Financial Stability
IMF welcomes Rwandan central bank’s Covid response
National Bank of Rwanda funnelled liquidity to banks and cut policy rates
Banks must be able to explain AI models – Brainard
Fed governor says solving ‘black box’ problem is important first step in improving AI governance
BdF paper looks at French law on climate disclosures
Law led to sharp cut in French firms’ holdings of fossil fuel-related instruments, research finds
RBI tells banks to prepare for delayed impact of Covid-19
Banks have avoided worst of the pandemic, but they must now raise capital, central bank says
US Fed facility bought Libor bonds with ‘weak’ fallbacks
Industry figures express surprise over purchases linked to doomed benchmark
Some firms need to provide ‘better’ information to BoE – David Bailey
Executive director says BoE must have sufficient influence over supervisory outcomes post-Brexit
IMF raises precautionary balance target by a quarter
Some executive board members wanted higher raise amid uncertainty over pandemic’s impact
Paper presents forecasting method for bank losses
Bank of Finland paper attempts to forecast both “expected” and “unexpected” banking losses
Central banks must become ‘market-makers of last resort’ – BoE’s Hauser
Measures used in Covid-19 crisis are insufficient for the long term, BoE official says
Macro-prudential policies cut liquidity trap risk – ECB paper
Fall in systematic risk boosts natural interest rate and reduces intensity of liquidity traps, paper finds
BoE officials welcome stronger post-Brexit regulatory powers
Andrew Bailey says UK must not become a “rule-taker” on financial services
Hernández de Cos encourages banks to use capital buffers
Basel Committee chair says it is “only a matter of time” before losses become apparent
MAS completes first phase of AI ethics initiative
‘Veritas’ aims to tackle bias in AI-driven financial services
The role of Tips for the future payments landscape
Tips could play a critical role in providing the infrastructure for a digital euro as well as facilitating fast and efficient cross-border payments
Georgian central bank starts operating new resolution framework
NBG says new resolution system will greatly increase Georgia’s financial stability
Rwanda’s central bank may need to bolster support – IMF
Lack of fiscal space means central bank may be last resort, says fund report
BIS paper explores impact of demographics on house prices
Study focuses on Korea’s “exceptionally rapid” demographic change
Hernández de Cos on ECB policy, crises responses and Basel reform
Spanish governor says ECB ready to boost stimulus and Basel reforms not diminished by Covid-19 exceptions
Rebuilding policy buffers is key challenge of coming decade – Borio
BIS economist says central banks are not out of options but the trade-offs are increasingly difficult
Guy Debelle on the future of the FX Global Code
Code’s creators considering updates to sections on last look and pre-hedging
Vaccine would speed up recovery, Bank of Uganda reports
Higher levels of NPLs and high lending rates are hampering growth, report says, but vaccine could result in swift recovery
Former finance minister criticises PBoC’s prudential supervision
Lou attacks central bank over macro-prudential supervision and warns of China’s high debt levels
Fed keeps some limits on bank dividends
All banks keep above minimum capital ratios under second round of stress-testing
US Congress strikes stimulus deal with weaker curbs on Fed powers
Previous wording would have prevented Fed from ever recreating the ‘Main Street’ programme