Financial Stability
Estonian paper looks at Eastern European credit
Lack of competition in banking sectors is fueling pro-cyclical credit creation, researchers find
Bulgarian central bank wins court case against Omani state fund
BNB says Washington tribunal ruled it acted properly in closing down bank
Macro-prudential policy needs range of tools – Bundesbank paper
Model assesses effectiveness of capital buffers, LTV ratios and sectoral risk-weighting
Fund structures are ‘a big issue’ for monetary system – Carney
Immediate redemptions risk amplifying capital flow volatility
Brazilian central bank to take charge of anti-money laundering unit
Central bank says it will appoint AML organisation’s head and change its governance
Bank of Mauritius overhauling supervisory framework – governor
Yandraduth Googoolye says central bank is embarking on several regulatory and supervisory reforms
Firms must prepare for reference rate transition – ECB working group
New €STR rate will be recalculated on same day if major errors are detected, report says
Market-based metrics are best signal for bank distress – IMF paper
Researcher finds vulnerabilities in large eurozone banks, while North America is least distressed region
RBI to harmonise ‘liquidity norms’ between banks and non-banks – Das
Governor says non-banks have not always maintained good risk management practices
Mark Carney on joined-up policy-making, forward guidance and Brexit
BoE governor rules out negative rates and change to inflation targets, offers update on too-big-to-fail; and more
Carney warns Germany and France of Brexit derivatives cliff edge
BoE governor says it is in the “interests” of EU countries to ensure contract viability ahead of Brexit
ECB shuts down Latvian bank involved in Rimšēvičs affair
Small lender's owner accused central bank governor of extortion and sued regulatory authorities
PBoC goes back to open market operations
Official figures show sharp drop in new loans extended by Chinese banks in July
RBNZ publishes debt-to-income dataset
Data provides insight into how households might react to a financial shock, central bank says
Nigerian president tells central bank to stop funding food imports
Consequences of Buhari’s order are unclear but Nigeria imports large quantities of food
China will need more stimulus if trade tensions rise – IMF staff
IMF staff say China’s financial system still has “elevated” vulnerability
Bank of Finland paper studies impact of China’s credit channel
Monetary policy’s effects on credit have significant impacts on economic activity, researchers say
Central banking’s 30-year cycle
Central banking has hit another crossroads, writes Central Banking founder, Robert Pringle
ECB criticises Polish draft law on mortgages
Proposal would harm banks’ financing ability and hinder emergence of securities markets
Slovenian central bank reports good stress test results
Central bank has had long-running dispute with government over bank bail-ins
IMF has no back-up plan to Fed swap lines
Financial counsellor says no plans in the works for emergency dollar funding backstop
IMF warns Zambia over risks
Country must act fast over rising debt to prevent “disorderly” fiscal adjustment, IMF board says
BDF paper presents model for larger stress-tests
Model can be used to analyse impact of macro-prudential measures, authors say