system