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Populists can pressure central banks to cut rates, paper finds
Researchers say the most populist governments can get rates lowered by 30 basis points
People: Israel appoints new chief supervisor
IDB appoints chief operating officer; IADI gets new head; and more
Saudi SWF merges golf outfit with US rival
PIF ends legal disputes and becomes a leading power in the sport
Central banks’ pandemic interventions averaged 6% of GDP
IMF paper finds relief measures were three times bigger than in global financial crisis
AI may demand ‘entirely new’ regulatory approach – IMF’s Gopinath
Deputy managing director says artificial intelligence risks “broad negative effect” on employment
Rule-setters need to heed their own advice
The US risks a reputation for failing to meet standards to which it holds others
Banknotes: April to June 2023
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
To govern well, manage ‘enterprise’ risk
Effective risk management should be governance-oriented and top-down; not operationally oriented and bottom-up, writes John Mendzela
Central banks need short-run climate models – BdF governor
Governments may push central banks into ineffective climate action, Sarb governor warns
IMF considering Liechtenstein application
European microstate could become 191st member of fund
IMF economist takes on vexed question of macro-pru calibration
Housing markets are “at a turning point”, says Laura Valderrama, and policy faces tough trade-offs
Saudi Arabia in talks to join Brics bank
Gulf state would join as Shanghai-based lender increases non-dollar operations
Third-party risks are a first priority for central banks
Cyber and concentration risks crystallise co-operation between critical infrastructure providers
Hank model reveals monetary non-neutrality
Inequality and zero lower bound suggest monetary policy can impact long-term real rates
BIS’s Restoy warns of limits to deposit insurance reform
Better use of supervision could solve many issues without deposit insurance reform, official says
Central banks should abandon floor systems – BIS’s Borio
Abundant reserves are causing distortions and could hamper policy-making, economist says
‘Robust’ wage growth consistent with disinflation – BIS paper
But firms need to avoid increasing their profit margins, authors find
Trends in reserve management 2023: survey results
Insights on inflation, asset diversification, geopolitical risk, risk management frameworks and ESG adoption
EME central banks must keep policies tight, says IMF deputy
Gita Gopinath says “markets are probably too optimistic” about cost of lowering inflation
Dollar’s commodities link is creating risks, BIS paper warns
Simultaneous rises in dollar and commodities prices could harm stability, researchers say
BIS offers guidance on offline CBDC design
Half of central banks say offline payments are “vital” to CBDC design
Supervisors should take action on interest rate risk – BIS paper
Core regulation alone will not neutralise all current risks, Financial Stability Institute says
IMF’s Adrian on the systemic threat posed by a ‘weak tail’ of financial institutions
The IMF’s financial counsellor speaks to Christopher Jeffery about bank runs and emergency interventions, market and oversight failings, and the need for action on run rate assumptions, interest rate risk, deposit insurance, crypto regulation and a ‘weak…
Central banks have ‘long way to go’ on gender equality – IMF paper
“Multidimensional survey” finds eight major central banks are unequal on many metrics