Central Banks
Somalia central bank begins global search for new governor
Central bank looks for suitable candidate to continue major reforms, as country attempts to recover following decades of conflict
PBoC acts to rein in renminbi depreciation
Reserve requirement makes it more expensive to short-sell yuan, the first effort by the central bank to stem the currency’s three-month slide
Sponsored forum: Putting big data into action
Central Banking convened a panel of experts to discuss how central banks and other supervisors can maximise the potential of data, while overcoming hurdles to its collection and deployment
Putting big data into action
Big data is changing the way central banks think about the economy and oversee the financial system. In a forum sponsored by BearingPoint, Central Banking convened a panel of experts to discuss the innovative ways central banks are making use of big data.
FPC better equipped for crisis than FSOC – BoE paper
Paper compares how macro-prudential regulators in UK and US would handle a 2008-style crisis
Changes in interest rates impact richest 20% more than the poor – Kganyago
South African governor says microloans are shaped by factors other than monetary policy
Fed’s QE contributed to increased risk-taking by lenders – research
Mortgage real estate investment trusts increased leverage following Fed’s asset purchases
Brazil needs loose policy to safeguard recovery – IMF
Central bank held rates unchanged at record-low level on August 1
BoE mulls post-QE balance sheet policy
Central bank is “minded” to retain its floor system for setting rates, but demand for reserves is an unknown quantity
Bank of Israel begins push for open banking
Regulation of APIs designed as part of several measures to promote banking sector competition
Central bank deputy arrested as Iran grapples with forex crisis
Vice governor in charge of forex has been “arrested and sent to jail”, state media reports
Zimbabwean economy faces uncertainty after controversial election result
Violence and accusations of unfairness around the presidential election have dampened hopes of economic recovery
Reserves in Tunisia keep falling
Country battles high inflation and high deficits as it receives support from the IMF
CNB hikes in bid to tame inflation
Strong growth is boosting salaries and consumption in the Czech Republic
Indonesia launches new overnight benchmark rate
New rate replaces the quotation-based model with one based on transactions
Book notes: Till Time’s Last Sand, by David Kynaston
Kynaston allows readers to develop their own understanding of how the BoE has had to refind its place in a country where the political system has migrated from commercial republic to full-franchise democracy
Bank of England forms new enforcement committee
Six-member committee will rule on contested enforcement cases