Central Banking
T&T central bank establishes formal whistleblowing policy
Employees now have an official framework for reporting incidents anonymously
ECB criticises proposed changes to EU’s claim assignment law
Changes should put assignments under one legal jurisdiction, not three, ECB says
G20 warns against protectionism
Finance ministers and central bankers commit to support economy with fiscal and monetary tools
IMF urges European authorities to complete banking union
Fund backs ECB’s accommodative stance; rates should remain low after QE ends in December
EU negotiator questions UK’s approach to post-Brexit regulation
Chief negotiator Michel Barnier said to express strong doubts over UK approach in private meeting
CCAR ‘apocalypse’ leads to excess bank capital, says lobbyist
Head of new trade body says Fed should average capital requirements over multiple scenarios
BoE paper proposes composite measures to communicate UK financial stability
Authors aggregate indicators of financial stability into measures that could improve public communications
Firms’ risk management likely ‘severely deficient’ – BNM deputy
Innovative technology requires risk managers to shift their focus, says Chew
Banks tend to game stress tests, Fed economists say
Models tend to be subject to “strategic adjustments”, paper finds
Implementation of new Sofr rate is “ahead of schedule”, says Fed vice-chair
Implementation of new ‘Sofr’ rate is “ahead of schedule”, says Fed vice-chair
RBA paper modifies DGSE to include housing sector
Model does better job of explaining data on Australian economy, researchers say
Trump criticises Fed over rate rises and threatens higher tariffs
US president says rate hikes are “taking away our competitive edge”
MAS strengthens use of data to combat financial crimes
Singapore central bank will roll out revised reporting forms and reporting platform in August
Philippines considers boosting central bank capital
Central bank announces big rise in Q1 income
Post-Brexit regulation must avoid ‘race to the bottom’ - FCA official
UK and EU negotiators must aim for customer protection and open markets, says Delfas
Branching out: foreign banks seek shelter from Fed rules
Foreign banks stashing repo businesses within their branches, outside Fed’s full gaze
NPLs hindered financing for eurozone banks - Boston Fed paper
But Draghi’s August 2012 speech eased problems caused by sovereign debt holdings - researchers
South African central bank predicts higher inflation and more rate rises
Inflationary pressures are rising, Sarb says
People: Olli Rehn enters office as Bank of Finland governor
PBoC governor joins G30; new board members appointed at Barbados’ central bank; and more
Banque de France paper finds ‘behavioural channel’ to QE
Repeat lab experiments imply people do not converge towards rational expectations
ECB’s easing policies reduced inequality, paper says
Overall effects of monetary policy on income inequality are modest, paper finds
Infrastructure financing not harmed by post-crisis reforms – FSB
First study of regulatory impact on intermediation finds infrastructure finance largely unscathed
Central bank digital currency a ‘terrible idea’, US Congress told
Move to central bank cryptocurrency would make Fed “overwhelming credit allocator” - researcher
Ugandan governor says central bank not ‘obliged’ to bail out banks
Bailouts could encourage mismanagement, he says