United States
Goodhart, Gopinath and Lippi disagree on inflation
Central banks lack tools to deal with inflation, Goodhart warns, but IMF chief economist disagrees
Yellen warns of ‘catastrophic’ effects of not raising debt limit
Treasury secretary says failing to raise ceiling would be a “manufactured crisis”
Elizabeth Warren publicly rejects Powell reappointment
Senator calls Jerome Powell “a dangerous man to head up the Fed”
Brainard cites Delta in dovish speech
Fed governor warns “employment is still a bit short of the mark” for taper
Dallas Fed president resigns, following Boston’s Rosengren
Both faced criticism for equities trading and holdings, but are not unique among Fed leaders
Boston Fed president resigns, citing health
Rosengren had been accused of conflicts of interest due to real estate holdings
Biden nominates law professor for OCC
Saule Omarova favours more regulation and suggested the Fed take over deposits, alarming banks
FOMC doubles ceiling for reverse repo bids
Participating institutions can now borrow up to $160 billion per bid
Powell’s remarks show Fed set for November taper
Markets remain calm as analysts agree Fed is intent on cutting back asset purchases in November
Agustín Carstens on BIS strategic priorities, innovation and central bank policy
The BIS general manager speaks about policy trade-offs at critical time, tackling NBFIs and the dearth of ‘green’ assets, tech collaboration, and why he favours Biden’s $3.5trn infrastructure bill
BIS paper explores Fed’s ‘whatever it takes’ moment
Covid facility had most of its impact without the Fed actually buying any bonds, authors find
Podcast: Diversifying portfolios post-Covid
BNP’s Johanna Lasker talks about why central banks should consider equities and Tips
Book notes: Robert Triffin, by Ivo Maes with Ilaria Pasotti
Triffin’s story is well told by Maes, whose extensive personal and academic research shines through on page after page
Fed saved US from even larger pandemic downturn – ECB paper
Unemployment would have risen by 20% more without Fed’s bond buying, researchers find
Regional Fed presidents sell equities after media reports
Rosengren and Kaplan divest assets to avoid “even the appearance” of conflict of interest
OCC issues $250 million penalty against Wells Fargo
US regulator says bank has failed to meet commitments on loss mitigation
Demand shocks can have permanent impact on US economy – Fed paper
Authors find hysteresis is an important driver of longer-term growth trend in US
Pandemic Treasuries market calmed quickly – research
Dallas Fed analysis finds “headwinds” early on, but not lasting pandemic disruptions
Regional Feds make string of appointments
Atlanta, Cleveland and Dallas Feds name officials, while St Louis appoints outside advisers
Pandemic increased US demand for faster payments, says Fed paper
Vast majority of business expect to be using speedier options by 2023, survey finds
People: New York names state financial services regulator
New president at development bank; supervisors promoted at regional Feds; and more
Book notes: How boards work, by Dambisa Moyo
Moyo offers insights into the skills required to be a valued board director, as well as a thought-provoking list of issues that may appear with greater frequency on future board agendas
US regulators warn Wells Fargo of new penalties, report claims
Bloomberg says OCC and CFPB believe US bank is moving too slowly on compensating scam victims
Powell says taper test has been met ‘with regard to inflation’
Fed chair tells Jackson Hole conference that slowing QE this year “could be appropriate”