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RBI forms task force as cash crisis continues
Authorities find ATMs must be recalibrated to accept new notes, hampering efforts to respond to cash shortages
US affected by spillovers as well as causing them – Fed’s Fischer
Foreign developments can be a “substantial headwind” to US monetary policy, vice-chair says; hints at continued momentum towards a December rate hike
IMF paper seeks to quantify debt bias
Tax systems create “pervasive” debt bias, authors find, arguing for policy action before the problem worsens
Haldane turns to other disciplines to solve big economic questions
BoE chief economist calls for an interdisciplinary approach to tackling the problems economics faces in understanding complex systems; warns of shortcomings in micro-founded models
EBA raises concerns over banks’ implementation of IFRS 9
Profit and loss volatility likely to rise due to new credit risk guidelines, banks say
First BIS survey data on central clearing shows gaps remain
OTC derivatives surveys capture central clearing for first time; data reveals marked differences between classes of derivatives and advanced vs emerging economies
Egypt announces $2 billion deal to bolster reserves as Lagarde set to recommend IMF aid
IMF chief asks the board for $12 billion loan over three years to support “ambitious” reforms
Fed research proposes micro-founded approach to term structure modelling
Economists build structural New Keynesian model in contrast to the statistical approaches in much of the available literature, identifying key factors shaping term premiums
Unit root methods can help detect financial bubbles, Finnish paper argues
Researchers apply tool to data from 15 European countries
Credit scoring improves borrower selection, Bank of Italy paper says
Paper presents a database on loans and the use of credit-scoring models; banks’ use of credit scoring reduces the likelihood of borrower defaulting, researchers say
RBNZ delivers rate cut as exchange rate strength persists
Board reaffirmed move in light of Trump victory, but cut has been in the offing for some time as NZ dollar strength holds down inflation
Praet calls for further consolidation of eurozone banking
The ECB's chief economist says falling bank profits are not a concern for monetary policy and sector must improve business models while the central bank gives “regulatory clarity”
RBA paper finds it is hard to pinpoint US productivity slowdowns
Break in productivity growth trend in US appears to have happened in early 1970s, although beliefs took three decades to fully adjust, authors find
Riksbank’s Flodén warns QE dividends may not continue
Quantitative easing has generated profits so far, but the central bank is likely to incur losses in future, deputy governor warns; purchases amount to maturity transformation and therefore carry risk
EBA suggests new model for prudential regulation of investment firms
Capital model should be based on firms’ risks to markets and to customers, EBA says
Trump attacks Yellen in campaign ad as US votes for president
Candidate has repeatedly attacked Fed chair for “political” actions
Dallas Fed research seeks to improve real-time inflation forecasts
Economists break surveys of inflation expectations down into parts, finding stripping out the noise component improves forecasting
RBNZ’s Spencer sees need for better approach to FMI oversight
The framework, if put into legislation, would give the central bank and markets authority new powers of information-gathering and oversight
SNB paper models ‘sticky consumption’ in Switzerland
Assuming consumption habits are slow to change helps produce more robust results than other methods, author finds
BoE paper takes DSGE approach to deflation probabilities
Comparing simulations using a DSGE model estimated on different market-based measures of deflation probability helps to pick out causality, researchers say
Constâncio rejects higher inflation targets and instrument rules
Higher targets would not re-anchor inflation expectations, ECB vice-president says
Mozambique governor hikes rates by 600bp as inflation hits record high
IMF spokesman says talks continuing over audit of government finances as newly appointed governor makes fifth and biggest rate rise of 2016
Weighting models by performance is better than taking simple averages, researchers say
Weighting models by performance is better than taking simple averages, researchers say
Brexit unlikely to spell end of London as a financial centre – BoE’s Cunliffe
“Clustering effects” should ensure London remains a major financial centre, says BoE deputy, though fragmentation poses a risk to activity throughout the EU