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Bank of Canada study calls for standard accessibility practices
Academics say current banking infrastructure is inadequate for people with disabilities
Andrea Enria joins BoE’s prudential regulation committee
Former top ECB supervisor becomes UK central bank policy-maker
UK regulator says firms are under-reporting money mules
Financial companies cite challenge of establishing criminal intent
People: Palestine Monetary Authority appoints new governor
Plus board appointments in Colombia and UK, and Central Bank of Iceland’s new chief economist
Pakistan delivers sixth consecutive rate cut
Decision taking benchmark rate to 12% means policy has been eased by 1,000bp since last June
Unexpected rate hikes push down commodity prices – research
The most traded commodities are more vulnerable to monetary policy shocks, BoE paper shows
Philadelphia Fed documents troubling credit trends in US
Revolving credit and delinquencies on rise as minimum payments hit peak for the decade
Immigration reduces inflation in US – IMF paper
But immigrants put upward pressure on house prices, study finds
Bank Indonesia’s YouTube channel hacked
Hackers streamed bitcoin-related content before page was restored
Trump names interim heads of financial regulators
US president also bans agencies from taking decisions until permanent appointees are in place
Norges Bank says time is not yet right for easing
Central bank holds rates, but suggests cut is likely in March
AI can solve more complex economic models – BIS paper
Neural networks help economists solve and estimate non-linear heterogeneous agent models