Financial Stability
AI, low productivity, and trade in focus at G30
Georgieva, Bailey and Lagarde speak on stretched AI evaluations and distortionary trade policies
Let risks stay in non-bank sector, says EU official
Regulators and experts discuss solutions to financial activities migrating outside banking system
EBA’s Campa on simplifying EU regulations and supervising stablecoins
The departing pan-European supervision chief speaks about advancing the banking union, streamlining the implantation of new rules, financial resilience and why he is stepping down early
‘Ghana is back’, says central bank governor
Johnson Asiama speaks on gold programme, sterilisation and tight monetary policy
Stability before competitiveness, say supervisors
ECB’s Donnery and BIS’s Restoy discuss merits of imposing secondary mandate on growth
FSB’s Schindler highlights shift in focus for standard setters
Finance ministries are prioritising growth over regulation, but not all post-crisis work is complete
Tariffs will not solve US ‘twin deficits’, BdF governor says
Villeroy de Galhau wants to maintain spirit of transatlantic co-operation despite disagreements
Diverse opportunities lead to more resilient labour markets – study
Minneapolis Fed authors say economic concentration makes it harder for areas to recover from shocks
RBNZ plans to relax lending restrictions for home purchases
New Zealand central bank says moves will make borrowing easier for first-time buyers
FSB finds large gaps in implementing regulatory reforms
Efforts to strengthen resilience of financial sector have not been timely or consistent, body warns
Norges Bank introduces new tool to reduce excess liquidity
‘Central bank certificates’ to supplement quotas, F-loans and F-deposits from 2026
IMF to provide Sri Lanka with additional $347m in financing
Mission chief says central bank should continue to be independent and build reserves
Sovereign defaults fell in 2024, says Bank of Canada study
However, debt service payments still high as interest rates remain elevated
Simplifying rules may hinder EU single market – BIS’s Restoy
FSI chair says supervisors must be mindful of trade-off from making banking regs less complex
Bostic: firms tell me they’re eager to replace humans with AI
Atlanta Fed chief says technology will have a ‘unique’ impact on workers at all skill levels
BoE warns of AI bubble in equity markets
Record of latest FPC meeting compares ‘stretched’ stock values today to levels before dotcom crash
FX market becoming stronger transmitter of stress, IMF warns
Fund probes changing structure of world’s ‘largest and most liquid financial market’
Lagarde: ECB should supervise non-banks to prevent rerun of 2008
Monetary policy would benefit from more holistic prudential approach, president says
FX turnover surges 28% to nearly $10 trillion a day – BIS
Triennial survey finds euro has overtaken dollar in OTC interest rate derivatives market
AI could fundamentally alter market dynamics – Fed study
Tech is not purely algorithmic as it has inherited human biases, say authors
Book notes: Bankers’ trust, by Aditi Sahasrabuddhe
A novel investigation into how trust among central bankers – or lack thereof – helped and worsened crises of the past
Weak dollar mitigated April tariff shocks – BIS’s Maechler
Greenback’s depreciation boosts risk appetite and lowers import costs, deputy general manager says
NBER paper explores drivers of collateral prepositioning
Authors ask why US banks choose not to pledge all their available collateral at the Fed