Trade
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.
Global slowdown continues to warrant stimulus – Poloz
Poloz confident of Canada’s ability to adjust and says slowdown is temporary
Draghi says ECB could further delay rate hike as inflation disappoints
Weaker growth forecast contributed to reduction in central bank inflation forecast to 1.6% in 2021
Major Swedish firms surprised by continuing economic expansion
Riksbank survey finds major companies do not see signs of imminent recession
Turkey acknowledges reserves build-up necessary to stabilise lira
Currency plummeted on March 22 on weak global economic data
Paraguay cuts rates on global instability
Central bank reduces interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.75%
Norwegian central bank hikes rates as inflation rises
Central bank increases the policy rate by 25 basis points to 1%, despite global uncertainty
Denmark set to continue growing despite risks – central bank
The Scandinavian economy is prepared to withstand external shocks, says analysis
Non-financial firms finance the economy – BIS paper
Authors find non-financial firms act as important intermediators and take on forex risks
IMF urges Bank of Korea to pursue ‘accommodative policy stance’
Fund urges central bank to implement “light” macro-prudential policies
BoE official warns of Brexit investment impact
Investment is unlikely to bounce back to pre-Brexit levels, Haskel says, regardless of whether a deal can be agreed before the deadline
Trade tensions could ripple among South-east Asian nations – Menon
Rising leverage ratios a key risk for EM Asia, but the region is more resilient
Draghi unveils new bank funding as ECB forecasts slower growth
Forward guidance extended and third round of TLTROs introduced as Draghi warns of uncertainty
Bank of Canada keeps rates unchanged on weaker economic outlook
The central bank thinks it is still necessary to keep policy rate below its neutral range
Trump’s tariffs may have caused inflation – researchers
Estimates indicate tariffs may have already contributed 0.1 percentage points to CPI, authors find
Trump does not grasp macroeconomic policy – Yellen
Former Fed chair doubts president could recite Fed’s dual mandate goals
Tunisia further tightens policy to tackle inflation
Central bank increases basic rate of interest by 100bp to 7.75%
RBA’s board stresses uncertain outlook in latest minutes
Trade tensions, slower Chinese growth and local consumption outlook behind policy decision
The role of e-cash in China
The use of e-cash stored on integrated circuit cards notably reduces cash handling fees and increases security. It also offers greater convenience notwithstanding the rise of mobile payments
Globalisation is helping to flatten Phillips curve – Fed paper
Price sensitivity to output changes is significantly weaker in high trade-intensive industries
US sanctions on Venezuela could be death knell for petro
Crypto asset is backed by oil reserves the country can barely commercialise
Riksbank maintains normalisation plans despite global slowdown
Next rate hike still expected in the second half of 2019
Brexit solution that ‘works for all’ must be found – Carney
BoE governor calls Brexit an “acid test” of a “new global order”
Lower Chinese demand helped slow eurozone growth – ECB’s de Guindos
Political uncertainty also helping to reduce growth, says ECB vice-president