Macro-prudential
Weak banks could reverse effects of policy rate cuts – ECB paper
Countercyclical buffers play crucial role in preventing “reversal interest rate” events, researchers find
BIS paper pins down causal impact of capital flows
Study based on confidential BIS data finds capital controls can help prevent overheating
PBoC sets sights on macro leverage and NPL risks
Yi says central bank looking at ways to manage outstanding risks as economy bounces back
BIS paper models credit booms and busts
Authors outline heterogeneous-agent framework that could support macro-prudential policy
Stress test results affect consumer credit – Philadelphia Fed paper
Banks reduce credit supply after worse-than-expected stress test results, researchers find
BIS economists test fixes for credit-to-GDP gap
Measure has drawbacks as early warning sign, but proposed solutions have problems, authors find
LTV ratios need reform, ECB paper argues
Macro-prudential tools must now apply to real estate funds financed by non-bank loans – researcher
Fed rejects bank appeals against stress-test results
Goldman Sachs remains in top spot for overall requirement, as Fed reveals stress capital buffers
BoE runs ‘reverse stress test’ to prepare for renewed Covid crisis
Banks may have to take drastic “defensive actions” if UK suffers another major shock, BoE says
Claudia Buch: ‘We need higher transparency’ on resolution
Bundesbank vice-president discusses progress towards ending ‘too big to fail’ and the gaps that remain
BIS paper studies early form of macro-pru policy
Dutch controls on credit from 1960s to 1990s helped promote stability, authors find
RBI’s Das calls for legislation on resolution corporation
Several banks in India remain troubled, and Covid-19 may trigger further problems, governor says
Bank of Jamaica weighs up CCyB
Central bank outlines proposals to tackle “excessive pro-cyclicality”
EME financial markets are still vulnerable – BIS paper
Covid crisis has shown further market development work is needed, writes head of CGFS secretariat
Online machine learning can warn of impending crisis – Hélène Rey
Approach avoids some of the pitfalls of other methods, the economics professor says
Common asset holdings important for stress testing – BoE paper
When banks and non-banks hold the same assets, losses can be magnified, authors warn
BIS warns of further shockwaves in ‘generation-defining’ crisis
Solvency crisis is looming on the horizon and health crisis is far from over, BIS officials say
NGFS unveils climate stress-test scenarios
Group releases guidance document and data to help central banks tailor climate stress scenarios
RBI to push for bank governance overhaul
“Growing size and complexity” of the banking sector demands stronger governance, paper says
Foreign exchange based macro-pru policies cut capital inflows – DNB paper
Data from 83 countries shows formal capital controls do not effectively reduce inflows – researchers
Fears rise over breakdown in Basel and IFRS standards
Bretton Woods institutions worried about growing divergence in capital and accounting rules
Mass bankruptcies should feature in Fed stress tests – former officials
Crowding of bankruptcy courts can effectively double loss given default, says Jeremy Stein
Capital controls less effective at curbing flows than macro-pru – BIS paper
Capital controls do not have significant impact on volume or composition of flows, authors find
BoE urges banks to ramp up no-deal Brexit preparations
Brexit risks are resurfacing as trade talks remain deadlocked