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Israeli banks' core capital ratio would fall to 7.5% in crisis, stress tests show
Banking system would show cumulative loss of three billion shekel, says Bank of Israel, but there would be 'no risk to stability'
RBI sees case for reviewing governance of public sector banks
Public sector banks continue to pose some of the ‘major challenges' facing the banking sectors, the Reserve Bank of India says
Sri Lankan central bank weighs impact of QE on emerging markets
Latest financial system stability review features box on QE; central bank suggests the damage caused by market reaction to the Fed taper outweighed the initial benefits
Norges Bank says rates could stay low for longer
Norway's central bank held rates steady today and now projects it to stay lower for longer; banks may be required to build up bigger counter-cyclical buffers
Fed tapers another $10 billion as US growth rebounds
Starting in July, bank will buy $35 billion of extra assets each month; taper finished by year's end at current pace
BoJ minutes reveal concern over supply-side issues
Policy board members say that while QQE is supporting higher levels of demand in the economy, it is also contributing to supply-side problems such as labour shortages
RBA likely to keep policy on hold
Reserve Bank of Australia board expects to keep its cash rate on hold at 2.5% for ‘some time yet’ as inflation remains within the central bank’s target
Czech banks could ride out recession plus deflation, central bank says
The Czech financial sector is exposed to bond volatility but banks have sufficient buffers to survive a ‘strong recession accompanied by deflation', financial stability report says
Bank of England annual report reveals top staff salaries
Annual report reveals the Bank of England made a £120 million profit in the year to February; publishes salaries of senior staff
Public satisfaction with Bank of England at post-crisis high
'Net satisfaction' with the way the Bank of England sets monetary policy was 31% in May, poll shows; results reflect improving economic outlook
Poloz warns of household vulnerabilities in Canada's financial sector
Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz says enhanced framework to highlight vulnerabilities shows household debt and housing lending are areas of concern
Serbia's slowing dinarisation expects boost from subsidised loan programme
A programme offering cheap dinar-denominated loans to the corporate sector should see use of the national currency bounce back, Serbia's central bank hopes
Macedonia central bank unveils three-year plan
Strategic plan through 2017 commits to improvements in human capital and corporate governance; monetary targets remain the same
Emirates central bank monitoring property price growth
Central bank says financial system is 'resilient' but 'vulnerabilities exist' in annual financial stability report released this weekend
Sarb says advanced economy tapering will cause ‘protracted period of volatility'
South African Reserve Bank says monetary policy normalisation in the US and elsewhere will cause a protracted period of volatility in emerging markets like South Africa
Chile minutes reveal commitment to hit inflation target
Above-target inflation dissuaded the Central Bank of Chile's monetary policy-makers from cutting rates despite fears over an expanding output gap
Monetary policy stance will 'continue to be tight', says Turkish central bank
Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, which lowered interest rates last week, says slowdown in consumer loans and weak private demand is expected to keep lid on inflation
Riksbank sees improvement in interbank rate framework
A detailed examination of the 'Stockholm interbank offered rate' framework was launched in 2011 after several shortcomings were revealed
ECB concerned by growing search for yield
European Central Bank review warns the financial system has become more vulnerable to an ‘abrupt reversal of risk premiums’ in the wake of a growing search for yield
Danish faster payments system sees limited uptake
Danish central bank annual report on payments systems finds disappointing uptake of an offer to settle customer payments faster; says CPSS/Iosco compliance should be ensured
Hungarian central bank says solution must be found to FX household debt crisis
Financial stability report says situation can only be resolved by a definitive move that will apply equally to performing and non-performing debtors
Target2 values drop by €150 trillion as ECB changes statistical methodology
European Central Bank excludes overnight deposits from data sample; values processed by Target2 drop from €643 trillion in 2012 to €493 trillion in 2013 as a result
Bank of England minutes reveal 'variety of views' on monetary policy path
Emphasise 'gradual and cautious' move on interest rates, though 'for some members' the monetary policy decision is becoming 'more balanced'
RBNZ remains uncomfortable with house prices
Reserve Bank of New Zealand will maintain its ‘speed limit’ on mortgage lending with high loan-to-value ratios until the housing markets ‘comes into better balance’