Central Banks
Fed presses ahead with financial inclusion reforms despite disagreement
OCC has already published a final rule and shows little sign of wanting to follow central bank’s approach
Australia’s central bank considering FX interventions, says Debelle
RBA is evaluating additional monetary policy tools, deputy governor says
Ukrainian governor defends key banking reform
Shevchenko tells court deposit guarantees must stay independent to safeguard banking reforms
Spread gap between green and grey bonds closing – BIS specialist
Measuring and incorporating sustainability still a challenge, says Omar Zulaica
Advanced economy central banks use more custodians
Reserve managers in advanced economies work on average with 5.6 custodians
Bank of Canada sets out pandemic-adjusted CPI methodology
Pandemic triggered rapid shift in consumers’ spending habits
Iraqi prime minister changes central bank governor
New governor pledges banking reform as finance minister warns country needs economic change
US citizens report better financial health than pre-pandemic
Financial wellbeing boosted by government support and return to work, central bank says
Stress-test results reinforce need for capital review – RBNZ
Under very severe scenario, banks need significant capital injections
One third of reserves staff work in front-office roles
Average reserve management team size is less than 30 employees
Action needed to avert Latin American banking crisis – report
Emergency measures may mask growing solvency problems, institutions warn
Moral mandates better suited to ESG adoption than financial goals – panel
Lack of liquid green bond markets limits a wider adoption of ESG investment strategies
Fed presents two severe stress scenarios to test Covid risks
Limits on share buybacks and dividend payouts may be extended as stress tests emphasise risks
Deeper EU capital markets will improve risk sharing - BdF paper
Researchers present new methodology to estimate cross-border financial risk sharing in the EU
China’s CBDC could change global reserves, panellist argues
A digital yuan, if accessed widely, could change the reserve currency landscape, policy-makers say
Carolyn Wilkins announces departure from the Bank of Canada
Deputy governor who led emergency asset purchases says BoC “is in good hands”
IMF staffers warn of looming sovereign debt crises
Governments and markets should agree to extend bond maturities, IMF says
EU needs single anti-money laundering body, EBA says
EBA calls for EU to include investment and crypto-asset firms in scope of tougher AML/CFT laws
Bank of Spain paper warns over eurozone’s public debt
Individual eurozone countries likely to be more vulnerable due to recent debt increases, paper says
Swift announces major changes to system
Cloud-based platform will allow end-to-end transactions visibility and innovation by firms, Swift says
Brazilian central bank interrupts rate-cutting cycle
Monetary policy committee says space for further monetary stimulus “should be small”
Ethiopia launches new high-denomination banknote
New 200 birr note aims to curb inflation and corruption, central bank says, as Covid-19 slows growth
FOMC signals rates likely to stay on hold until 2023
Latest Fed projections say inflation likely to stay below target for several years
Diversification makes gold shine brighter – panellists
Negative sovereign yields boost gold’s attractiveness among reserve managers