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Rupiah stability in focus as Bank Indonesia eases requirements
Central bank likely to wait for the Fed’s rate decision before cutting main rate; Indonesia joins Malaysia, Philippines and India in switching to easier monetary policies
Canadian mortgage insurers need more capital to survive downturn, IMF warns
The three insurers need an extra $11 billion to meet capital requirements, stress tests reveal
RBNZ keeps rates unchanged but signals future cuts
New Zealand central bank thinks lower rates may be needed due to weak global and local growth
Could the Fed cut short its balance sheet plans?
Fed watchers weigh in on possible balance sheet moves in July meeting
Spanish and Italian labour markets still slack – ECB paper
Researchers use "Beveridge curve" to gauge efficiency of eurozone labour markets
Nigerian governor unveils five-year plan
Emefiele makes ambitious growth promises and pledges better payments system and credit supply
FSB weighs options for tackling rise of non-banks
Randal Quarles says strict regulation is necessary if crypto assets like Libra become widely used
Zimbabwe’s move to ‘mono-currency’ regime triggers sharp rate hike
Central bank hikes overnight rate by 35 percentage points as local currency becomes sole legal tender
Bosnian central bank board members sacked by president
Reasons for move are unclear but may have political repercussions
Senior Fed officials weigh in on potential rate cut
Bullard, Brainard, Clarida and Kashkari highlight strengthened case for cuts, while Kaplan warns on financial stability implications
Carney replacement set to be chosen by new government
Next finance minister will have pick of candidates – which could bring Brexit into the equation
BIS annual report warns of big tech threat to banks
Basel-based body wants “level playing field” for banks and tech firms, as Facebook enters payments space
US banks pass first round of stress tests
Deutsche Bank fares well despite last year’s failure and recent bad bank plans
RBNZ places country’s largest bank under scrutiny
In May, central bank withdrew permission for ANZ Bank to assess its own operational risk capital
BoJ moves quietly away from negative rate
Bank of Japan reduces number of current account balances charged a negative interest rate in bid to ease pressure on bank profits
RBI deputy Acharya quits early
Viral Acharya was outspoken on issues of independence
Central banks cannot fight a populist Tweet storm – panel
Populist leaders such as Donald Trump comfortably outgun central banks on social media; total approach to communications needed
Carney voices concern over ‘hard Brexit’ tariffs
BoE governor appears to differ with leading candidate to lead UK government
Ramaphosa confirms Sarb mandate remains unchanged
South African president defends central bank independence following attacks from his party
Boston Fed’s Rosengren warns about Japanese banks’ loan holdings
Exposure to CLOs now above Common Equity Tier 1 in one of Japan’s largest banks, data shows
Costa Rican central bank cuts rates for third time since March
Government supports efforts to stimulate credit by ‘cleaning’ credit records of 60,000 Costa Ricans
Weidmann accepts OMT as ministers discuss Draghi succession
Bundesbank president withdraws his opposition to OMT programme unveiled by Mario Draghi in 2012
Carney pledges BoE will shape ‘future of finance’
BoE considers innovations on balance sheet, SME credit and climate stress tests; Carney says BoE will approach Facebook’s Libra with “open mind”, not “open door”
Norges Bank hikes rates again, citing stronger growth
Governor says further rate rises likely this year as growth and inflation beat forecasts