Banks
OCC will target ‘persistent weaknesses’ in US banks
Updated guidance introduces tougher approach to non-compliant banks
BIS’s Restoy warns of limits to deposit insurance reform
Better use of supervision could solve many issues without deposit insurance reform, official says
US banks need higher equity capital levels, Kashkari says
“Essentially unlimited deposit insurance” poses systemic risk, says Minneapolis Fed president
IMF urges caution in UK financial services reforms
Fund says efforts to ease or simplify rules must be “carefully weighed”
EME central banks must keep policies tight, says IMF deputy
Gita Gopinath says “markets are probably too optimistic” about cost of lowering inflation
Bolivian governor says country faces ‘liquidity crisis’
Authorities’ response to bank failure could worsen financial stress, analysts say
Spillovers more widespread than previously thought – Boston Fed
Many central banks cause spillovers besides the Federal Reserve, researcher says
Fed’s Bowman defends regulatory ‘tailoring’
Governor calls for independent review of SVB collapse, dismissing Barr report
Common deposit insurance a ‘crucial step’ – ECB’s de Guindos
ECB vice-president says this is the European banking system’s main vulnerability
Supervisors should take action on interest rate risk – BIS paper
Core regulation alone will not neutralise all current risks, Financial Stability Institute says
Norges Bank maintains counter-cyclical buffer at 2.5%
Norwegian central bank warns of banking and household risk
IMF’s Adrian on the systemic threat posed by a ‘weak tail’ of financial institutions
The IMF’s financial counsellor speaks to Christopher Jeffery about bank runs and emergency interventions, market and oversight failings, and the need for action on run rate assumptions, interest rate risk, deposit insurance, crypto regulation and a ‘weak…
China appoints Li Yunze to head new financial regulator
Li is set to supervise most of China’s financial industry
Defaults, reduced growth and less lending ahead, Fed says
Recent bank failures were caused by poor risk management, report finds
Another financial crisis hiding in plain sight
Steve Kamin analyses how the risks that sank SVB were plain enough to those who looked for them
Book notes: States and the masters of capital, by Quentin Bruneau
Chronicling the practices and players involved in privately financed sovereign debt
UK credit stress is rising, BoE official warns
David Bailey says financial firms “need to take action now” to prepare for higher defaults
Book notes: The rise of central banks, by Leon Wansleben
The books is at its best when the author focusses on sociological angles related to central bank economics
Book notes: The big con, by Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington
The authors highlight that the excessive pursuit of efficiency results in ineffective government agencies
Regnology cements regtech-suptech dominance with Metadata acquisition
Series of bank collapses underscores need for timely data on firms’ regulatory metrics
JP Morgan buys First Republic in weekend rescue deal
US suffered “a bit of complacency” on banking regulation, says IMF chief
Fed report admits errors in SVB oversight
Report takes aim at regulatory easing during Trump era
Book notes: Money and the rule of law, by Peter Boettke, Alexander Salter and Daniel Smith
A largely US-focused book, which hankers for more robust rules for central banks but isn’t explicit as to what kind
Climate change and the role for central banks
Gavin Bingham, Andrew Large and Paul Fisher explain how climate change affects central banks and the competing tensions it raises in relation to policy responses