Capital
Asean+3 expands access to mutual swap line
Amro says new facility can provide emergency liquidity following natural disasters or pandemics
EBA brainstorming ways to make capital rules competitive
Watchdog aims to provide advice on future revisions before year-end
Paraguay’s central bank credibility ‘in crisis’ over Ueno
Experts raise questions over institution’s supervisory actions and its ties to collapsed digital lender
BdF launches ‘Operation Savings’ video game
Online challenge aims to introduce French citizens to ‘main mechanisms of saving’
Paraguay’s central bank chief to resign after Ueno Bank falters
Resolution proceedings come after lender’s solvency ratio falls below half of regulatory limit
FRTB revamp won’t restore models to past glory, risk managers say
US-inspired reform only expected to lead to small boost in adoption, with limited desks on IMA
RBA tightens policy to 18-year high
Governor says hike targets domestically driven inflation rather than direct effects of oil price rises
BoJ says 2% inflation target has been met as it holds policy
Pause comes as central bank speeds up timeframe for ETF selloff from 112 years to 43
Rethinking capital-flow resilience in an age of recurring shocks
Amro’s Yasuto Watanabe and Takuya Yoshioka argue that policy-makers need a range of credible monitoring and policy tools to address the next waves of major shocks
Pacific series: Solomon Islands governor on reform amid political uncertainty
Luke Forau speaks about how Article IVs could be improved in the Pacific while addressing financial inclusion, CBDCs, conflict economics and more
Fed holds rates as Warsh cuts number of meetings
Cook and Hammack push for 25bp hike as chair announces strategy-focused meetings with no policy decisions
Bank of Canada tightens policy for first time in a year
Macklem says governing council made ‘tricky’ decision to hike rather than hold
The risks and returns of ever-expanding swap and repo lines
Increase in central bank swap agreements and repo facilities should help to counter future liquidity squeezes. But the proliferation is fraught with political risk
European Stability Mechanism borrows €1bn on Pontes
Bundesbank performed its first transaction as paying agent on DLT platform
Burning ambition: will Europe join the US in setting fire to the rules?
As the US dismantles post-crisis regulations, some think Europe will follow in a bid to boost economic growth
Bank of Albania says deposits are safe amid political crisis
Central bank sustained “minor damage” to building and says payment services remain uninterrupted
Former MNB governor detained in co-ordinated police action
Prosecution service detains György Matolcsy on suspicion of breach of trust causing financial loss
BoE probes Barclays’ handling of private credit loans
FT report says PRA investigating misallocation of derivatives following internal complaint
Warsh: I’ve focused too much on monetary policy
Fed chair vows to pay more attention to supervision, payments systems and consumer affairs
Banks must fix gaps in climate stress tests – Elderson
ECB supervisor says risks once thought remote are moving closer to becoming tomorrow’s baseline
Venezuela seeks shift to inflation targeting in medium term
Minister says dollarisation not ‘right answer’ and debt sustainability analysis to be published soon