Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Banks and regulators call for global climate risk standards
Carney and Winters warn private sector cannot move much further without lawmakers
Reserve Benchmarks 2020 report – charting new data frontiers
Perspectives on staffing and salaries, reserve coverage, portfolio construction, benchmarking, use of external parties and risk management
Judging scarcity of reserves depends on Treasuries outstanding – paper
Increase in short-term Treasuries causes money markets to behave, as there is a scarcity of reserves, researchers find
New York Fed paper examines MBS price dislocations in March
Flight to safety and dealer balance sheet constraints widened cash-forward basis, researchers find
New Fed discount window could ease bankruptcy crisis – researchers
Many companies may not endure a further liquidity shock
Improvements in US consumer expectations halt in July
Households more pessimistic as Covid-19 continues to spread, New York Fed survey reveals
New York Fed study exposes ‘disturbing’ reality for black-owned firms
Data shows black-owned firms were disadvantaged from the start of the pandemic
CLS proposes second-tier FX settlement system
Stripped-back system for EM currencies mooted to tackle rising settlement risk
Chile and China expand bilateral swap line
Central banks more than double size of swap line and expand scope of use
Q&A: New York Fed’s Stiroh on climate change and Covid
Co-chair of Basel task force discusses possible supervisory approaches to climate risk
BIS expands innovation hub network
Several new locations unveiled in Europe and North America
NY Fed economists weigh in on yield curve control debate
Jury still out on Japan’s measures to control yield curve but there is “one clear benefit”, researchers say
New York Fed to tighten repo operations
Fed sees “substantial improvements” in dollar funding markets
Appetite for renewed Fed dollar swap lines in doubt
With up to $300bn of positions nearing expiry, some say FX swap market can meet banks’ funding needs
Fed could exploit helicopter money with digital currency system – former officials
Simon Potter and Julia Coronado propose recession insurance bonds, consumer QE and Fed-backed digital currency as crisis tools
US consumers expect more fiscal support – New York Fed survey
Consumers assigned a 40% chance of more federal welfare benefits in next 12 months
FOMC considers more aggressive forward guidance
Officials discussed state-contingent forward guidance and yield curve control, April minutes show
Covid-19 may accelerate US firms’ turn away from China – New York Fed
Import data shows firms have used non-Chinese suppliers to replace some lost trade
Fed will begin ETF purchases today
Central bank outlines fund selection strategy but keeps investors guessing on specifics
Fed set to adopt ‘elements’ of price-level targeting
Covid-19 could act as a catalyst for a Janet Yellen-supported Fed move to adopt elements of price-level targeting. But questions remain about the timing of such a move
New York Fed paper finds possible failings in US pandemic aid
Research on Paycheck Protection Program says some heavily virus-affected areas of US may be losing out
Tighter supervision improves bank performance – NY Fed paper
Researchers examine performance of heavily and lightly regulated banks from 1991 to 2014
Fed’s balance sheet increases by 50% since March
Total assets now just shy of $6.4 trillion, a new record high
Fed takes first step to unwind repo support
Repo market is showing signs of “more stable” conditions, New York Fed says