European Central Bank (ECB)
ECB paper examines low inflation’s impact on Asia
Researchers study impact of downside inflationary shocks on 12 of region’s largest economies
Banque de France to launch CBDC experiments in 2020
De Galhau says new directorate will look at using wholesale CBDC in transactions for tokenised assets
ECB’s QE boosts equity prices beyond fundamentals – DNB research
Negative sovereign bond yields encourage investors to increase exposure to riskier assets
Slovakian government extends bank tax despite ECB warnings
ECB and Slovak central bank warn increased bank levy could endanger financial stability
Cyber stress tests reveal risks in Singaporean firms
Insurance firms report potential losses as high as $3.4 billion, while banks’ costs could hit 65% of quarterly profits
ECB welcomes Swedish draft law to order banks to supply cash
Proposed law follows Riksbank’s warnings on risks of Sweden’s rapid move away from cash
Will the ECB make climate change a policy goal?
Weidmann declared strong opposition to “green QE” as climate groups call on Lagarde to shift policy
Enria proposes more change for eurozone stress tests
New framework would include macro view, but will not be ready until 2022, says chief ECB supervisor
Cœuré flags risks to ‘autonomy and resilience’ of European payments
Central banks need to resist payment market fragmentation, says ECB official; Banque de France’s Beau calls for experimentation with wholesale CBDC
Greek cash limits should be scrapped, ECB argues
ECB says some caps are illegal and calls on competent authorities to decide on cash payment rules
EU could take legal action against Slovene central bank law
Commission could act over lawmakers’ bid to force central bank repayments
Lagarde says eurozone must end export dependence
Call to boost demand is likely to be seen as aimed at German policy-makers
Eurozone should look at raising capital buffers – ECB paper
Impact on growth of 50-basis point rise in counter-cyclical buffers would be limited, researchers say
People: French official becomes ECB’s market operations director
RBNZ replaces assistant governor role in main office with Auckland post; World Bank’s investment arm gets new managing executive officer
The challenges facing Christine Lagarde
The new ECB president will need to focus on a successful review of the ECB’s monetary and communications policy, while encouraging fiscal stimulus and structural reform
ECB paper looks at eurozone corporate debt purchases
Buying of corporate bonds by ECB boosted issuance of euro-denominated debt – researchers
Dutch governor warns of unconventional policy hazards
Knot also argues for expansionary fiscal policy and symmetrical inflation target
EBA’s Campa: reduce Pillar 2 charges to offset output floor
Bankers plead for smaller capital hit and more predictability on implementation of Basel III
De Guindos says ECB ‘implicitly has symmetrical targeting policy’
ECB vice-president backs Macron plan for common eurozone fiscal policy
Italian banks exploit ECB tiering to sharply boost local deposits
Rush to exploit arbitrage opportunity is “interesting showcase” of fragmented markets, says Benoît Cœuré; giving non-banks access to liquidity could help
Powell to lead two key BIS committees
French governor leads BCBS oversight body, BoE’s Cunliffe to head CPMI, and NY Fed has key Americas role
ECB’s Mersch shows support for European deposit insurance scheme
Europe must look to create a stronger integrated market, he says, while urging European governments to do more with regard to fiscal policy
ECB’s Löber: Facebook’s libra a “black hole” of legal certainty
But current global standards fit for purpose to underpin digital assets
Decentralised reserves system brings benefits – ECB paper
Management of reserves by eurozone’s national central banks boosts competition – researchers