Financial Stability
BoE held back on Brexit commentary for fear of influencing negotiations
UK central bank planned to publish analysis after the country left the EU in 2019
Carney warns on ‘uncomfortable’ Brexit compromise
Governor fears some Brexit outcomes could restrict the BoE’s regulatory options; defends no-deal Brexit analysis
Cyprus governor says 2015 police raid stopped her investigating politicians’ debts
Governor Georghadji offers to re-start investigation into loans to “politically exposed persons”
New US tariffs have varying impact on prices – Canadian research
Over the long term, tariffs have “modest impact” on aggregate prices and output, but there are likely to be short-term price movements as sectors face capacity pressures
Ghana’s Addison blames predecessors for banking system weaknesses
New governor closed seven banks in 12 months in banking system clean up
Podcast: Preventative measures
Many central banks currently lack a key power that could help them deal with crises, argues Yale University’s Andrew Metrick
Head of Polish financial regulator arrested on corruption charges
Central bank governor still has PM’s confidence after defending accused regulator – senior official
Palestine launches financial inclusion strategy
PMA hopes to push inclusion rate up to at least 50% by 2025
Smaller banks struggle in Danish stress tests
Non-systemic lenders fall short by almost $100 million; even with intervention creditors could suffer losses, central bank says
Basel III may be second-best outcome, admits Coen
Basel Committee secretary-general says framework could be strengthened; John Vickers renews calls for tougher capital standards
Moldovan finance minister becomes central bank governor
Ex-governor worked closely with new appointee in handling aftermath of massive bank theft
Italian crisis and trade tensions are raising eurozone risk – ECB
Emerging market stress and fears of protectionism may drag down global growth, ECB says
UK banks’ holdings of leveraged loans ‘very small’, BoE says
Global leveraged loan market growing rapidly but lending standards falling, says Bank of England
New Zealand governor says banks need higher capital ratios
RBNZ concerned that country could pick up bill for failure of foreign-owned banks, Orr says
Fed’s emergency lending facilities eased funding pressures, researchers find
Facilities likely avoided severe sale of assets at fire-sale prices, authors say
Bank of Israel to form financial stability committee
Central bank governor will chair committee aimed at co-ordinating regulators
No-deal Brexit could hit UK harder than global financial crisis, BoE says
Latest analysis from the UK central bank says growth could plummet 8% in the event of a no deal
Fintech could help financial inclusion - South African deputy governor
Sarb’s Groepe praises Singapore’s one-stop data repository
Podcast: The global regulatory landscape
Capital rules have made the core banking system safer, but other parts of the system may still be at risk, says Andrew Metrick
Stress tests show major UK banks should withstand ‘disorderly Brexit’ – BoE
All large UK banks surpass risk-weighted capital and leverage hurdle rates
FSB calls for action as regulatory deadlines pass
Mark Carney urges G20 to stay disciplined as global growth begins to fade