Macro-prudential
PBoC moves to boost lending amid trade tensions
Efforts towards deleveraging are being put on ice as the economy slows
Macro-prudential forex rules may shift vulnerability – BoE paper
Study of forex rules finds they may succeed in their primary goal, but shift risks elsewhere
BoE calls on EU to act on Brexit stability risks
Failure to act could disrupt $90 trillion of derivatives contracts, central bank warns
A stressful week: saving the UK banking sector
One frenetic week in 2008 led to the formation of the UK’s modern stress-testing approach
IMF paper explores interaction of capital controls and macro-pru
Capital controls do not “consistently” mitigate potential increases in cross-border flows
RBI steps in to tackle liquidity crunch
Central bank steps up market operations as financial markets wobble
BIS paper defends credit gap measure
Use of Hodrick-Prescott filter is controversial but the gap still outperforms others, authors find
Bernanke: household borrowing not the main factor in 2008 crash
Panic in financial markets and not household borrowing created deep crisis, former Fed chair says
RBA’s Bullock: Australia faces large housing risks
Debt-to-income ratio has risen and banks are highly exposed to the housing sector
‘Hyman Minsky was right’ – Don Kohn
Macro-prudential policy needs to be well communicated, says Bank of England policy-maker
FCA’s Bailey hits back at EU location demands
It is not necessary for all EU financial activity to take place in the EU, FCA chief argues
RBA governor welcomes housing market slowdown
Lowe says slower credit growth is “positive”, as wider economy heats up
Fed paper presents method to better estimate systemic risk
Authors find their approach outperforms several commonly used systemic risk indicators
Thailand’s macroeconomic policy at a ‘turning point’ – Santiprabhob
Policy will have to evolve to support the economy rather than stimulate it, governor says
Passive investing boosts some risks and cuts others – Fed paper
Authors assess four ways the surge in passive investing might impact stability
Kenyan central bank reports big increase in banks breaching regulations
Governor calls for banks to consider their “long-term impact on society”
Next financial crisis “will be brewing” in shadow banking – Bullard
Fed has limited powers to tackle Silicon Valley threat to financial stability
Kenyan banks forced to reveal hidden loan fees
Kenya’s central bank begins effort to repeal interest rate cap
Competition strengthens banks close to insolvency – BoE paper
Competition policies have a mixed impact on the banking sector, BoE paper says
FPC better equipped for crisis than FSOC – BoE paper
Paper compares how macro-prudential regulators in UK and US would handle a 2008-style crisis
BIS paper compares current Asian vulnerabilities with 1997 crisis
Global banking statistics could have given warning signals ahead of Asian crisis, authors say
BoE paper proposes composite measures to communicate UK financial stability
Authors aggregate indicators of financial stability into simple composite measures
Ugandan governor says central bank not ‘obliged’ to bail out banks
Bailouts could encourage mismanagement, he says
Carney: Brexit could trigger ‘extreme fragmentation’ of EU markets
Lack of agreement on derivatives likely to be more costly for European markets than UK ones, BoE governor says