Economics
ECB paper looks at short-term costs of higher capital ratios
Monetary policy should cushion blow caused by moving to higher capital requirements – researchers
Local shocks may outweigh global factors for EMEs – ECB paper
US monetary shocks less important than much recent literature argues, researchers say
El Salvador central bank launches statistics app
Central bank says app designed to improve accessibility of economic data
Macro-prudential and monetary policy work well together – ECB paper
Monetary policy can be used to cushion shocks caused by counter-cyclical buffers, researchers find
The BoE’s education outreach programme
Making economics accessible to everyone
Moore quits Fed nomination process
Growing pressure from Republican senators slashed his odds of being confirmed
ECB paper looks at eurozone banks’ exposure to securities
Granular study of eurozone securities can help analysis of financial crisis contagion, study argues
Emerging markets Argentina and Turkey: mission impossible?
High international debt exposures, large deficits and institutional frailty have fuelled capital outflows, weaker currencies and soaring inflation in Argentina and Turkey
The IFF China Report 2019
Insight and perspectives from the world's leaders, premier policy-makers and financiers
The IFF China Report 2019: Financial deepening, fintech development and green financing
The past 40 years have seen China transform from a recipient of global aid to a major economic centre in its own right. China is now seeking to deepen its markets, gradually open its borders to global financial flows, and promote new and innovative forms…
Europe needs supervisory standards for climate risks – Lautenschläger
ECB official says standards should be worked out rapidly in modular form
The IFF China Report 2019: The Belt and Road Initiative
Over the past five years, China has invested more than $70 billion in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries, of which there are now in excess of 100. Leading Chinese and international policy-makers explain how BRI efforts are progressing. This section…
Podcast: North Macedonia on the brink of change
New central bank governor is determined to put own stamp on institution
St Louis Fed creates educational ‘multiplier effect’
Head of economic education at the St Louis Fed talks to Central Banking about its approach to financial inclusion
Cain may not be able to pass US Senate hearings
Herman Cain likely to be rejected, but Stephen Moore’s chances still unclear
FOMC’s normalisation ‘largely successful’, St Louis Fed president says
Fed must “tread carefully” though, as inflation and yield curves offer challenges, Bullard says
Yellen weighs in on Trump’s potential Fed nominations
Those “who come with a political view” may not get much traction at FOMC meetings, Yellen says
The IFF China Report 2019: New globalisation – The path to the future
Multilateral rules and multilateral bodies will need to be upgraded in the coming years to better represent the shift in economic gravity towards Asia, which has emerged as the largest contributor to global growth during the past decade.
Trump nominates loyalist Stephen Moore for Fed board
“Donald Trump wanted to drain the swamp. The Fed is the swamp,” Moore says
EU must prevent large firms dominating markets, Praet says
ECB chief economist warns market concentration may have serious macroeconomic effects
Denmark set to continue growing despite risks – central bank
The Scandinavian economy is prepared to withstand external shocks, says analysis
Podcast: Bank of Israel’s Flug reflects on her time as governor
Former IMF economist talks about how her love of policy helped her lead Israel’s central bank
UK statistics body to launch high-speed indicators
Big data approach should allow faster estimates of economic activity, ONS says
Researchers estimate two alternatives to DSGE model at ZLB
Dallas Fed paper finds piecewise linear version of the model is an “excellent substitute”