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Bank of Russia cuts policy rate
Elvira Nabiullina says Russia on course to hit 4% inflation target by year end
Bank of England launches first ‘exploratory’ stress test
BoE will assess banks’ longer-term resilience to periods of stagnation; cyclical test made tougher
BoE’s FPC sounds warning on implementation of global standards
FPC cautions on global co-operation around regulatory standards; follows plans for deregulation in the US and tit-for-tat threat from German regulators
Kenya’s Imperial Bank given 90-day lifeline
High court extends commercial bank’s receivership to allow shareholders and receiver to reach agreement; Kenya’s central bank takes first step toward removing licensing moratorium
Croatian governor warns of further financial crises
It is probably time for central banks to “get out” of expanded balance sheets, Boris Vujčić says
Bank of Canada’s C$460m refurbishment on time and on budget – Poloz
Construction workers have spent past three years gutting old head office and renewing interior to meet modern standards; annual report sheds light on costs
SEC nominee flip-flops on Dodd-Frank rollback
Rules mandated by statute must be adopted by regulators, Clayton concedes
Women on policy boards support prudent decision-making – research
Paper examines the impact of women on monetary policy decision making; authors’ results reveal the presence of women tends to lead to more “hawkish” decisions
CEPR report ‘cautiously optimistic’ on bail-in
Thomas Philippon and Aude Salord find range of issues with European bail-in rules, but say they can probably be fixed; Cyprus bail-in “terribly” executed but still worked
EC consults on twin peaks model for supervisory authorities
Document asks stakeholders for suggestions on funding and governance reform
Exporters’ ‘sweet spot’ unlikely to be enjoyed for long, says BoE’s Broadbent
BoE deputy investigates cause of sterling’s Brexit depreciation, examining potential impact of market speculation
Positive shock could still trip up advanced economies – Blanchard
Former IMF chief economist warns high debt levels could interact with positive shocks to cause problems; backs Rogoff’s plan for a cashless society
Central Banking Awards 2017 – as it happened
Live blog of events at this year's Central Banking Awards
ECB may accept Brexit banks using UK models – Lautenschläger
Supervisor says a “hard Brexit” could see banks accepted on the basis of PRA-approved models
Ukrainian central bank says rail blockade will cut growth
Improved export prices should offset embargo’s effects, NBU says
PBoC appoints two to monetary policy committee
Guo Shuqing and Ding Xuedong join policymaking panel in reshuffle of senior officials
Time to shrink Fed’s $4.5 trillion balance sheet, say presidents
Cleveland Fed president is “comfortable” changing reinvestment programme this year; balance sheet plan should be published as soon as possible, says Kashkari
G20 should create central bank blockchain group – think tank
Policy brief stresses the need for the G20 to be a leading figure in the blockchain debate; new consortium to discuss implications for monetary and fiscal policy
Don’t tighten SFT regulations without more data – ESMA paper
Move before 2018 could increase chance of “unintended consequences”
Carney: no double standards on conduct at BoE
Governor says central bank held itself to even higher standards than it expects of regulated firms in dealing with Charlotte Hogg’s disclosure mistake
MAS’s Menon stresses importance of fintech regulation timing
Fintech needs regulation, but it should not “front-run” innovation, says Menon; regulation should “kick in” only when fintech risk “crosses a certain threshold”
RBA’s Ellis examines the central banking community’s gender problem
RBA makes changes to processing candidate applications to remove unconscious bias, Ellis says; central bank recognises women face challenges when entering economics
Boost technology diffusion to solve productivity puzzle – Haldane
BoE’s chief economist says a “long tail” of low-productivity firms need support as they fall further behind a small frontier group
Denmark pays off all foreign debt for first time in 183 years
Government pays off its last foreign currency loan, leaving it free of foreign debt for the first time since at least 1834