Central Banking
Hungary prepares to normalise its array of policy instruments
Central bank reshuffles its wide range of unconventional instruments and launches lending facility
Report says financial firms may be ‘overconfident’ about cyber
Accenture’s research shows only around 20% of firms are making improvements to IT security
IMF pessimistic over UK’s post-Brexit future
The larger the impediments to trade in the new relationship, the costlier it will be, IMF head says
Bank of Brazil and HKMA sign fintech agreement
Central banks to promote innovative financial services companies
ECB should enhance forward guidance during normalisation – Cœuré
Executive board member thinks changing economic phase and QE unwinding require more communication
Central banks adapting to high-speed markets, BIS report finds
“Major developments” in markets are affecting the way central banks operate, Markets Committee says
Market power can explain financial market anomalies – BIS paper
Market power of intermediaries can explain behaviour of risk premiums, authors find
Market power, intangibles and risk premia behind low risk-free rates – paper
Brookings paper questions savings glut and technological slowdown hypotheses
US regulators offer supervisory relief in wake of hurricane Florence
Fed and state regulatory agencies will relax supervision so the banks can meet community needs
Argentina to continue reducing stock of short-term debt
Lebac’s expansion thought to contribute to inflation
Mary Daly takes San Fran Fed presidency
Head of research succeeds John Williams as president of Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Riksbank focused on falling krona, weak inflation and instability – minutes
Executive board said it intends to increase rates by 25 basis points in December or February
Banks will ‘inevitably’ fail, says Ireland’s Donnery
Deputy governor takes stock of the policies implemented since the financial crisis to protect consumers against bank collapse
Yellen says Fed should begin forward guidance now
Action now could have equivalent impact to negative rates, says former Fed chair
Governor returns to Sudan’s central bank to fill leadership gap
Hazem Abdelqader died suddenly of a heart attack on a visit to Turkey
Carney says UK prepared for multiple Brexit outcomes
The BoE’s stress tests have become more rigorous amid rising concerns of possible Brexit scenarios
A decade on: Lehman Brothers at the brink
On September 14, 2008, there remained hope that Lehman could be saved and a crisis averted. Events moved rapidly thereafter
Crypto asset trading requires new licence, says Bank of Mexico
Mexican regulator clamps down on crypto asset activities with new legislation
IMF warns low-income countries about higher debt risks
Increased exposure to non-traditional lenders could increase rates and shorten maturities
Fed adviser sets out new equilibrium rate model
Long-term interest rates are more important for spending decisions, author claims
Bank of Russia becomes latest EM central bank to hike
Central bank cites effects of ruble depreciation as it raises policy rate
Erdoğan takes control of Turkey’s SWF
Fund was created in 2016 and holds assets of key national companies
Atlanta Fed tackling commercial banking compliance
Article sheds light on Fed’s approach to supervising smaller institutions
BoE on hold as forecasts ‘broadly on track’
Future rate hikes likely if economy develops in line with projections