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The IFF China Report 2019
Insight and perspectives from the world's leaders, premier policy-makers and financiers
Bulgarian law would give central bank management of resolution fund
Draft law tightens links with Single Resolution Board as part of preparations for eurozone entry
The IFF China Report 2019: Redesigning the international trading and monetary system
Reform of the financial system that brought about the 2007–08 financial crisis has not gone far enough and advanced and emerging market economies must find a more co-operative way forward to ensure globalisation can continue.
Google data can underpin eurozone GDP nowcasts – Banque de France paper
Researchers say method is particularly useful when official data is unavailable
Draghi gives downbeat assessment of eurozone prospects
ECB stands ready to use “all instruments” to meet inflation target, Draghi says
Risk management worsened in 2018 at large EU banks – ECB
Supervisory review of EU banks shows fall in quality of governance, but no rise in funding risks
Irish central bank warns no-deal Brexit would harm growth
Central bank expects strong Irish growth if ‘disorderly Brexit’ is avoided, but inflation is still weak
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.
Eurozone macro-prudential policies have large cross-border effects – ECB paper
Impact especially strong when different countries have asymmetric financial cycles, researchers say
Eurozone governments must pursue fiscal expansion, Praet says
ECB chief economist says monetary policy cannot support recovery without support
Europe needs cross-border banking reforms – Lautenschläger
Nations must reform ring-fencing before next crisis hits, says ECB supervisor
ECB’s chief economist takes to Twitter
Praet expresses scepticism about dual mandate and rejects ‘modern monetary theory’
Bulgaria nominates deputy governor as ECB inspects banks
Nominee to lead banking supervision team currently heads state deposit insurance fund
Europe’s ‘zombie lending’ harmed recovery – BoE paper
Forbearance appears to harm output, investment and total factor productivity, paper finds
Central bank outlook is key to rate decisions’ impact – Bundesbank paper
“Pure policy” and “information” shocks have very different effects on economy, researcher argues
Weidmann given second term leading Bundesbank
Deutsche Bundesbank’s distributable profit rises to €2.4 billion
ECJ rules that Latvian governor was unlawfully removed
Latvian authorities failed to produce convincing evidence of wrong-doing by Ilmārs Rimšēvičs – ECJ
ECB prevented further eurozone deflation, BdF paper says
Researchers say inflation and GDP growth would have entered negative territory in 2015–17
EU to cut price of cross-border euro payments
Amended law will also give customers information on currency conversion charges
European Commission accuses eight banks of bond market collusion
EC can fine banks 10% of their turnover if it finds “sufficient evidence” of market rigging
Philip Lane likely to become next ECB chief economist
Former academic economist set to become first Irish citizen in senior ECB role
Austrian far-right party nominates economist for governor
Robert Holzmann has distinguished career as pensions specialist, but political links may cause controversy
Risk management technology: Vermeg
Having successfully delivered the collateral management module of its Megara system to four major central banks, Vermeg has won a high-profile tender to deliver the technology for the Eurosystem Collateral Management System
Irish government nominates Philip Lane as next ECB chief economist
European governments have turned down two Irish nominations for senior ECB roles in last year