European Central Bank (ECB)
Cash is here to stay – SNB’s Zurbrügg
SNB official says reports of cash’s “death” are “exaggerated”; central bank has no plans to stop printing banknotes as its popularity remains
ECB says Cyprus will need increased resources to monitor housing
Central bank says it will soon brief staff on major internal reorganisation
Italian paper tracks spreads on eurozone corporate bonds
“Fragmentation” has begun to decrease following ECB’s use of QE, researcher says
Target2 robust enough to withstand liquidity shocks – ECB study
Research modelled the effects of “extreme collateral deteriorations” on Target2 participants
People: Riksbank’s Nessén takes on new advisory role; Albizu retains CMCA chair
Riksbank’s head of monetary policy takes on new board advisory role; Dominican governor reappointed by peers to serve as the CMCA’s chairman for another six years; and more
ECB’s Cœuré argues against protectionism
ECB board member says protectionist policies reduce overall growth potential; calls for a more “efficient, enduring and equitable” approach to globalisation
ECB profit for 2016 rises on asset purchase income
Supervisory charges on banks rise by €105 million
ECB paper models causes of flash crashes
Informational asymmetry and thin participation can cause liquidity problems, paper argues
Mersch: no political appetite for ‘European safe bonds’
The proposal for pooled, tranched bonds is “interesting”, but the public are likely to be suspicious
ECB gives green light to Italian recapitalisation law
ECB raises no objection to decree but other obstacles may remain
Monetary aggregates useful as eurozone inflation predictor – paper
“Predictive content” of monetary aggregates has improved since 2012, ECB paper says
Future of Greek austerity divides IMF board
Some directors dissent from call to reduce mid-term primary surplus target
Draghi: eurozone ‘bad bank’ would not be ‘panacea’ for NPLs
ECB president also rejects criticisms made by the US president’s trade adviser
Eurozone still not a complete monetary union, Draghi says
Further reforms to create “common institutions” are necessary, ECB president argues
Energy base effects pushing recent eurozone inflation – ECB
Effect estimated to be negative for much of second half of 2017
Banks may relax scrutiny of securitised loans – ECB paper
The credit quality of euro-denominated loans falls after securitisation, researchers say
People: Finland sets out new board responsibilities
Two new members have been appointed to the Czech central bank’s board; new counsellor to Draghi replaces Smets at the ECB
Draghi examines financial integration through a digital lens
Digitalisation will help with financial integration, but beware of the risks, says Draghi; fintech is high on the ECB’s strategic agenda
Mersch: volume of T2S trades due to greatly expand
The “Target instant payment settlement system” could be working as soon as 2018, Mersch adds
Unconventional policy has improved ‘pass-through’, says ECB
“Simple pass-through models” are ill-equipped for analysis, paper argues
ECB reports 20.7% drop in number of counterfeits
Number of counterfeits ticked up in the second half of 2016, but annual figures are down; €50 note still dominates in terms of counterfeit volume, with new note to be released in April
Italian inflation pressures are weakening – ECB paper
Price cuts are more common for manufactured goods, the researchers say, while price increases for services are slowing
ECB papers examine low inflation
Researchers differ over eurozone inflation expectations
Helicopter money would have little impact, Dutch paper says
Household survey suggests little impact on inflation expectations, researchers argue