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Croatian governor warns ECB spillovers are raising real estate prices
IMF should advise less separation between macro-prudential and monetary tools, Boris Vujčić says
Economics is a hostile environment for women, conference hears
AEA survey found most US women economists feel disrespected by their colleagues
HKMA cuts banks’ counter-cyclical buffers
Hong Kong’s central bank meets with lenders to increase SME funding as protests escalate
Somali governor says mobile money platforms play key role
Kristalina Georgieva says IMF offers “full support” to Somalia’s efforts to secure debt relief
King calls for radical shake-up to escape ‘low-growth trap’
Central bank models fail to appreciate demand-side secular stagnation; IMF could help to drive country-specific policies to reallocate resources
‘Hegemonic digital currency’ could help fix global system – Carney
Using CBDC to facilitate online sales could bring about more rapid change, governor says
NGFS publishes first green investment handbook for central banks
Handbook examines five strategies for green investment and identifies problems for central banks
ECB monetary policy statements should change – Italian governor
Visco rejects idea of putting names to votes as eurozone governors differ on inflation policy
Hong Kong authorities look at term structure for risk-free rate
New ‘proxy’ Honia could help change discount rate from Hibor to OIS for local swaps
Bankers are ignoring crypto assets’ flaws – expert
Technologists are more worried than financiers by problems, expert tells IMF panel
Africa faces debt crisis, Banque de France governor warns
G20 nations must act fast to tackle rising African debt, François Villeroy de Galhau tells IMF meeting
G7 group warns of stablecoin risks as FSB sets out plans
Group’s final report says global stablecoins could generate “significant adverse effects”; FSB outlines plan for review of stablecoin regulation
Slovenia’s central bank warns lawmakers over bail-in
Central bank says draft law would hand it unlimited liability for bondholder losses
PBoC says its bills are better tools than bonds for China
Central bank bills will play a bigger role in stabilising yuan exchange rates, suggests PBoC research note
Strong global forces pushing some central banks to buy gold – analysts
Poland’s move and others pushed by negative rates, political uncertainty and changing monetary system, experts say
Bank of Korea cuts rates back to record low
Governor hints at further cuts after year-on-year inflation entered negative territory in September
AI use proliferating in UK financial services, regulators find
Machine learning can increase efficiency but also amplify risks, BoE and FCA say
FSB calls out ‘uneven’ regulation as vulnerabilities evolve
Board cautions against complacency; Basel Committee says members are still missing deadlines
IMF: loose monetary policy is fostering greater risk-taking
A crisis half as strong as in 2008 could send “corporate debt at risk” to $19 trillion, says the fund
Riksbank’s Ingves weighs post-crisis policy legacy
“Leaning against the wind” clashing with inflation target, communications challenges and cash’s decline have shaped the last decade
People: new Barbadian deputy, Riksbank research chief
Appointments in Barbados, Sweden and the UK, plus the departure of a long-serving Fed official
Ukrainian deputy governor warns government over failed bank
Any deal with former owners of PrivatBank could mean IMF halts aid, Rozhkova says
IMF warns of ‘synchronised slowdown’ as it cuts forecasts
Fund revises down growth prospects for 2019–20 and calls for action on financial vulnerabilities
Bahamas takes steps towards digital currency as legal tender
Central bank proposes changes to governing law to give itself authority to issue a CBDC