Macro-prudential policy
Macro-prudential tools can boost long-run growth – BoE paper
Authors develop theoretical framework linking financial frictions to long-run growth
Macro-pru can alleviate stress – Portuguese paper
Co-ordinated macro-prudential and fiscal policies can alleviate credit contractions, paper finds
Central banks need more data and better measures on climate – BCBS
Basel Committee may re-evaluate risk framework to account for effects of climate change and green policy
Bank of Canada warns of possible housing pressures
BoC research highlights “vulnerabilities” as banks issue more high loan-to-income mortgages
Carolyn Wilkins joins BoE’s financial policy committee
Former Bank of Canada deputy governor will replace Donald Kohn on FPC
Lithuanian parliament approves new governor
Gediminas Šimkus caps long career at Bank of Lithuania
IMF calls for ‘urgent efforts’ on non-bank macro-pru tools
Fund warns of trade-off between support now and risks in the future
Federal Reserve to end payout caps for better-capitalised banks
Fed will lift limits on payouts and buy-backs for banks passing stress tests on capital levels
Fed to launch new committee on climate risk
Brainard says body will focus on systemic dangers and warns hazards are hard to forecast
Myanmar central bank suspends over 200 staff for coup protests
Move comes as junta cracks down on government employees joining opposition protests
Covid-19 reveals systemic flaws – Brainard
Fed board member weighs impact of March 2020 crisis in money markets, warning some risks remain
Brainard sets out Fed’s approach to climate risk
Fed board member sets out agenda similar to that of other major central banks
Green finance: new initiatives in China, Europe and Americas
Eurosystem adopts common investment principles; China pushes climate modelling; and more
Fed’s 2021 stress test includes major asset price shock
CCAR will evaluate 19 largest banks; scenario includes 55% fall in equity prices
Largest banks’ funding advantages grew in pandemic – research
Biggest banks’ perceived risk advantage grew after onset of Covid-19, researcher finds
BIS paper tests impact of macro-pru on non-banks
Domestic and foreign prudential policies have opposite effects on non-bank share, authors find
IMF grants Tonga $10 million emergency loan
Fund’s Article IV report expresses concern about banking sector; predicts GDP contraction
More capital could increase lending during pandemic – paper
Philadelphia Fed research finds capital injections and lower requirements would both increase lending
IMF warns of possible market correction
Withdrawal of central bank support might trigger shock, say Tobias Adrian and Fabio Natalucci
Fed creates committee on climate change impacts
New York Fed supervision chief moves to DC to chair new body
Raising equity is best for bank recapitalisation – BIS paper
New capital is preferable to asset sales, which can cause systemic problems, authors say
BoE paper explores macroeconomic impact of macro-pru
Authors build DSGE model featuring “detailed banking sector” and sticky interest rates
DNB paper looks at announcements of LTV ratios
Effectiveness of macro-prudential measure is considerably affected by design, researchers say
New macroeconomic framework needed for recovery – Ghana governor
Public debt levels have breached maximum thresholds and NPLs are likely to climb, Addison says