Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Ravi Menon reappointed as MAS chief for two more years
Menon was previously rumoured to be leaving his long-held post
Steeper Phillips curve cannot fully explain inflation surge – IMF paper
Structural factors have led to some steepening but it is not the full story, authors say
ECB paper suggests faster methods for estimating eurozone employment
Nowcasting tools outperform models currently used by ECB, researchers say
Ireland considers sovereign wealth fund
Finance minister suggests move as government forecasts cumulative surplus of €656 billion
Supervisors should take action on interest rate risk – BIS paper
Core regulation alone will not neutralise all current risks, Financial Stability Institute says
ECB to review staff wages after union protest
Central bank will formally review pay after works council rejects below-inflation rise
Norges Bank maintains counter-cyclical buffer at 2.5%
Norwegian central bank warns of banking and household risk
Central banks have ‘long way to go’ on gender equality – IMF paper
“Multidimensional survey” finds eight major central banks are unequal on many metrics
China appoints Li Yunze to head new financial regulator
Li is set to supervise most of China’s financial industry
French magistrates will charge Lebanese governor, report says
Investigators questioned Salameh’s brother over embezzlement and money laundering claims
Riksbank makes mistake publishing policy minutes
Swedish central bank says it takes the incident seriously and will strengthen procedures and controls
Non-banks key to ‘absorbing’ sovereign debt – BIS paper
New database of key players in sovereign debt markets reveals EME reliance on non-banks
Bank of Canada consults public on CBDC design
But central bank says CBDC not needed “at this time”
Macro-pru helps dampen global shocks – BIS paper
Authors find capital controls are less effective than prudential tools at offsetting shocks
World Bank board elects Ajay Banga president
Former Citigroup and Mastercard executive succeeds controversial Malpass
Colombia hikes rates in split decision
Meeting was last for finance minister Ocampo, who lost job in reshuffle
NBER paper proposes ‘resurrecting’ non-linear Phillips curve
Original version of the curve is “strongly non-linear” and helps explain current inflation, authors say
Korean and Indonesian central banks sign bilateral transactions MoU
Agreement aims to let firms directly exchange won and rupiah without dollar conversion
Kenya commission publishes shortlist to succeed Njoroge
Six candidates on list to succeed governor, whose final term ends in June
Brazilian MPC holds key rate again
Central bank warns of “lingering uncertainty” over future fiscal policy
Russian governor Nabiullina warns of future hikes
Bank will raise rates if structural deficit rises, while labour market is “complicated”, governor says
UK credit stress is rising, BoE official warns
David Bailey says financial firms “need to take action now” to prepare for higher defaults
Extended QE creates pessimistic sentiment – Bank of Canada paper
News and social media “significantly” impact market sentiment, researchers say
Fed inspector says FOMC should look at extending trading rules
Internal watchdog also finds shortcomings in enforcement and review