Balance sheet
Stability versus solvency
There is still far too much regulatory forbearance on troubled bank debt
Fed could postpone stress buffer beyond CCAR – experts
Delays prompt speculation that new rules will only be known after stress-test results in June
Bulgaria: long live the currency board
Bulgaria should reject the euro and extend its currency board to cover bank deposits
Fed’s Quarles warns big balance sheet could harm credibility
Fed official proposes tweaks to discount window and G-Sib surcharges to improve monetary framework
Basel III changed securities dealing – Bank of Canada paper
Regulations have changed dealers’ behaviour and reduced risk, study finds
Fed’s repo tapering plans hit snag
Banks demand double what was on offer at Fed’s first reduced repo offering
Fed leaves monetary stance unchanged but tweaks IOER
FOMC also announces updated plans on its balance sheet and repo market interventions
Regional Fed presidents warn asset purchases are creating risks
Robert Kaplan expresses concern over Fed’s response to market funding pressures
Liquidity operations squeezed Fed’s net income last year
Repurchase agreements cost the Fed $6 billion in 2019, preliminary results show
Fed to wean banks off daily repos later this year
Total reserves may need to be higher than Fed initially judged as demand for repo operations remains strong
2019: The year in review
The past year saw a persistent weakening of the global economy, and some radical financial innovations
Facing up to the tech challenge
Central banks get a wake-up call from libra
Will the Fed pass its year-end funding test?
An unprecedented rate spike in September prompted the Fed to inject billions into funding markets
Canada’s Poloz on monetary policy limits, transparency and cyber recovery
Speaks about stagflation risks from trade wars, the value of market signals and Canada’s CBDC plans
NY Fed unveils new measures to tackle year-end funding pressures
Fed is expecting a “sharp increase” in flows out of reserves during December, statement says
IMF paper looks at Moroccan monetary policy
Findings show balance sheet has significant impact, especially via smaller firms – researchers
Fed researchers aim to address uncertainty over demand for reserves
Demand for reserves could be between $712 billion and $919 billion, researchers find
Interview: Seth Carpenter on the US outlook, trade and a ‘disingenuous’ Fed
UBS chief US economist and former Fed director of monetary affairs sees a gloomy outlook for first half of 2020
Fed unveils plan for ‘technical’ asset purchases
New York Fed will buy Treasuries “at least into the second quarter of next year”
Big tech: a threat to banks?
The explosive growth of big tech companies in China offers important lessons
BIS studies highlight limits to unconventional policy
Policies seen as broadly effective, but reports warn of spillovers and other unintended effects
Seven threats from big tech’s libra
Can central banks avoid a ‘big tech’ monetary meltdown?
Financial plumbing might be ‘rusty or clogged’ – Philadelphia Fed president
Patrick Harker calls for review of the US’s money market plumbing
Fed balance sheet could surpass crisis-era peak by 2025
Central bank may start buying Treasuries outright this year – New York Fed report