Financial Stability
Many central banks plan RTGS upgrades in coming year
Over 80% expect to renovate systems within five years
Finland’s payments must be ready for emergencies, governor says
Rehn praises public-private emergency partnership but calls for “even higher level” of readiness
Bank of Russia cuts rates again
Central bank says inflationary pressures are falling but economy faces considerable constraints
War in Ukraine raising eurozone stability risks, says ECB
Non-bank sector vulnerable to higher interest rates, financial stability review finds
ECB paper examines eurozone bond financing
Researchers present “first comprehensive study” of rise in bond financing over last 20 years
Sri Lankan court hears corruption allegations against ex-governor
Cabraal denies all accusations as court bans him from leaving country
BoE climate stress test finds impact will fall on bank customers
Sam Woods questions whether capital is “best tool” to address climate change
Outgoing Lebanese cabinet agrees to central bank reforms
Any new government may still prove unable to push through long-blocked measures
Riksbank launches 24/7 instant settlement system
Rix-Inst operates on same technology as ECB’s Tips system
Tackling private-sector debt in the wake of the pandemic
Navigating Covid-19 debt is more of a challenge amid gathered storms of inflation and war, write Roong Mallikamas and Benjamin Weigert
Fed hiring more staff to examine cloud providers
Regulator wants to put more “boots on the ground” at firms such as Amazon, Google and Microsoft
Fed research examines single cyber attack’s effects on stability
Federal funds market and discount window kept banks liquid despite attack – researchers
ECB paper makes case for mixed ownership of banks
Foreign state-owned banks tend to play stabilising role during domestic banking crises, authors find
How to stop stablecoins from hoarding precious collateral
Repo markets expert and crypto bank chief exec think Fed reserves are the right answer
Sarb puts South African bank into receivership
Central bank concerned by governance at lender owned by union and employers’ trust
The green agenda dilemma
Central banks face a choice over whether to support national energy independence or climate goals
Shadow banks: the biggest threat to US financial stability?
Non-bank risks may be the greatest problem facing the Fed’s incoming vice-chair for supervision
Fed paper examines non-bank emergency facility
More flexible investors tapped facility earlier, doing more to stabilise markets
Rise of fintech strengthens case for capital controls, IMF says
Countries may have to throw “sand in the gears” to protect monetary sovereignty, says Georgieva
ECB paper analyses financial crisis contagion
Crisis in one region can trigger more as investors reassess other markets, researchers say
Fed warns on crypto risks as major stablecoin breaks peg
CBDC could help protect against risks from crypto assets including stablecoins, Fed says
Zimbabwe freezes all bank lending
President announces controls on money creation to stem decline of currency
BoE paper models macro-prudential spillovers
Agent-based model sheds light on how housing market policies affect different groups, authors say
Eurozone could improve fiscal pact – ECB paper
Reformed framework should combine expenditure growth rule with “debt anchor”, researchers say