Central Banks
Economist joins Bank of Japan’s rate-setters
BoJ board member in favour of continued QE but has expressed doubts on negative rates
Bank of Russia to sell controlling stake in country’s biggest lender
Central bank will sell stake in Sberbank to finance ministry and is likely to pass most profits to state
Bank of Canada to take over calculation of reference rate
New methodology will make Corra more “robust, reliable and representative”, central bank says
Turkish central bank keeps cutting rates despite higher inflation
Cut brings Turkish real rates into negative territory as currency renews slide against dollar
Authorities in Bahamas and Colombia sign supervision agreement
Bahamas central bank and Colombian regulator will share information on financial firms
Global property investors may undermine macro-pru – CGFS
House prices are rising and increasingly synchronised, BIS committee says
Bank of Korea stops handling overseas cash as coronavirus spreads
Central bank says it will not accept cash from abroad until further notice
German house prices rise by slowest rate since 2014 – Bundesbank
Housing prices continue to rise but at slower rate, especially in major cities
Stability versus solvency
There is still far too much regulatory forbearance on troubled bank debt
Zimbabwean central bank optimistic but currency falls
Central bank fails to say whether debt repayments will be in US dollars or how long they will take
NY Fed speeds up repo withdrawal
US banks’ demand for cash remains high as NY Fed’s first term repo is oversubscribed
People: Bank of Israel appoints monetary committee member
Michel Strawczynski joins Bank of Israel six-member body; World Bank has a new managing director of development policy and partnerships; South African Mint appoints new managing director
BoE’s Taylor argues for solution to IFRS 9 ‘headache’
Loss provisioning rules could worsen downturns and present issues for stress-testing, official says
PBoC loosens credit for province hit by coronavirus
New banknotes issued in bid to slow spread of disease, officials say
US exporters hit by Trump’s import tariffs – Fed paper
Firms making 80% of US exports affected by tariffs on input goods, researchers find
Climate-related disclosures should be mandatory – RBNZ official
Assistant governor says firms should not be allowed to “cherry pick” what disclosures they make
Book notes: The power of money, by Robert Pringle
Economists would benefit from reading this “remarkable” book about money’s historical and social roles
ECB’s TLTRO2 eased Italian credit conditions – BoI paper
QE measure lowered loan interest rates while increasing credit quantities, researchers find
Chinese banks set for mass loan repricing
PBoC set to launch new options to help markets manage interest rate risk