Central Banking
EC plans full eurozone deposit insurance by 2024
Proposals outline gradual introduction of common deposit insurance in the eurozone between 2017 and 2024; size of fund equivalent to 0.8% of covered deposits, estimated at €43bn
Hungarian central bank buys controlling stake in Budapest stock exchange
Hungary’s central bank buys 68.8% share in country’s stock exchange, saying the move was necessary to ensure adequate flows of capital to domestic businesses
New York Fed’s Musalem: culture is as important as capital
Head of the New York Fed’s integrated policy analysis group highlights potential for ‘dissonant sub-cultures’ at firms that otherwise promoted values and codes of conduct
Stevens calls for end to obsession with central forecasts
RBA governor emphasises the uncertainty around forecasting; says he considered abolishing the central line in fan charts
Distributed ledgers could impact FMIs, report finds
Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures report on digital currencies sees potential for technology to have a ‘much broader application beyond payments’
Canada looks for new deputy as Côté prepares to stand down
Bank of Canada begins search for deputy governor, stressing importance of experience using macroeconomic models and communicating views
High expectations could be holding Japanese inflation down, Shirai warns
Study of US and Japanese households reveals, somewhat counterintuitively, that high inflation expectations may be a factor behind lower actual inflation
Eurozone banks face 'in-depth' scrutiny of risk handling, Nouy says
Banks’ handling of risk is being subjected to in-depth analysis by the ECB’s single supervisory mechanism, Danièle Nouy says
BIS paper presents interbank money market model
Researchers produce ‘search-based’ model designed to reflect interbank markets in the presence of a central bank corridor system, allowing them to compute the effective interest rate
Economists outline improved DSGE forecasting method
Bank of England working paper attempts to improve forecast performance by using a multi-step approach to estimating parameters, delivering what the authors say are ‘significant’ improvements
Egyptian presidency picks deputy governors and board members at central bank
President el-Sisi appoints a new deputy governor and three new members to Egypt’s central bank board, while one incumbent deputy receives a second term
Central bankers must research QE’s effects on inequality, Italian deputy governor says
Central banks must improve their understanding of how expansionary monetary policy affects inequality in developed economies, says Fabio Panetta
HKMA promotes 'entirely paperless' e-cheques in PR push
Central bank to raise awareness through multimedia infomercials ahead of December 7 launch; e-cheques will lead Hong Kong into new era of electronic payments, says HKMA deputy
Sweden faces ‘economic crisis’ unless government calms housing market, governor warns
Sweden’s government needs to take urgent action to calm rapidly rising house prices or face a possible economic crisis, Stefan Ingves warns; attacks lack of clarity over macro-prudential policy
Central Bank of Kenya to reassess supervision following bank collapses
Central bank begins review of banking supervision following collapse of two domestic banks; new bank licensing on hold until further notice
‘We will do what we must’ to hit target, says Draghi
ECB governor hints at further easing at next month’s monetary policy meeting
Al-Wazir reflects on eight tough years at the PMA
After two terms leading the Palestine Monetary Authority, Jihad Al-Wazir tells Daniel Hinge about his efforts to manage operations in a warzone and improve the central bank against the odds
Bank Indonesia asks citizens to 'show rupiah some love'
Central bank arranges festival to 'nurture feelings of affection' for currency and encourage Indonesians to start using e-money instead of cash
Terror attacks may have made European capital revival harder, Visco says
Terror attacks may hinder revival of European Union’s rate of capital accumulation, Ignazio Visco tells audience in Paris; capital market reforms present tough long-term challenges
Policy-makers must be prepared to handle Fed rate rise, Fischer says
Emerging market central bankers must be sure US rate rises do not have ‘major consequences’, Fed vice-chairman says; shift to more consumer-led Asian growth may benefit other economies
Changing commodity prices can ‘cushion’ other shocks, Colombian paper says
Colombian working paper suggests commodity price fluctuations do not always amplify business cycles in emerging markets
Trinidad and Tobago aims to stay a step ahead of the Fed
Jwala Rambarran tells Central Banking the central bank must remain ‘ahead of the curve’ and ensure a ‘strong enough’ rate differential between assets denominated in local and US currency
UK regulators to reopen flawed HBOS investigation
Report critical of financial supervisors who failed to see problems developing or take proper enforcement action, and of bank managers who created a fatally flawed business model
Shift in FOMC language intended to show December hike ‘may well become appropriate’
Minutes from October meeting reveal thinking behind change in language; a ‘couple’ of members raised concerns the change could be misinterpreted as a stronger signal than it was