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BoE’s MPC says UK outlook is ‘unusually uncertain’
Outcome of Brexit talks and evolution of pandemic leave future cloudy, BoE says
US brands Switzerland a ‘currency manipulator’
Treasury also accuses Vietnam of manipulating exchange rate to gain “unfair competitive advantage”
Divided Libyan central bank holds peace meeting
Central bank’s first board meeting in five years agrees single exchange rate for war-torn country
ECB establishes tough conditions for banks to resume dividends
Dividends must remain below 15% of cumulative profits in 2019-20 and not higher than 0.2% of CET1 ratio
Non-banks continue to eat into banks’ market share
FSB monitoring finds patterns of links between banks and non-banks are changing
Federal Reserve joins NGFS
Seven other organisations join as Trump defeat frees Fed to join green network
Carstens reveals details of ‘Rio’ high-speed data project
BIS chief unveils push for central bankers to innovate and rethink the way they collaborate
Maltese ex-finance minister becomes governor despite political dispute
Opposition alleges Edward Scicluna is “bad choice” but Labour government dismisses claims
China’s digital yuan kicks off test on e-commerce platforms
New round of tests in Suzhou allow use of CBDC for online shopping for the first time; new features designed to protect privacy
ECB adds crucial tweak that could limit PEPP purchases
Hawkish governors secured wording that bond-buying allocation “need not be used in full”
Colombia names new central bank governor
Senior economist focused on development set to take office in January
New Bank of Jamaica Act grants legal independence
BoJ Act 2020 triggers formation of monetary policy committee, board restructure and increased capitalisation
BoE says banks can cope with Brexit and pandemic
But central bank warns EU actions are risking some disruption as transition period ends
ECB announces major boost to pandemic programmes
New TLTRO programme will offer banks financing at negative rates to maintain consumer lending
Bank of Mexico sounds alarm over draft law
Central bank says law could damage its independence and create money-laundering risk
Most authorities failed to build up buffers before Covid hit – Carstens
Supervisors face more problems once emergency support measures are withdrawn, says BIS chief
Fed joining NGFS would be a ‘game changer’ – Després
NGFS to increase study of monetary policy’s climate implications, head of secretariat says
ECB set to boost QE purchases and extend duration of stimulus
Eurozone central bank is widely expected to increase emergency asset purchases by around €500 billion on December 10
People: New deputies named in China and Mexico
Plus ECB appoints senior supervisors, and Donald Trump tries to install new OCC chief
ECB is caught in a ‘communications trap’ – Issing
Monetary policy architect says ‘close to’ 2% inflation target was never part of original plan; urges ECB to reject Fed-like average inflation targeting
Could AI ever replace human bank supervisors?
Data collection and processing remains key in leveraging artificial intelligence
Danish central bank moves closer to Target settlement systems
National Bank of Denmark applies to use T2 RTGS system and may start using Tips
BIS warns of gap between cautious banks and buoyant markets
Report says exuberant market conditions may belie underlying risks
BoE considering legal action over hoax press release
Group calling themselves the ‘Yes Men’ claimed credit for the fake