Financial Stability
Audit of Lebanese central bank reveals huge shortfalls
US, UK and Canada place personal sanctions on ex-governor Salameh
BoE’s RTGS system goes down for nearly six hours
Database problem prevented high-value payment system from opening at usual time
Brazil governor promises to end high-interest rotating credit
Campos Neto tells legislators central bank achieved “soft landing” on monetary policy
Most central banks say they have enough financial stability staff
Some face problems including lack of resources, uncompetitive salaries and complex training needs
US credit card debt passes $1 trillion for the first time
NY Fed says credit is stabilising at pre-pandemic levels despite historic figure
BoE paper analyses banks’ forecasting accuracy
Banks with better governance, including more senior women, make better predictions, authors find
Italy’s government changes bank windfall tax proposal after outcry
Banking executives criticise plan’s design and say new proposals are still unclear
Fed unveils new crypto supervision programme
Smaller banks need Federal Reserve authorisation before issuing stablecoins and dollar tokens
RBNZ unveils climate stress-test scenario
New Zealand’s largest lenders will be tested on exposure to extreme weather and transition costs
High-frequency traders impose costs on others – BIS paper
Study of dark pools finds HFTs almost never provide liquidity, while raising the cost for all
IMF to make changes to financial assessment programme
Fund says FSAP should focus on smaller financial companies, business models and risk management
Reports of cash restrictions in Niger
West African central bank froze relations and closed local offices after July 26 coup
Government employment has not recovered from pandemic – Fed
Low wages could be responsible from 450,000 missing state and local government workers in US
BIS paper’s guide to monitoring ‘highly leveraged’ non-banks
Using new data sources can help to shed light on an opaque sector, authors say
Inequality rising in the US – Minneapolis Fed report
“Government intervention largely eliminates the cyclicality in inequality at the bottom,” research says
Supervisory soft skills: working in a consensus-driven environment
New studies highlight the importance of supervisors being able to say ‘no’ – and persuade banks to act accordingly, writes Manoj Singh
Fed leadership divided on proposed capital rules
Powell warns rules could push activity into shadow banking
US bank lobbying spending increases sharply in Q2
ABA and ICBA increased their spending by 132.6% and 264% respectively between quarters
European banks pass stress test’s 2023 adverse scenario
Tested banks had higher CET1 levels after adverse scenario than in 2021, EBA says
US credit application rejections increase sharply
Automobile loan rejections hit highest level since NY Fed began measuring in 2013
Bank of Korea to boost emergency liquidity over bank run fears
Central bank will lower rate and accept more collateral amid scare over credit union’s deposits
Stefan Ingves on central bank failings on inflation and financial stability
The Riksbank veteran speaks about liquidity, interest rate and non-bank regulatory reforms, the importance of saying ‘no’, and the need for explicit legal definitions for digital money
US banks need higher capital levels, warns Kashkari
Banking stress may re-emerge if inflation is entrenched, Minneapolis Fed president says
ECB paper analyses carbon pricing schemes
Rising compliance costs can push firms away from green innovation, paper finds