European Central Bank (ECB)
Lagarde resigns as IMF managing director
Selection process to find successor will start “promptly”, IMF says
Croatian central bank moves towards “close co-operation” with ECB
Draft law forms part of process for joining European single currency
IMF backs ECB’s looser stance
Directors concerned about banks’ low profitability, and call for common deposit insurance scheme
ECB paper presents new approach to modelling LTV caps
Agent-based model’s results show “subprime” segment to eurozone housing markets – researchers
Purists lament as most cheer Lagarde as next ECB chief
Lagarde expected to adopt similar philosophy to Draghi at ECB
The twilight of banking supervision
Supervision of banks in Europe has deteriorated
ECB needs liquidity powers for bank resolution – Spanish governor
De Cos stresses mechanism must include guarantees to repay public money
People: Argentine governor from 'corralito' era dies
Aldo Pignanelli dies aged 69; plus appointments in New Zealand, Europe and Brazil
World’s longest-serving governor given further term
Mugur Isărescu, in office since 1990, will serve again after overcoming political hostility
‘O-SII’ limits decreased risky lending – ECB paper
Lending to risky borrowers fell without lasting impact on growth rates, researchers say
Riksbank shies away from global easing cycle
Swedish central bank maintains rate hike plans despite accommodative policy shift in Europe, US, Australia
Christine Lagarde nominated for ECB presidency
IMF chief part of deal that sees German proposed for commission presidency
Doves vs hawks: IMF advice on unconventional monetary policy
Funds’ advice on innovative measures has not always “stood the test of time”, writes Philip Turner
ECB welcomes Cypriot state’s rethink on central bank law
Law allows recapitalisation of central bank if necessary and clarifies powers to dismiss directors
Italy’s central bank plans could break EU law – ECB
ECB challenges Italian coalition’s plans to take control of gold reserves and central bank shares
Spanish and Italian labour markets still slack – ECB paper
Researchers use "Beveridge curve" to gauge efficiency of eurozone labour markets
Weidmann accepts OMT as ministers discuss Draghi succession
Bundesbank president withdraws his opposition to OMT programme unveiled by Mario Draghi in 2012
Euro internationalisation pushes ECB to rethink policy approach
Wider euro use forces policy-makers to consider ever more global factors in monetary policy analysis
Fischer warns Trump could sabotage Fed crisis response
Fed independence under “unprecedented” threat and second Trump term would harm US – Fischer
Facebook unveils new ‘currency’
Social media group says it plans to “reinvent money” with payment system backed by liquid reserves
Draghi becomes latest target of Trump’s ire
Dovish comments at ECB conference draw accusation of manipulation from US president
Riksbank investigates adoption of T2S for securities trading
Central bank thinks securities settlement must move towards faster, round-the-clock operations
Latvian state changes top regulators over AML
Law had to be passed to meet international concern over money-laundering, prime minister says
High-frequency trading can harm market liquidity – ECB paper
Researcher finds increased competition can lead to rise in speculative strategies