Data
MAS director hails work on natural catastrophe data
Bernard Wee introduces Natural Catastrophe Data Analytics Exchange
Research digs into disagreement about inflation expectations
Paper examines how the disagreement within stakeholder groups has evolved
IMF working paper sees regulation as key driver of decline in foreign lending
Research contends regulatory tightening is behind much of the ‘sluggishness’ in international banking
BoE searches for better data on macro-financial links
Central bank hopes better data will help crack the productivity puzzle
Policy-makers could use fraud patterns as economic indicator – paper
Positive relationship exists between bank fraud and the macroeconomy, Chicago Fed risk specialist finds
Sweden’s Riksbank has mixed forecasting performance, report finds
Riksbank “relatively good” at projecting growth and unemployment, but less so when it comes to the policy rate
Inflation and unemployment affect wage rigidity, Icelandic authors find
Research challenges New Keynesian assumption that timings of wage changes are exogenous
Charlie Bean calls for ‘culture changes’ at ONS in final statistics report
ONS should set up two centres to better measure economic activity, Bean says
BIS paper finds forecasters put too much faith in private information
Forecasters seem to be attempting to differentiate themselves
BIS stats show further retreat in global banking flows
Falling claims on China drive bulk of overall reduction in cross-border claims
Debelle highlights ‘rich potential’ in regulatory data
Useful trends already starting to emerge, assistant governor says
Modern central banks need big data strategy, Riksbank economists say
Organisational changes could help departments work together more closely
Bean calls for overhaul of UK statistics
Report calls for national statistics office to become more agile
Presentation of big data key to inspiring research, academic argues
Data hubs should encourage research communities, academic says
The big data revolution and central banking
Is ‘big data’ for central banking as revolutionary as some claim?