G20
Sarb and Bundesbank expand co-operation
Annex to existing MoU will see Bundesbank representative based in the country; two central banks will work together on financial stability, among other issues
Carney airs scepticism on negative rates
Bank of England governor warns negative rates may only work through exchange rate channel, which would result in a ‘zero sum game’
PBoC's Zhou dismisses talk of renminbi devaluation ahead of G20 meetings
Chinese governor says country is 'opposed' to competitive devaluations; argues capital outflows likely to subside given 'strong fundamentals'
FSB agrees final TLAC principles but asset management work has way to run
Meeting in London sees the organisation agree final draft principles for total loss-absorbing capacity, as new branches of research into asset management risks sprout
Consistent implementation key to Basel III success, research notes
Boston Fed policy perspective highlights importance of consistent implementation of liquidity regulation across G20 jurisdictions
Zhou says markets have stabilised as G20 meetings end
The central bank governor says the renminbi and Chinese stock markets have largely finished correcting; G20 policy-makers pledge to avoid competitive devaluation
World Bank plans to put 'de-risking' on the global agenda
Banks are reportedly shutting down the accounts of customers in 'high-risk' category; the World Bank has begun work on the problem
Wilkins warns ‘a lot of work remains’ in implementing reforms
Canada’s senior deputy governor stresses need for coordination among regulators; suggests bilateral agreements could be useful given trend toward regional banking
G-20 leaders plan to scrutinise reform efforts
Leaders reaffirm commitment to reforms designed to raise global growth two percentage points and agree ‘robust monitoring framework’; OECD says reform progress has been patchy
Lagarde tells G-20 to act now and boost growth
IMF managing director warns that without action the ‘global economic supertanker’ could remain ‘stuck in the shallow waters of sub-par growth and meagre job creation’
The shift to a multi-polar world
Extraterritorial reach of US policies could hasten the use of alternative currencies; decision on renminbi inclusion in SDR may be a tipping point for relevance of Bretton Woods institutions
The ECB's approach to central banking without data borders
Data sharing and access to confidential information – on a need-to-know basis – remain a legal, cultural, technical and organisational challenge at the ECB and elsewhere, writes Aurel Schubert
G-20 summit delivers agreement on TLAC
Leaders approve standard for total loss-absorbing capacity, but consensus on cross-border cooperation remains hazy; Carney looks ahead to next phase of reforms
G-20 Brisbane Summit: What to look for
Leaders of the G-20 countries meet this weekend to try to thrash out a deal on financial stability, growth and employment; Central Banking looks at some of the main issues on the table
FSB warns of spillovers from new bank structures
Regulators in other jurisdictions fear potential knock-on impact from Liikanen, Vickers and Volcker reforms to bank structure
Carney urged to help end masking of swap counterparties
'Ambitious but realistic' deadline could be set for banks to stop hiding counterparty details – the industry’s response to a conflict between privacy and reporting rules
Agustín Carstens on Fed policy, shadow banking and Mexico's economic strengths
Agustín Carstens, governor of the Bank of Mexico, speaks about the work of the IMF, tackling shadow banking and how Mexico has kept a strong economic position in the midst of the financial crisis.
G-20 pledge signposts en route to 'normal' monetary policy
Central bank governors and finance ministers in the world's biggest economies promise to be ‘mindful of impacts on the global economy' as they exit unconventional monetary policy
Prasarn says Thailand still unsure of CCP viability
Thai governor says emerging markets need more time to assess whether creating central counterparties would bring the ‘intended benefits’ without ‘undue consequences’
G-20 governors should co-ordinate exit, says IMF
Fund recommends greater co-ordination of monetary policy as well as negative interest rates at the ECB and devaluations in emerging markets, in report to G-20
IMF board laments US-induced impasse on quota reform
Executive board asks the IMF board of governors to adopt resolution calling for ratification of reform package that would double quotas and overhaul fund's governance ‘without further delay'
ECB paper says global economy still haunted by ‘spectre of protectionism’
Researchers at the European Central Bank find evidence that countries still regress to trade protectionism in the face of recessions or loss of competitiveness; call for international peer pressure
G-20 inflation measure paves way for co-ordinating policy
New statistic aims to fill ‘data gap' identified in wake of the global financial crisis; follows growing calls for globally coordinated monetary policy as countries fret over effects of QE
ECB's Asmussen tells G-20 to slim down policy focus
Executive board member argues informal economic forum should concentrate on financial regulatory reform rather than ‘food security and labour issues'; calls for permanent G-20 secretariat