Data
BIS to research prototype DLT green bond platform
Innovation hub sets up international network to share knowledge and address problems
Talking to firms aids central banks at ‘turning points’ – BoC paper
Qualitative information is particularly useful when timely official data is lacking, authors say
A digital opportunity to transform financial reporting
The Covid-19 pandemic raises the urgency of digitising supervision, say David Hardoon and Viswanathan Namasivayam
FCA clamps down on consumer protection breaches
Nearly 10% of firms see application for consumer investments blocked, data reveals
RBNZ announces independent inquiry into data breach
Governor takes personal responsibility and says NZ financial system remains sound
Covid-19 data gaps threaten US recovery, researcher says
Minneapolis Fed economist urges statistical agencies to include diagnosis questions in surveys
Economics Benchmarks 2020 report – executive summary
Shedding light on economics governance, salaries, forecasting, research, publications and more
BIS research tracks changing consumption patterns
Pandemic has led to “catching-up” process in e-commerce, bulletin article says
Banks must be able to explain AI models – Brainard
Fed governor says solving ‘black box’ problem is important first step in improving AI governance
RBNZ suffers data breach in third-party system
Governor says breach is “contained” and investigations are ongoing
Pandemic has raised risks for smaller UK financial firms – FCA
Over a fifth of firms responding to survey are at heightened risk of failure, UK regulator says
MAS completes first phase of AI ethics initiative
‘Veritas’ aims to tackle bias in AI-driven financial services
The changing data landscape: Part 1
Central Banking speaks to Eyal Rozen, Ramūnas Baravykas and Wanpracha Chaovalitwongse about whether there is a need to change underlying infrastructure to bolster data-driven policy-making
ECB outlines changes to forecasting during Covid
High-frequency data, GDP-at-risk, changes to use of PMI and stringency index all useful, authors say
US may face ‘jobless recovery’ despite huge stimulus
Economists warn fiscal stimulus has been poorly targeted; Ben Bernanke defends Fed policy
The role of Tips for the future payments landscape
Tips could support euro CBDC plus cross-border payments in many currencies
Economics Benchmarks 2020 – presentation
Central Banking’s economics subject matter specialist Daniel Hinge speaks with Christopher Jeffery about how central bank economists fared in a year where the Covid-19 pandemic upended the usual business of forecasting, analysis and research
Former RBI official Rabi Mishra on macro-pru in the post-Covid world
The former executive director discusses challenges for supervision, global governance reform and the rise of fintech
Is the integrity of Afghanistan’s central bank under threat?
Acting governor fires key staff and is accused of undoing reforms, while World Bank appears ready to suspend funds; administration and other donors show few signs of learning from Kabul Bank scandal
Paper lays groundwork for Canadian ‘Hank’ model
Author estimates “earnings process” as step towards heterogeneous agent modelling
Size matters for central bank research publishing
Staff numbers have strongest association with central banks’ research output
Administrative data is most popular alternative data source
Central banks make use of a wide range of non-traditional data sources
Central banks use alt data mainly for research
Almost all respondents make use of alternative data in at least one application
Economists earn more than number-crunchers at central banks
On average, statisticians take home 88% of what economists earn