Data
Barbados launches new statistics hub
Central bank simplifies data publications for “man on the street” and standardises bank reporting
Economists use payments data to build high-speed indicator
Team says transaction-based metric gives quick insight into consumer spending
BIS: forex volumes rise to $6.6 trillion as London trading soars
While the UK capital reinforces its prominence in forex markets, trading in Asian currencies heats up
BIS paper: DLT opens possibility of ‘embedded supervision’
Distributed ledger data would be useful for supervision, but must be trustworthy, author says
How data is driving a counter-revolution in cash
Central Banking’s new Leaders in Currency Services survey reveals which producers are ranked
UK regulator seeks ways to ‘open up’ payments data
PSR says “synthetic data” could be used in trials to protect confidentiality
Machine learning can produce better forecasts – RBI paper
ML tends to outperform standard models, but combining forecasts is best, authors say
Bank of Israel research derives growth estimate from survey data
Researchers construct real-time indicator that can be produced earlier than nowcasts
PRA’s Mills on future fintech challenges for supervision
Chief operating officer discusses tensions caused by disruptive innovation
30 years of forecasting: have central banks learned anything?
Forecasting models are constantly being upgraded, but forecast errors are still persistent
The winners of the 2019 Fintech and Regtech Global Awards
Prizes awarded for outstanding work at the cutting edge of financial technology
Suptech focus – AI to the rescue?
With the increased use of artificial intelligence in financial services, Vizor Software explains why it is crucial that regulators increase their knowledge of the potential risks while simultaneously raising internal AI skill levels and usage.
Central banks responding to pace of change in a hyperconnected world
Daily processes large and small have seen a drastic shift of emphasis towards increased automation as evolving technology has permeated every aspect of people’s lives. Lars Schröder, senior engagement manager at SkySparc, explores the impact of…
Modernising currency management
Central banks strive to optimise currency operations, even as relative importance of cash drops
The Deutsche Bundesbank’s digital transformation
Digital agenda includes re-engineering legacy analytics, processes, innovation management and competency
Fintech and risk: what does the future hold?
Five key areas where regulators need to make judgements on fintech risks
AI can help predict consumer defaults – NBER paper
Researchers say “deep learning” could be useful in designing macro-prudential policies
Kansas Fed develops real-time GDP tracker
The tracker builds on previous work by combining two forecast models
IMF’s Adrian on the big tech threat and why a ‘non-system’ works
IMF’s financial counsellor talks about efforts for the fund to craft well-targeted policy guidance
ECCB launches public debt investor information website
New website could help solve “long-standing issue” of excess liquidity, ECCB governor says
Two-thirds of countries failing to meet global standards on inflation – IMF paper
More than half the world has not updated CPI weighting in the last five years, researchers find
Bank of Spain launches data lab for research
Economists now have access to micro-data on the country’s non-financial firms
US lawmakers slam Facebook’s ‘delusional’ Libra plan
Libra executive grilled at US hearing over Facebook’s history of scandals
‘Heterogeneous beliefs’ can improve models of inflation – BoE paper
Authors break down inflation expectations in search of additional forward-looking information