Central Banking
DNB signs ‘responsible investment charter’
Managers of Dutch central bank funds must use environmental, social and governance criteria
CBDC may see central banks adopt retail lending role – BIS’s Carstens
Two-tier banking system could be turned on its head by CBDC, but BIS will “flash warning light” if central banks fail to appropriately consider stability, Carstens says
Paraguay cuts rates on global instability
Central bank reduces interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.75%
Sri Lankan police arrest former deputy governor
Police make further round of arrests over allegations of insider dealing involving central bank
RBNZ paper seeks high-speed labour market indicator
“Midas” approach can help build picture of current state of labour markets, say economists
IMF puts new macro-prudential database to work
Fund uses new data to test effectiveness of LTV ratios
Trump nominates loyalist Stephen Moore for Fed board
“Donald Trump wanted to drain the swamp. The Fed is the swamp,” Moore says
Carney says supervisors must develop climate stress-testing
BoE is working with the NGFS to develop climate change scenarios as step toward stress-testing
ECB rejects amendment from EU institutions on CCP regulation
Proposed changes would ‘distort’ ECB’s request for change, Draghi says
IMF demands Ecuador end monetary financing
Central bank will need to cover liabilities vis-à-vis banks with international reserves
Carolyn Rogers to take over as Basel Committee secretary-general
William Coen to step down this year after 20 years with the committee
EU must prevent large firms dominating markets, Praet says
ECB chief economist warns market concentration may have serious macroeconomic effects
Podcast: Greg Kaplan on heterogeneous-agent models
Monetary and fiscal policy are much more closely connected than many central banks would like
Boston Fed research encourages tokenisation for ecommerce
Payment method could reduce fraud, paper says, given account information is removed from the process
Brexit coin may have to be redesigned amid delay
The coin face is stamped with a message and the UK’s expected departure date
Housing market still a risk to financial stability – RBA assistant governor
Michele Bullock addresses concerns over recent tightening in lending standards
Major economies outside eurozone to ‘modestly’ decelerate – ECB
Slow growth rates since the “great recession” may point to fall in potential growth, say researchers
Swiss National Bank sharply lowers inflation expectations
Central bank may have reached limits of monetary policy, observer argues
BoE on hold as Brexit weighs on outlook
Policy-makers point to weak investment and continued uncertainty
Norwegian central bank hikes rates as inflation rises
Central bank increases the policy rate by 25 basis points to 1%, despite global uncertainty
UK and EU agree template for no-deal Brexit supervision
Template sets out basis for supervision rules under no-deal Brexit, with deadline little more than a week away
FOMC cuts rate projections as Powell warns of slowing growth
Federal Reserve’s rate-setting body projects slower inflation, higher unemployment
People: Malpass emerges as sole candidate for World Bank president
Bank of England extends Martin Taylor’s time on financial policy committee
Denmark set to continue growing despite risks – central bank
The Scandinavian economy is prepared to withstand external shocks, says analysis