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Shelton gets little respite in Fed nomination hearing
Lawmakers unimpressed by her previous remarks and poor attendance record at EBRD meetings
Lebanon calls for IMF aid as debt default looms
Finance minister says country may default on eurobond as central bank caps deposit rates
Norges Bank governor points out limits of oil-driven spending
Higher public spending based on fund’s return may hamper economic transition, says Olsen
Fed could postpone stress buffer beyond CCAR – experts
Delays prompt speculation that new rules will only be known after stress-test results in June
UK's FCA dismisses Libor credit component concerns
Regulator bemused by distress raised by US regional banks to Fed
Fed open to more than one Libor replacement – Powell
Lawmaker voices concerns that current replacement rate lacks credit sensitivity
Bank of Mexico revamps policy communication
Board members allowed to express individual opinions and voting included in policy statements
ECB and BoJ point to major problem in DLT-based payments
Latest “Project Stella” report says central source of information could create single point of failure
BIS’s Pereira says green QE could distort market
Central banks should focus on financial stability mandate not green QE, says deputy general manager
Schnabel takes on Germany’s ‘false narratives’ on ECB policy
Criticism based on “half-truths” imperils trust in single monetary policy and “undermines European cohesion”
Stress test capital buffer ‘on track’ for 2020 testing – Powell
Plans were floated nearly 22 months ago, but Fed yet to offer final rule
MAS to allow financial data transfer to US
Data-sharing agreement could see personal data shared across borders
‘Intangibles’ may be adding to long-run rate decline – BoE’s Haskel
Economist says “tyranny of collateral” could be a problem for modern economies
Yield curve models overstate chances of US recession – ECB research
Models need to account for effects of QE asset purchases on bond premia, authors say
How might Shelton and Waller reshape the Fed?
The Fed board nominees face Senate hearings later this week
IMF-MAS research says cyber risks can be modelled with limited data
Public data can be used to create unique formulae to model hypothetical cyber attacks
RBI tries to break firm’s dominance in retail payments
NPCI was launched with backing from the central bank, but may have gained too much market power
DNB to tighten macro-pru over real estate fears
EBA says Dutch central bank fears overheating after house prices in large cities exceed previous peak
Sudanese government fires central bank board
Recently-appointed governor remains in post as new regime confronts economic crisis
RBNZ updates external whistleblower policy
Central bank will not deal with personal workplace issues
UK financial market has never been ‘cleaner’, says FCA official
New business strategy has helped regulator monitor insider trading
Fed to stress-test banks’ leveraged loan exposures
Test features leveraged loan shock; scenario includes biggest-ever rise in unemployment
Central Banking Awards 2020: the winners
All the winners in the 2020 Central Banking Awards
IMF’s Lipton and Grasso step down amid ‘changes’ to top leadership
Kristalina Georgieva is shaking up fund’s top management team