Central Banks
BoE officials hint at willingness to cut rates
Carney, Saunders and Vlieghe all signal cut may be needed, as UK growth and inflation disappoint
People: Modi’s government appoints new RBI deputy governor
Michael Patra takes position left by Viral Acharya in June 2019; EBA names new executive director; UK Payment Systems Regulator appoints a new head of policy
Brainard lending proposal gets boost in Congressional hearing
Participants applaud Fed proposal, while strongly criticising plan by OCC’s Otting
Bank of Ghana payments overhaul to focus on fintech
Central bank will ensure regulation is fintech-friendly, while promoting adoption through new licensing regime
Violence in Myanmar could hamper growth – World Bank
Investor confidence is being damaged by sustained conflict, despite robust growth
Bank of Spain paper looks at EM vulnerability
“Sherloc” tool seeks clues for emerging market fragility in wide range of variables
ECB largely welcomes move to expand German macro-pru powers
ECB says measures giving BaFin greater powers are “appropriate”, but need better data
Trump threatens to cut off Iraq from New York Fed account
Central Bank of Iraq risks losing access to New York Fed account if government ousts US soldiers
BoE will get back €58 million from ECB after Brexit
Decision yet to be made on who will make up the capital shortfall; UK will also see its membership of EIB rescinded
CAR renews IMF support amid ‘volatile’ security situation
New three-year deal designed to shore up peace agreement
Iceland boosts reserves despite volatility in 2019
Central bank carried out forex interventions to offset the “abrupt weakening” of the króna
RBA says it will replace banknotes ‘completely destroyed’ in bushfires
Central bank prepares for influx of damaged banknotes and continues to make “fire-related” emergency payments
BIS adds members and boosts EME voices on committees
Emerging markets now better represented on key governance bodies
Liquidity operations squeezed Fed’s net income last year
Repurchase agreements cost the Fed $6 billion in 2019, preliminary results show
Lebanese governor requests more powers to deal with crisis
Salameh says financial and monetary stability at risk without new measures to regulate banks
Demographic change could mark end of economic growth – NBER paper
Shrinking populations could cause knowledge and living standards to stagnate, author says
Chile unexpectedly halts forex interventions
In December, interventions helped peso appreciate, but it has resumed downward trend
ECB paper looks at role of uncertainty in central bank comms
Researchers use machine learning to study market reactions to BoE inflation reports
Trump’s criticism undermining confidence in Fed – Yellen
Political pressures could hurt central bank independence, says former Fed chair
KYC initiative could help stem correspondent banking decline
South Pacific KYC utility will be based on digital identification databases; decisions on minimum data requirement yet to be made
Fed to wean banks off daily repos later this year
Total reserves may need to be higher than Fed initially judged as demand for repo operations remains strong
Inflation expectations risk continuing downward trend – John Williams
New York Fed president urges policy-makers to hold themselves accountable for below-target inflation
Slovenian central bank demands courts rule on bail-in law
Bank of Slovenia says law would break EU Treaty as bitter dispute over bail-ins escalates