Central Banks
UK PM says she will deliver ‘change’ to monetary policy
Theresa May criticises monetary policy for punishing savers and those without assets, promising to deliver change
Ysaguirre leaves Central Bank of Belize
Former energy minister replaces central bank governor as term comes to an end; Joy Grant will take charge as economy struggles
‘Moral suasion’ and yield-seeking intensified sovereign debt crisis – ECB paper
Researchers use information on 226 eurozone banks; publicly owned, recently bailed-out and less strongly capitalised banks engaged increased sovereign bond holdings during crisis
Mohohlo to step down after 40 years at Bank of Botswana
Bank of Botswana pays tribute to longest-serving governor, highlighting her achievements in reforming the institution; president will nominate successor
Special purpose vehicles make ‘very limited’ contribution to GDP – Irish central bank study
Study permits a better analysis of "shadow banking" sector, authors say; concentrates on non-securitisation vehicles
BoE’s Saunders expects higher post-Brexit growth than central forecast
Bank of England’s newest committee member says the labour market is likely to prove more sluggish than the consensus suggests, but growth will be more positive
Esma says regulators should wait before imposing quantitative SFT haircut triggers
Decision on policy change should wait until 2018, authority says; chairman says “sheer size” of market makes transparency important
Low growth and low rates to hit financial stability, says IMF
Weak outlook is likely to feed into medium-term problems for financial stability, fund warns; Basel Committee may have to delay agreement on final framework
Fall in inflation only ‘temporary’ – Sarb governor
Positive factors underlying inflation decrease may not be here to stay, says Kganyago, emphasising a continued rise in inflation could threaten long-run growth
Fed task forces begin review of faster payments proposals
Payments firms have submitted plans for real-time payment systems and toughened payments security; merits of plans to be assessed over coming year
Mersch says eurozone deposit rates are only ‘mildly’ negative
ECB board member says rates can be “mildly” but not “wildly” negative before costs outweigh benefits; calls for faster progress on banking union
Nabiullina promises ‘profound’ structural change for Russian banking supervision
Current structure “insufficient” to solve Russia’s problems, governor says; first deputy governor Tulin to oversee regulation and supervision
Hike now to avoid more action later, says Fed’s Lacker
Richmond Fed president adds his voice to growing number of Fed officials calling for rate hike; Loretta Mester insists proximity to US election need not prevent action at next meeting
Central Bank of Solomon Islands commits to promoting private sector credit growth
Levels of liquidity “more than adequate”, latest monetary policy review says; central bank to maintain levels of liquidity by continuing to issue bills
Danish economist updates DSGE model with financial frictions
Jesper Pedersen adds imperfectly competitive banking system and housing market to improve model’s ability to explain crises
Banks leaving London for Dublin must be ‘run from here’ - senior Irish official
Central bank planning to recruit more regulators if necessary, Cross tells financiers; hints at possible need to boost salary packages for some staff
IMF: Central Bank of Iran should ‘streamline’ committee membership
IMF assessment warns of committees “dominated” by government agencies; fund stresses the central bank should limit membership to its senior officials and independent experts
RBI’s new MPC cuts rate at first meeting
Debate was “frank, often intense, but always friendly” says governor Urjit Patel, after monetary policy committee votes unanimously for a cut
Book notes: Connectedness and contagion, by Hal Scott
Scott’s argument on the dangers of contagion has many appealing features, although he may be too eager to hand powers to unelected officials, writes Michael Reddell
ECB paper aims to improve small-scale models for assessing policy shocks
Paper outlines a structural factor model, which the authors say better accounts for the asset price impact of monetary policy shocks
EBA dashboard shows capital on the rise but NPLs remain a worry
Regulators’ quarterly risk assessment shows EU banks’ capital ratios have ‘slightly increased’, but loan portfolios remain an issue
US spillovers stronger for some countries than others – IMF paper
Paper assesses how US normalisation will spill across borders, identifying conditions where countries are most likely to be affected
Maskin: technocrats should set eurozone fiscal policy
Harvard economist argues a technocratic body similar to a central bank could set spending and revenue targets in eurozone before allowing politicians to determine the details
IMF financing ‘constrained’ policy space in Ukraine, report finds
Earlier debt financing would have been useful for Ukraine, report says, while praising central bank efforts to stabilise the financial system