Central Banks
Is there a dollar funding squeeze in China?
China could benefit from joining the Fed’s dollar swaps network but political obstacles bar the way
Malaysian central bank says economy likely to shrink
Bank Negara Malaysia says pandemic already having “significant impact”
US jobless claims eclipse previous week’s record high
Economy will require more fiscal support, say current and former senior government officials
Fed eases capital restriction on large US banks
US repo rates stray into negative territory as investors make massive flight to safety
Dutch former governor attacks PM for blocking eurobond
Nout Wellink says Netherlands must prevent further debt crisis in Southern European countries
Central banks’ gold buying falls sharply in crisis
New Fed facility may further reduce incentives to buy gold, Hungarian official says
New Zealand banks agree dividend suspension with RBNZ
Central bank launches new funding facility and asks banks to stop redeeming non-CET1 instruments
Bank of Portugal removes limits on credit card use
Central bank issues new regulation to encourage the use of electronic payments
Accounting for losses during a pandemic
US banks get green light from senators to use loan loss accounting methods widely criticised following 2008 crisis
Cares Act a very good start, but US may need bigger fiscal response – Rosengren
Boston Fed president warns pandemic could have significant impact on real estate market
Amplifying the soundwaves: the evolution of social media communications
Central bank social media usage is on the rise, with choice of platform is shifting towards the visual
IMF programmes must not get too large – Bundesbank paper
Preferred creditor status can lead to large-scale IMF operations crowding out private investors
Chile cuts rates to record low 0.5%
Central bank expands banking bond purchases to $5.5 billion, GDP expected to shrink by 5% quarter on quarter
Debelle: regulation could be ‘helpful’ to FX code
As EU weighs regulation of spot market, GFXC chair dismisses key industry argument
Qatar Central Bank unveils mobile payments system
Central bank launches “new and safe method” for electronic payments
UK banks halt dividend payments after BoE piles on pressure
PRA asks largest lenders to suspend payments until the end of the year
Fed opens dollar funding to majority of central banks
New repo facility aims to ease strains caused by global flight to the safety of dollars
Turkish central bank unveils emergency measures
Turkish central bank official makes optimistic prediction despite evidence of mounting problems
ECB makes record sovereign bond purchases
Central bank ramped up purchases under the PSPP programme in the week to March 27
Failure to curb ‘binge borrowing’ could worsen downturn – Yellen
“Excessively” high corporate borrowing may trigger a “wave of corporate defaults”
East Asian economies face ‘profound’ impact from Covid-19 – World Bank
Report estimates growth could turn negative for the region in “lower-case” scenario
Covid-19 uncertainty to have long-lasting impact – SF Fed paper
Inflation may turn negative over the near and medium term, researchers estimate