Articles by Daniel Hinge
Leveraged lending creates challenges in UK stress tests
On some assumptions, banks would fail the tests; BoE to alter capital framework
Bank of Israel digs in for long fight against strong shekel
Central bank has “plenty of patience”, says monetary policy-maker
New ‘currency’ aims to tackle failings of its predecessors
Saga sits somewhere between a stablecoin and a crypto asset – and has been designed by a team that includes former central bankers
Paul Volcker, 1927–2019
The Fed chair made his name battling inflation, and left his mark on independence and post-crisis financial regulations
Elsie Addo Awadzi on turning around Ghana’s banking system
The Bank of Ghana led a multi-pronged effort to rescue or resolve several banks and hundreds of smaller firms
Sri Lanka’s Coomaraswamy to step down
Governor to leave in December, over two years ahead of term end
Regulators and firms confront problems of ‘open banking’
Basel Committee report says challenging trade-off exists between privacy, security and efficiency
Central banks report sharp improvement in data governance
Progress comes as many central banks complete projects to improve governance
Central banks increasingly embracing the cloud
Forms of cloud computing are becoming more prevalent, despite central banks’ caution
Big data in central banks: 2019 survey results
Many central banks are overhauling their data governance, which has facilitated a broadening in their use of big data. They are also turning to external specialists for help
Inside the ECB’s upgraded multi-country model
ECB-Base sets the blueprint for a new semi-structural workhorse model of the eurozone
Bank of Canada picks MindBridge for AI fraud detection trial
Trial under central bank’s ‘Pivot’ scheme will test artificial intelligence for payment fraud detection
World risks ‘global liquidity crunch’, former BIS officials warn
“Urgent action” needed to prevent crisis, say Philip Turner and André Icard
BIS studies highlight limits to unconventional policy
Policies seen as broadly effective, but reports warn of spillovers and other unintended effects if the policies are used too much and for too long
BIS launches green bond fund for central banks
Institution aims to use fund’s clout to influence development of green investment standards
Central banks urged to adopt DLT-based CBDC
Industry figures argue central bank money is needed for token-based securities settlement, but central bankers are sceptical
Swift conducts 13-second cross-border payment
Trials saw payments go from origination through to clearing and settlement in seconds
ECB prepares for ‘big bang’ move to new market infrastructure
Eurozone's payments, instant payments and securities settlement systems will merge by end of 2021
BIS’s Borio warns of ‘troubling’ negative yields
BIS quarterly review highlights new peaks in negative-yielding debt and examines CLO risks
UK cash use squeezed by rise of fintech and ATM fee changes
Accounts with fintech firms and open banking proving increasingly popular, report finds
Gontareva’s home burns as government returns to PrivatBank negotiations
Former NBU governor says her house was burned to the ground in an alleged arson attack; government back in negotiations with PrivatBank owners despite bank’s collapse
Regulators meet in Basel to grill stablecoin backers
Conference convened by G7 stablecoins group included Libra Association, Fnality and JP Morgan
Turkey launches second major rate cut
Central bank slashes further 325 basis points off main rate
30 years of forecasting: have central banks learned anything?
Forecasting models are constantly being upgraded, but forecast errors are still persistent. What more can central banks do?