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OECD expects growth boost from Trump infrastructure plans
Organisation says “well targeted” public spending could help economies escape slow growth, though it warns protectionism might undo the benefits
RBI moves to soak up liquidity generated by cash crisis
Deposits of old banknotes have led to surge in liquidity, which is now showing up as pressure on the bond market
Norges Bank paper presents new evidence on immigration impact
Authors seek to disentangle immigration shock from broader macroeconomic effects, using unique Norwegian data series
Nigerian MPC calls for state to act on stagflation crisis
Committee members warn the central bank on its supervision of banking sector; say monetary policy has a limited effect in face of the current problems
Stiglitz urges central banks to focus on credit, not interest rates
Emphasis on interest rates ignores more important question of whether credit is getting where it is needed, Nobel economist argues
MAS charges two investors with orchestrating ‘massive fraud’
The two individuals are accused of largest market manipulation in Singapore’s history, as well as deceiving financial institutions into extending credit
RBA paper asks why companies fail
Researchers find specific features of Australian companies make them more likely to fail
Israel’s red tape is bad for business – Flug
The Bank of Israel governor says cutting back on bureaucratic regulations could help the economy grow faster with little budgetary impact
Gulf central banks should act to boost liquidity – IMF report
Improved liquidity assistance frameworks, better forecasting and deeper Islamic liquidity markets would help ease conditions
Turkish central bank hikes as Trump election hits lira
Turkish lira has been targeted in emerging market currency sell-off; rate hike ignores the latest call for more cuts from Turkish president
Eurozone banks vulnerable to global risk repricing, ECB warns
US elections have “aggravated” risk of global repricing, which could trigger contagion in eurozone financial system, Vítor Constâncio says
Serbia is ready for lower inflation target – Tabaković
Monetary policy and fiscal discipline has allowed Serbia to “join the ranks” of low-inflation countries; projections for growth revised up
Australasia has avoided stagnation trend – RBNZ’s Bascand
Different household behaviour in Australia and New Zealand appears to have contributed to higher growth and investment
Hong Kong proposes safeguards for contracts during resolution
Rules seek to protect some critical financial contracts during resolution without overly constraining resolution authorities
BoJ paper designs new measure of trend inflation
Author’s measure reflects the weighted average of an adaptive component and a forward-looking component
Colombian paper models non-linearity in sovereign risk
Model of real exchange rates seeks to capture the non-linear effects of sovereign risk for Latin American countries
Big data could create divisions in society – FCA’s Bailey
UK FCA chief says in some ways more accurate modelling of behaviour is a good thing, but it could also be damaging in terms of access to insurance for some groups
Fed toughens rules on officials moving to private sector
Tighter rules prevent a larger number of senior supervisors from taking jobs at the institutions they have recently been overseeing
Eurozone reform projects are not delivering, French governor says
“Investment crunch” is biggest problem, not savings glut, Villeroy de Galhau says
Norway unveils final banknote designs
Banknote designs eschew traditional inclusion of portraits, opting instead for geometric patterns and coastal images
Italian banks’ macro cycle “still weak” – Bank of Italy report
Italian central bank publishes latest financial stability report
Bundesbank board member takes hard line on Basel negotiations
German central bank “not prepared to reach an agreement at any price”; calls for no universal output floors and abandonment of advanced approach for op risk
Armenia saw turbulent H1 2016 – financial stability report
Geopolitical risks and growth slowdown led to a difficult environment for banks, although they still managed to boost capital and liquidity
Fed’s Powell sees China as major factor in global trade slowdown
Fed governor seeks to explain global trade slowdown, citing many factors but saying China “looms large” in the debate