Central Banks
UK regulators fine Barclays chief for whistleblowing failure
PRA and FCA say Jes Staley undermined protections for whistleblowers
Researchers propose new method of measuring Chinese inflation
Bank of Finland paper says many current measures under-weight food and energy prices
Rising global debt puts pressure on emerging markets, says Mminele
Sarb deputy notes a strengthening dollar puts emerging markets with large dollar liabilities at risk
Danish central bank recommends security upgrade for payment systems
New cyber security measures, risk management rules and stress tests should be implemented
Sovereign debt crisis caused European firms to cut wages – DNB paper
Researchers say credit stress causes firms to reduce variable parts of wages
Growth of US remote payments outpaces in-person transactions
Remote transactions grew faster in volume and value than in-person payments in 2016
Carney defends communications approach as BoE holds
Central bank criticised for apparent U-turn on rate hike
Bank of Israel files first civil lawsuit against counterfeiters
Counterfeiters already convicted of forging “tens of thousands” of the new 200-shekel note
RBA paper finds elusive interest rate-investment link
Authors present empirical evidence for inverse relationship between rates and investment
Global factor influences inflation volatility, Italian paper says
Researchers say inflation volatility correlates to oil inflation rates and Chinese producer prices
Danish regulator sanctions biggest bank for Estonian money laundering
FSA chairman resigns as Estonian regulators fail to comment on allegations
Atlanta’s Bostic concerned by ‘proliferation of models’
Regional Fed chief says more needs to be done to understand machine learning
ECB awards $19.6 million treasury contract to Openlink
Central bank says treasury management system is a “mission critical” system
CPMI puts forward strategy to tackle wholesale payments fraud
The Federal Reserve and the ECB welcome the proposal
Voluntary reserve targets can aid transmission – Fed paper
Voluntary targets could help central banks set policy more effectively
Argentina calls on IMF for help
President Macri calls upon the IMF for financial aid as peso depreciation continues
US ‘normalisation’ should be manageable for emerging economies – Powell
Turkey and Argentina grapple with weaker currencies as US Treasury yields rise
RBNZ probes banks’ conduct after Australian inquiry reveals malpractice
New Zealand regulators express alarm over revelations from Royal Commission