International
Trump’s trade war is squeezing US profits – IMF paper
Retailers kept prices unchanged and exporters cut theirs, Gita Gopinath and co-authors find
Central banks increasingly embracing the cloud
Forms of cloud computing are becoming more prevalent, despite central banks’ caution
Big data in central banks: 2019 survey results
Many central banks are overhauling their data governance, which has facilitated a broadening in their use of big data. They are also turning to external specialists for help
IMF boosts financial surveillance funding
IMF seeks to improve hiring and training of economists after Independent Evaluation Office report
Both short and long-term banking liquidity ratios needed – ECB paper
Net stable funding ratio has not been introduced in all jurisdictions, researchers say
BIS’s Borio warns interacting financial cycles destabilise global system
Domestic and global cycles interact and amplify one another, BIS official says
Global credit to non-banks growing faster in Q2 – BIS figures
Latest global liquidity figures show rapid growth in lending to the non-bank sector
Global economic problems beyond scope of central banks – Hubbard
Economist calls for government-led structural reforms in Chicago Fed discussion
Central banks face obstacles to going green – panellists
Immaturity of bond market makes it harder for central banks to tackle climate risk; panellists discuss whether mandates should change
Interview: Seth Carpenter on the US outlook, trade and a ‘disingenuous’ Fed
UBS chief US economist and former Fed director of monetary affairs sees a gloomy outlook for first half of 2020
New IMF data sheds light on interwar instability
Instrument-level data highlights how the network structure of debts contributed to collapse
IMF paper tracks Asian authorities’ responses to volatile capital flows
Monetary policy typically responds to several variables in pursuit of greater stability, analysis finds
Cross-border claims growing at fastest rate since crisis – BIS
Non-banks continue to see the fastest growth, latest international banking data shows
Facebook not trying to replace central banks, claims Zuckerberg
Facebook chief plays down economic impact and says libra can help fight financial crime
Stronger micro-prudential oversight needed on climate change – Mexican deputy
Financial firms should incorporate environmental scenario analysis into their decision-making process
Fed paper looks at US spillovers to foreign government debt yields
Fed has “economically large” impact on some dollar-denominated bond yields, researchers find
Economics is a hostile environment for women, conference hears
AEA survey found most US women economists feel disrespected by their colleagues
King calls for radical shake-up to escape ‘low-growth trap’
Central bank models fail to appreciate demand-side secular stagnation; IMF could help to drive country-specific policies to reallocate resources
‘Hegemonic digital currency’ could help fix global system – Carney
Using CBDC to facilitate online sales could bring about more rapid change, governor says
Bank of Spain paper looks at supply chains’ impact on investment
Greater value chain integration has strong impact on foreign and domestic investment, paper finds
G7 group warns of stablecoin risks as FSB sets out plans
Group’s final report says global stablecoins could generate “significant adverse effects”; FSB outlines plan for review of stablecoin regulation
Tackling ‘dead-end’ monetary policy
A shift to lower inflation targets would help central banks escape forever-loose monetary policy, writes former IMF chief Jacques de Larosière
Strong global forces pushing some central banks to buy gold – analysts
Poland’s move and others pushed by negative rates, political uncertainty and changing monetary system, experts say