Central Banking
Next Irish governor faces calls to resign in NZ scandal
Makhlouf said opposition politicians were using hacked data but information was freely available
Sri Lanka cuts rates as economy feels effects of Easter attacks
Economy was rebounding in Q1, but appears to have been knocked back, central bank says
PBoC takes over city commercial bank in bid to stop contagion
Central bank says this is a standalone case and it has no plans to take over other banks
US labour force participation driven by fewer outflows – San Fran Fed researcher
Hot economy could be making workers less likely to leave labour force, Regis Barnichon says
Central Bank of Kenya may have violated constitution with new banknotes
Bank is facing criticism over images on new notes
Regulations lower rates and cause imbalances – BoE paper
Research into repo market highlights some unintended consequences of post-crisis regulations
Bank of Israel to collaborate with national body on cyber defence
Memorandum with National Cyber Directorate sets stage for closer co-operation on bank security
Liberian president fires central bank leadership and board
Weah alleges major “irregularities” by central bank as former governor’s trial continues
ECCB launches new polymer banknotes
Redesigned notes are the first ever vertical notes from the ECCB
Bank of Canada deputy stresses investment’s role in boosting inflation
Central bank halted rate hikes in late 2018 as growth and inflation weakened
Potential Fed nominee wants changes to interest rate policy
IOER hurts private sector entrepreneurialism and gives banks wrong incentive, Judy Shelton says
Central bank independence key to Ecuador programme – IMF
Fund is expected to sign off on first review of extended fund facility in June, providing $250 million
Regulators must do more to assess risk of crypto assets, says FSB
FSB members differ on how to tackle international co-ordination
BoE’s Broadbent receives renewed term
Deputy to serve further five years; new appointments made to central bank’s oversight body
Fed’s Quarles casts doubt on leaning against the wind
But we “do not fully understand” the potential trade-offs, he says
BoE makes climate risk a hot topic for banks
Financial institutions must entrust oversight of climate risk to named individual under senior managers regime
Trinidad and Tobago prime minister ridicules central bank’s migrant figures
Acting PM says he has “no idea” how central bank estimated cost of migrant crisis
Taiwan’s central bank vows to defend currency
Taiwanese currency hits 28-month low against US dollar as US-China trade tensions worsen
Venezuela’s central bank finally admits economic collapse
First official data release since 2015 says GDP fell by 22.5% in the year to the third quarter of 2018
De La Rue CEO steps down as firm hit by Venezuelan losses
Banknote company says Venezuelan central bank failed to pay $23 million bill
New data reveals 20% drop in correspondent banking
CPMI data reveals ongoing decline; FSB unveils latest work to reverse trend
BoE’s Ramsden highlights unusual patterns of investment and hiring
Weak investment in capital could exacerbate UK’s productivity woes, deputy says
US corporates ‘substantially’ more leveraged than thought – Dallas Fed researchers
Using a broader measure than debt-to-GDP, levels are almost double, they say
Bank of Spain calls for reform of pensions system
Governor sees need for national consensus to secure sustainability of current system