European Central Bank (ECB)
Eurozone mortgage lending back to pre-crisis levels – ECB
New loans reached 4.5% of GDP in the year to March 2018; average since 2001 is 4.4%
ECB unveils guidelines for hiring ‘ethical hackers’
“Tiber-EU” framework designed to help financial institutions toughen cyber defences
Rising wages set to increase inflation – ECB research
Strong GDP growth and employment creation underpins higher underlying price pressures
Banque de France paper analyses sovereign debt crisis
High NPL and sovereign debt holdings affected banks’ interbank funding access, paper finds
People: Bank of Spain governor nominates new deputy
Governor nominates first female candidate to deputy role; central banks in Colombia and Seychelles get new board members; IMF appoints new legal head
Draghi sounds confident note on inflation and growth
ECB president says data points to “solid and broad-based” growth in eurozone
Competition and profits biggest factors in eurozone credit supply – ECB
Robust growth is expected in all main areas of credit in next quarter, says ECB
ECB criticises proposed changes to EU’s claim assignment law
Changes should put assignments under one legal jurisdiction, not three, ECB says
IMF urges European authorities to complete banking union
Fund backs ECB’s accommodative stance; rates should remain low after QE ends in December
NPLs hindered financing for eurozone banks - Boston Fed paper
But Draghi’s August 2012 speech eased problems caused by sovereign debt holdings - researchers
ECB’s easing policies reduced inequality, paper says
Overall effects of monetary policy on income inequality are modest, paper finds
ECB approves of proposed NPL backstop
European Commission’s proposed law change will not prevent supervisors from ordering banks to increase coverage – ECB
Cyprus bail-ins were justified, ECJ rules
Court rejects claims of unfair treatment from bondholders, shareholders and large depositors
European Court of Justice overrules ECB on French banks’ leverage
ECB’s reasoning on treatment of French savings accounts was “manifestly incorrect”, court rules
ECB needed better data in 2008 crisis, says Lautenschläger
Money market data was “limited” and published too infrequently, says senior ECB official
ECB expresses doubts over Irish draft law on consumer credit
Proposed law could create legal uncertainty over Irish central bank’s powers, ECB says
ECB’s next president should not be part of G30 – EU ombudsman
Watchdog says central bank is “in denial” over Draghi’s membership
Book notes: Unfinished business, by Tamim Bayoumi
Anand Sinha praises Bayoumi’s analysis of how the euro crisis and US housing crash were, in fact, intertwined
Praet gives upbeat assessment of eurozone outlook
Strength of the eurozone economy gives “grounds to be confident” on inflation, chief economist says
ECB’s QE has dampened volatility in Eastern Europe – BoI paper
End to ECB asset purchases might increase volatility in EU-6, researchers say
ECB warns EU may be making wrong assumptions on ageing
Eurostat projections more favourable than those of other agencies – ECB bulletin
People: new RBI deputy; Ingves to chair Toronto Centre
ECB appoints director general of micro-prudential supervision; HKMA has new executive director of financial infrastructure; Liberia appoints new board
Latvian prosecutor charges central bank governor with corruption
Bank making accusations was closed by regulators in 2016
Eurozone requires both banking and capital markets union – panellists
Status quo is highly procyclical and hampers risk sharing, IMF conference hears