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UK Royal Mint to use blockchain to track gold trades
System will track ownership of gold traded on new platform without the need of a central database; new system will charge small transaction fees but abolish storage fees
Libyan PM calls for unification of country’s central banks
Eastern branch functions as separate central bank and issues Russian-made currency
Haldane outlines ‘interdisciplinary’ economics model
Andy Haldane and Arthur Turrell describe a way of broadening the scope of economics’ limited array of core models
Philippines set to launch repo market
The government securities repo programme will be launched on November 27, as a part of the local currency debt and foreign exchange market reforms
ECB officials disagree on open-ended QE
Agreement on keeping private-sector purchases sizeable, which would increase their importance
Singapore broadens push into e-payments
Singapore expands payments regulation frameworks and launches a common QR code for e-payments
Bank of Mexico cuts growth forecasts for 2017 due to earthquakes
Renegotiation of Nafta is main downside risk for economy, outgoing governor Carstens says
Banks hit back at RBNZ macro-prudential proposal
RBNZ’s proposed debt-to-income limits criticised by commercial banks, which question methodology and claim measure would increase financial instability
BoE says ‘there will always be differences in levels of pay’
Pay gap revelation shows women at the UK central bank are paid over a fifth less than their male counterparts due to fewer women occupying senior management roles
December hike in focus despite FOMC inflation worries
Some Fed policymakers fret that inflation expectations are too low to bring inflation back to target, but broad view is of an economy gathering pace
Zambia cuts rates amid improved inflation outlook
Inflation projected to continue trending towards lower end of target over medium term; governor praises government efforts to rein in deficit
Turkish central bank takes action over falling currency
Rate rises are very likely, and the Turkish president’s actions are key, says observer
European recovery may be stronger than previously thought
If the great recession and sovereign debt crisis are considered a single shock, “recovery is in line with – or better than – historical patterns”
Mexico raises minimum wage above inflation
Central bank warned about inflationary pressures that an excessive increase may create
Do not assume history will repeat itself – Yellen
In conversation with Mervyn King, Janet Yellen reflects on her four years in office as Fed chair, saying there was not time for champagne on her first day
IMF says Liberian central bank must make ‘sustained’ reform efforts
Publication of executive summary of report on bank failure is “first step” to transparency
Sweden still needs loose policy – IMF
Elevated house prices, public debt and low wage growth are the biggest risks to the economy
EBA announces move to Paris
The decision will guarantee the “seamless continuation” of its activities, says EBA
China takes fresh steps to rein in financial sector risk
Five regulators jointly release standardised rules on asset management products
People: Yellen to leave Fed in February; Curaçao names temporary governor
Janet Yellen to step down from Fed board; retirement crisis sees flurry of appointments at Curaçao and Sint Maarten; Carstens hands in chairmanship at IMFC; and more
BoE officials deny policy pass-through is their job
Michael Saunders says Bank of England lacks tools to force banks to change rates
EBA releases guidelines for internal model risk parameters
Revisions aim to strike a balance between comparability of models and risk sensitivity, says EBA
Sri Lanka on track to flexible targeting – deputy governor
The central bank has much of the infrastructure in place, but the pace needs to increase if 2020 deadline is to be met, says Weerasinghe
Eurozone excess liquidity focused on five states – ECB paper
Funding stress no longer drives the concentration of holdings, say researchers