Central Banks
Jamaica and Dominican Republic announce 25bp cuts
Caribbean central banks continue their easing cycles
Shared EU debt not ‘essential’ for competitiveness boost – Draghi
Former ECB chief also says his proposal for €750bn of extra annual investment is “conservative”
Libya’s parliament approves central bank compromise deal
Path now set for appointments of governor, deputy governor and board of directors
Colombia cuts rates by 50bp in split decision
Uncertainty over fiscal budget prevents further easing, analysts say
Fed relief plan for G-Sib agency clearing welcomed
Rollback may revive interest in European FCM model, as principal clearing still treated punitively
How (not) to review your monetary policy framework
The Fed made some mistakes in its last strategy review. As it prepares to have another go, it could learn from other central banks
RBNZ looks into promoting competition among banks
Central bank mulls greater access to its interbank payments system and changes to capital rules
‘Unpredictable’ risk driven by AI, geopolitics – Lagarde, Buch, Rehn
European supervisors call for caution – and more authority – at ESRB annual conference
IMF board approves funding to Pakistan
Institution disburses around $1bn in first instalment of extended facility
Machine learning can improve inflation forecasts – IMF paper
Model for Japan is “easily interpretable” and overcomes some drawbacks of standard models
Banxico study points to knowledge gap in analysis of Fed policy
Examining “information shocks” can lead to better assessment of the impact of FOMC decisions
Sri Lanka holds interest rates
Central bank to introduce single policy rate in “near future”
Fed’s new liquidity rule spells more pain for US regional banks
Limit on HTM assets follows move to deduct unrealised losses from capital buffers
Czech Republic, Sweden and Switzerland cut rates
25bp cuts across Europe follow Fed’s footsteps
Yellen highlights systemic risks from rise in non-bank lending
Treasury secretary says institutions’ share of credit now exceeds that of banks
Banks should account for Fed facilities in stress tests – Barr
Vice-chair says doing so would help alleviate stigma over using discount window
Bank of Mexico cuts rates by 25bp amid slowing inflation
Doveish tone signals further easing to come, say analysts
Libya’s rival factions nominate new central bank governor
Appointment under compromise agreement still has to be approved by parliament aligned with eastern forces
People’s Bank of China cuts RRRs and key rates
Bank starts to implement slew of stimulus measures
Bank Indonesia to launch central clearing house
Central bank says aim of CCP is to deepen country’s financial markets and mitigate systemic risks
Central banks must reckon with the costs of quantitative easing
Asset purchase programmes have become a significant loss-maker for central banks. Jagjit Chadha says the losses raise questions about value for money, fiscal distortions and independence
Handful of central banks expanded swap lines in past year
Vast majority of swap lines offer US dollar liquidity
Energy data is ‘must-have’ for managing credit risk – Elderson
ECB board member calls for real data from energy efficiency certificates instead of proxies