Central Banking
Podcast: Crisis lessons
Central banks may have learned the lessons of the crisis, but are they fully on top of the risks?
Carney calls for financial sector to face up to climate risks
Outlook is “concerning” as losses from extreme weather hit record levels, BoE governor says
ECB sets up anti-money laundering office
Nouy says new office will enable information exchange and act as “centre of expertise”
Mozambique’s payment system provider cuts off service
BizFirst says it has not been paid by the banks or the country’s central bank for use of its software
Minneapolis Fed ‘deeply troubled’ over regulatory reforms
Minneapolis Fed backs Brainard against “alarming” regulatory reforms
Bank of Canada to weigh up alternatives to inflation targeting
Central bank will hold “full horse race” between nominal GDP targeting and other alternatives, Wilkins says
Advanced economies suffer greater spillovers – BIS research
Study examines extent to which various central banks cause and suffer policy spillovers
Central Bank of Iran accused of role in ‘illicit oil network’
US Treasury targets central bank officials in latest round of sanctions
Media matters
Mike Hannah says central bank communications teams need to look beyond traditional media
Riksbank urges introduction of 5% leverage ratio
Sweden’s central bank sounds the alarm to fellow supervisor, urging action as housing market uncertainties begin to threaten financial stability
Trump is weakening US regulatory reforms, Yellen warns
“Worrisome reversals of legislation” under new president, says former Fed chair
Cyprus’s finance minister blocked reform of failed bank – governor
Georghadji says collapse of Co-op Bank cost Cyprus government around €5 billion
Video Q&A: Maciej Piechocki, BearingPoint
Central Banking met with BearingPoint’s Maciej Piechocki at the Central Banking FinTech RegTech Global Summit in Singapore to discuss financial and regulatory technology – known as fintech and regtech respectively – solutions, how technology can help in…
Standard notions of time fail to fully explain financial cycles – BIS paper
Distinguishing “calendar time” and “financial cycle time” could help explain booms and busts
Machine learning model outperforms professional forecasters
The model may uncover new relationships in data that were previously overlooked, researcher says
Quarles set to take over as FSB chair
Klaas Knot expected to be appointed vice-chair with a view to taking top job down the line
Mobile phones boost financial inclusivity in Cambodia – paper
Phone users more likely to open financial accounts and invest using microcredit
Political angst affecting the exchange rate, says Bank of Mexico
Central bank hikes rates to 8% as political decisions begin to take a toll on financial market
Podcast: The post-crisis world
Andrew Metrick says central banks have changed dramatically since 2008, but more work may be needed to develop new models
ECB unveils richer eurozone forecasting model
“NAWM II” models financial sector’s role in originating and propagating economic shocks
Weidmann calls for dropping QE tools in normal conditions
Long-term ultra-loose policy may have shifted natural rate of unemployment – Bundesbank head
Researchers find trade-off between financial sector development and inequality
Financial sector development negatively impacts inequality, BIS paper says
BoJ’s monetary easing criticised as balance sheet passes 100% of GDP
Central bank’s QQE has had limited impact but a wind-down poses significant risks, Sayuri Shirai warns
RBI standoff ends in compromise after marathon meeting
Nine-hour meeting ends in agreement, but government extracts concessions on key issues