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Israeli PM considers former Argentine head as possible governor
Mario Blejer met with Israeli prime minister and finance minister, local newspaper reports
Indonesian central bank hikes rates as global volatility hits rupiah
Forex interventions cut reserves by 11% between January and July 2018
Turkish central bank raises overnight rates in bid to stop lira’s fall
Move comes despite president Erdoğan’s hostility to rate hikes; banking authority also acts
Cameroon faces risks from microfinance links to banks – IMF staff
Rise of mobile banking is making microfinance sector more vulnerable, report says
Tariffs unlikely to have lasting impact on US economy – Bullard
Disruption of global supply chain could be biggest risk of trade dispute to date, says St Louis Fed president
Argentinian central bank takes drastic action over currency crisis
BCRA hikes key rate by 500 basis points and pledges major forex and debt changes
Rupee falls to record low as instability hits emerging markets
Indian currency falls to 70 against the US dollar for the first time
Central Bank of Cyprus suspends subsidiaries of two Russian banks
CBC says decision was influenced by Russian central bank’s decisions but uncertainty remains
Dealers seek FRTB carve-out for Libor transition
Swaps could be hit with capital add-on as liquidity tails off in Libor
Podcast: David Hendry and John Muellbauer on empirical macro
The econometricians cast a sceptical eye over DSGE models and weigh up some alternatives
Weak inflation keeps rates at record low in Israel
Bureau of statistics revised economic forecasts upwards in the face of solid growth
Goldman, Morgan Stanley push for stress test changes
Balance sheets will shrink in a crisis, not grow, trading houses argue
Turkish lira reaches fresh low as crisis impacts emerging markets
Central bank announces lower reserve requirements in bid to increase liquidity
New York Fed publishes nowcasting code
Matlab code for estimating a dynamic factor model now available in online repository
IMF backs RBI’s Patel in call for full oversight powers
Fund urges Indian authorities to grant the central bank full powers over public sector banks
Central Bank of Myanmar governor reappointed
The 79-year-old junta-era official will lead the central bank until 2023, but some observers see him as an obstacle to change
Turkish lira down 22% as crisis builds
Lira collapses and bond yields soar as Donald Trump unveils fresh sanctions
RBA trims inflation projections on low wage growth
Weaker outlook leads RBA to cut CPI forecasts to 1.75% in December 2018 from 2.25%
RBNZ HQ closes for three months after renewed asbestos scare
Around 200 RBNZ employees are again displaced from the Wellington office, following a similar evacuation in May
Philippines central bank makes biggest hike of 2018
Central bank raises interest rates by 50bp on the back of mounting inflation pressures
Eurozone mortgage lending back to pre-crisis levels – ECB
New loans reached 4.5% of GDP in the year to March 2018; average since 2001 is 4.4%
Turkish lira plunges again amid looming sanctions
Finance ministry to unveil ‘new economic model’, as central bank struggles to support the currency and officials seek to avoid fresh US sanctions
No rate hike likely until 2020, says RBNZ’s Orr
Central bank leaves interest rates on hold as concerns around growth and inflation emerge
Argentina creates new monetary policy committee
Central bank leaves rates unchanged on high inflation pressures