Central Banking
BoE climate stress tests results to be shared with NGFS
Carney says tests will highlight firms that are not implementing appropriate policies
Sri Lankan government may not pass central bank reform – adviser
Former governor’s comments come as IMF praises draft law on central bank inflation targeting
Cloud throws up new financial stability risks – FSB
Reliance on third-party cloud platforms creates risks, especially given market power of providers
Brexit opens opportunity for EU’s capital markets union – research
Future EU-UK relations limited by Brussels’ focus on preserving integrity of internal market
Tensions emerge in Fed’s push for instant payments
The US Faster Payments Council is in a better position than the Fed to tackle key issues, some say. Others welcome the Fed’s muscle in promoting competition
New ‘currency’ aims to tackle failings of its predecessors
Saga sits somewhere between a stablecoin and a crypto asset – and has been designed by a team that includes former central bankers
Central banks should collaborate on multicurrency CBDC – research
Lithuania’s central bank notes national CBDC projects will not solve global payment inefficiencies
Atlanta Fed develops new data app
App provides access to Fed bank’s most popular data points and tools
IMF head warns Ukrainian president over banking scandal
Central bank sues lawmaker over what it says are slanderous statements on behalf of oligarch
Paul Volcker, 1927–2019
The Fed chair made his name battling inflation, and left his mark on independence and post-crisis financial regulations
Paper looks at pro-cyclical consumption in Spain
Households reacted strongly to fears of job losses during economic crisis, Bank of Spain says
ECB paper presents new measure for global financial cycle
Researchers say global financial cycle and large capital flow episodes show consistent links
Argentinian president appoints new governor
Miguel Angel Pesce rejects high interest rates as means of reducing inflation and backs price controls
Data sharing could curb big tech dominance – FSB
Ensuring all financial market incumbents have access to same data could level the playing field
Marvin Goodfriend, 1950–2019
The leading economist and former Fed official died on December 5
Banks’ repo muscles may have ‘atrophied’ – Borio
BIS report highlights impact on market functioning from Fed and ECB easing action
PBoC’s monetary policy framework not likely to change – RBA research
Institutional structure and economic development model prevents alignment with international peers, paper argues
Eurozone banks sharply increase voluntary TLTRO II repayments
Firms appear to be preparing for second series of TLTRO III later in December, analysts say
Poloz to leave Bank of Canada in June 2020
After a seven-year term under which the central bank has undergone numerous transformations, the governor announces he will not seek reappointment
Bank of Israel proposes open banking rules to foster competition
Banks and credit card companies to allow supervised third parties access to their customers’ accounts
Turkish central bank faces sluggish economy and political pressure
Updated policy framework includes major increase in MPC meetings, but few other changes
UK regulators weigh rules for ‘operational resilience’
Under proposals, firms will be expected to demonstrate their preparedness for operational issues
Carstens: Money without central banks is doomed to fail
Many “architectures” are possible but they must be built on a foundation of trust, BIS chief says; improving “two-tier” system may be best approach
RBI on hold despite weak growth and inflation
Committee votes unanimously to wait for more data despite seeing “space for future action”