Central Banks
Claims on offshore centres at record high – BIS data
Overall cross-border claims “gained momentum” in Q4 2017
US regulators fine Wells Fargo $1 billion over abuses
OCC gains legal powers to remove board members in relation to alleged malpractice
BoE paper investigates uncertainty around elections
Elections help to isolate macroeconomic and financial uncertainty, author argues
People: RBA appoints new chief information officer
New council member in Ukraine; Liu He no longer in China’s State Council; MAS appoints new board member
The Bank of Italy’s approach to risk-based budgeting
The financial crisis blurred the lines between Anglo-Saxon and continental European central bank models, presenting challenges when treating both the sources of risk and risk-bearing capacity using financial and accounting budgeting techniques
The IFF China Report 2018
Insight and opinion from China’s top leaders, policymakers and financiers
PBoC cuts reserve requirement in bid to support lending to smaller firms
Move may be "precautionary" response to slowing growth – analyst
Dudley backs floor-based system for setting monetary policy
New York Fed chief highlights drawbacks of pre-crisis corridor system
BoE’s Brazier: credit risks ‘stirring’ beneath calm surface
Riskier forms of mortgage debt are on the rise, executive director says
Fed’s Brainard warns of ‘financial imbalances’
Fed board member points to risks in high asset prices and business debt
Quarles: yield curve flattening not “likely” a signal of recession
Flattening of yield curve is due to “expected lags” in the adjustment of longer-term rates once shorter-term rates start to rise, says Fed vice-chair
ECB rejects ombudsman’s call for Draghi to leave G30
Think-tank’s discussions improve understanding of global economy, ECB says
Norges Bank launches research blog
New platform aims to encourage discussions on central bank’s research
Volume of regulatory data a challenge for firms, experts say
Regulators need “right tools” to extract value from high volumes of data
Canadian households may be responding to higher interest rates - Poloz
Canadian governor says higher interest rates will be warranted “over time”
Fed forecasts overcompensate for trend deviations, paper says
Federal Reserve tends to “overpredict” growth when the economy is running below trend
Kganyago on central bank independence and future plans for the IMFC
The South African Reserve Bank governor spoke with Christopher Jeffery at the Central Banking Awards about the South Africa’s new president, the importance of operational independence and key targets for the IMFC
More older people and women joining labour force, RBNZ paper finds
New Zealand’s labour force participation has grown since 2000 and reached an all-time high in 2017
Central banks: the economy’s emergency responders
When economic infrastructure is destroyed during natural disasters, central banks spring into action, engaging contingency plans to ensure the economy continues to run
After the Congress – Interpreting China’s new development concept
As Xi Jinping Thought is enshrined in the Constitution, Justin Lin, IFF member and former chief economist at the World Bank, calls for far-reaching innovation in all sectors of industry and finance to attain the goal of national rejuvenation