Financial Stability
Minneapolis Fed paper supports ban on enforcing non-competes
New law in Minnesota prevents companies from restricting where former employees can go to work
China’s central bank to set up new credit market department
Unit will be tasked with guiding banks’ lending support for key areas of finance
Faster deposit flows will affect bank runs, ECB paper says
Bindseil and Senner say several factors are increasing size and speed of deposit runs
PBoC announces biggest cut in banks’ reserve ratios for two years
Governor says 50bp reduction will free up 1 trillion yuan into financial system
HKMA proposes easing data-sharing rules between banks
Hong Kong authorities cite need to tackle digital fraud and money laundering more effectively
Wage growth ‘has not impacted US inflation’, says Boston Fed
Study finds pay still has some way to go before reaching a level that would affect consumer prices
RBNZ proposes changes to mortgage regulations for banks
Central bank plans to bring in debt-to-income requirements to reduce financial stability risks
Reasons for refusing mortgages ‘do not explain racial disparity’
Minneapolis Fed’s study challenges explanations given for why people of colour are treated differently
BoK examines South Korea’s post-Covid jobs recovery
Research points to rebound in services and employees’ desire for greater work-life balance
Monetary policy transmission may have grown weaker – Dallas Fed
Research finds countries with slow and fast pass-through rates experience similar demand effects
China revises rules for PBoC’s monetary policy committee
New rules form part of Communist party’s drive to strengthen control over domestic financial sector
Nigerian central bank says it has cleared some lenders’ FX liabilities
Move comes one week after CBN replaces management of three banks for alleged law-breaking
Risks persist in China’s economy despite growth, analysts say
Property sector woes, youth unemployment and falling population all cited as long-term challenges
Local preferences affect US bank lending to minorities – research
Ethnic minorities’ credit access is affected by stakeholders, NY Fed paper finds
RBI deputy calls on government to tackle bankruptcy backlog
Courts are struggling to deal with caseload, putting progress on credit quality at risk, official says
Millions of South Korean workers face AI replacement – research
Workers with higher incomes and education are more at risk, Bank of Korea paper says
Monetary policy likely to be weak climate tool – Bank of Spain paper
Model finds central banks are likely to prioritise price stability over reducing carbon emissions
Fed paper presents new way to measure consumer welfare
Consumer preferences change in line with incomes, researcher argues
Philippine president removes Diokno as finance minister
Marcos gives former governor a place on central bank monetary board after rice subsidy clash
PBoC holds key rate after third consecutive month of deflation
China’s central bank surprises analysts by restraining policy support amid weak economic data
Singapore moves to expand MAS’s supervisory powers
Central bank would oversee currently unregulated activities and have greater investigative remit
Extreme temperature harms household finances, warns paper
Payday loan delinquency and defaults increase during extreme weather
Bundesbank paper looks at role of carbon emissions disclosures
Obliging firms to increase transparency boosts low-carbon investment, researchers find
UK plans to tap deposit insurance to support resolution
New mechanism would use deposit insurance to fund failed banks, bridge banks and regulators