Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Deposit guarantee schemes vary widely in calculating risk, EBA says
European directive gives countries’ deposit guarantee schemes “considerable flexibility”
Kenya not yet ready for more accommodative policy – Njoroge
Central Bank of Kenya leaves rates on hold despite well-anchored inflation and greater optimism; policymakers will continue to monitor interest rate cap impact
Menon warns of Singapore's ‘demographic trilemma’
MAS chief says Singapore “must accept” slower growth of the labour force, but should also face up to the need for solutions
Fed paper models risk-taking channel of monetary policy
Model in which monetary expansion increases risk-taking appears to fit with the data
Central Banking Awards: BoE a leader in fintech
Awards go to the Bank of England, Vizor, Lanqart and Openlink for their innovative work
Nigerian central bank acts without MPC after quorum failure
Emefiele holds monetary policy steady, and hails continued fall in inflation
Central Banking Awards: Perng Fai-nan recognised for lifetime achievements
The first four 2018 Central Banking Awards are unveiled – banknote and currency management, consultancy, innovation in reserve management, and lifetime achievement
Higher liquidity levels can reduce banks’ funding costs, research finds
Doubling the liquid asset ratio is found to reduce the costs of insurance against default by 24.4%
IMF chief economist warns against ‘complacency’
Recent economic upturn should not be viewed as “new normal”, Obstfeld says, arguing policymakers should be looking to shore up defences
Quarles signals plans for US regulatory revamp
Fed vice-chair outlines some initial plans for a readjustment to post-crisis regulations
People: PBoC deputy appointed vice-mayor of Beijing
First woman nominated as deputy governor at the Bank of Mexico; Kganyago bags IMF job; Sarb gets new MPC member
BIS paper: unconventional policies may have depressed natural rate
Economists find shifts in estimates of the natural rate co-move with unexpected changes in unconventional policy
Mester puts forward innovations in policy communication
The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland proposes focusing on explaining policy decisions
BoE commits to improving liquidity facilities
Report says central bank could do more to ensure smooth operations
ECB’s corporate bond-buying had positive effect in Spain, research says
Stimulus reduced yields for non-financial firms and increased credit to smaller companies
Asian central banks crack down on cryptocurrency
Central banks in China, Korea, Malaysia and Singapore all taking action as cryptocurrency prices slump
Iran makes fresh attempt to free frozen assets
Central bank files complaint against Clearstream demanding assets worth $4.9 billion plus interest
Spanish paper analyses determinants of private saving
Fiscal, demographic, financial and income effects are key, researchers find
Financial regulations have been procyclical historically – research
Regulations tend to weaken during economic booms and strengthen with crisis
Bank of Tanzania must remain ‘vigilant’ during framework transition
Central bank will need to be careful as it transitions to new monetary policy framework, IMF warns, given expected recovery in spending
Bank of Canada raises rates as economy nears potential
Central bank hikes the policy interest rate 25 basis points to 1.25%
Bundesbank panellists call for change in German ‘mindset’
Mario Monti says he would like to free Germans from their economic “straightjacket”, while Benoît Cœuré hints at need for rebalancing
Big data can give valuable labour market signal – Fed paper
High-frequency private payroll data is useful in forecasting the labour market, researchers find
BoE economists challenge conventional wisdom on yield curve
Steeper curve may not be as good for bank profitability as widely believed