Bank for International Settlements
Researchers find trade-off between financial sector development and inequality
Financial sector development negatively impacts inequality, BIS paper says
Deposit insurance coverage up ‘substantially’ – IADI survey
Basel-based group finds deposit insurance is widespread and increasingly generous to depositors
Central banks should challenge risky fintech projects – Carstens
Crypto assets do not measure up against the “laws of economics”, BIS chief warns
People: Former Malawian governor dies
Mathews Chikaonda served as governor in the 1990s; new senior appointments made at the BIS; and more
Standard-setters can only partially support inclusion – BIS’s da Silva
Standard-setters can balance risks and opportunities, but cannot tackle deeper structural issues
Payments changes far more important than bitcoin, Carstens says
Work on card and mobile phone payments is of “immense importance” – BIS general manager
BIS committee finds inadequacies in derivatives data
Challenges remain, despite significant progress, Irving Fisher Committee reports
Carstens: regulators must promote ‘orderly assimilation’ of tech
Technology may threaten “integrity” of financial markets, BIS chief says
Bruno and Shin investigate EM firms’ dollar vulnerabilities
BIS paper highlights negative effects of US dollar strength on emerging market firms
Basel Committee moots changes to leverage ratio
Regulation could be amended to mitigate central clearing impact
Regulation could stabilise crypto asset market, experts argue
Uncertainty remains over what regulatory approach to take, but collaboration appears key
Debt poses a threat to African monetary policy – BIS paper
Central bankers could use their influence to encourage government prudence, authors say
BIS paper finds trade-off in forward guidance
Forward guidance may deter economic growth, authors say
Prudential regulation subject to ‘leakages’ – BIS paper
Net effect of tighter prudential regulation is positive for economic growth, paper finds
Output gaps are significant cause of inflation – BIS paper
Researchers find evidence of flatter Phillips curve in advanced economies
Draghi’s ‘whatever it takes’ cut bank risk-taking – BIS paper
Study examines Mexican markets to pick out effects of the ECB president’s intervention
Global output gap matters for inflation – BIS paper
Authors find domestic and global output gaps both important, but effects differ across economies
Zombie firms drag down productivity in economy – BIS paper
Lower interest rates create conditions for “zombie firms”, researchers find
Local factors have greater influence on global lenders – BIS paper
Researchers examine data on 53 largest commercial banks
BIS paper finds sound economy may not prevent capital outflows
Emerging markets could use pre-emptive macro-prudential policies to safeguard against capital outflows, researchers say
Booming US economy set against ‘fragile’ markets – BIS review
Claudio Borio highlights “worrisome” developments in the US
BIS paper defends credit gap measure
Use of Hodrick-Prescott filter is controversial but the gap still outperforms others, authors find
Central banks adapting to high-speed markets, BIS report finds
“Major developments” in markets are affecting the way central banks operate, Markets Committee says
Market power can explain financial market anomalies – BIS paper
Market power of intermediaries can explain behaviour of risk premiums, authors find