Financial Stability
Sri Lanka reaches new agreement to restructure debt
Central bank involved in reaching deal, which came two days before presidential election
BIS warns of growing offshore reinsurance risk
Deals by private equity-backed life firms could mask risk in $25 trillion industry, report says
Turkey holds key interest rate again
Move comes as inflation, though falling, remains above 50%
Running the numbers on Barr’s Basel III endgame revisions
Fed vice-chair’s plan to ease capital requirements for big banks still lacks critical details
Central banks face risks if they exceed their brief on global warming – IMF paper
Study says climate measures must be underpinned by legal mandate and not infringe on governments’ remits
AI risks ‘strikingly similar’ to financial ones – DNB official
Central banks entering new phase of risk management, says board member responsible for supervision
Endgame manoeuvre: US banks put SLR reform back in spotlight
Plan to ease Basel III brings renewed focus to impact of leverage ratio on US Treasury market
BIS says carry trade unwind is part of broader pattern
Multi-strategy hedge funds drive spillovers across asset classes, analysis finds
‘More and better’ data needed on non-bank sector – FSB’s Schindler
Lack of transparency hinders effective oversight, says secretary-general
BoE’s revised Basel III plans will be ‘welcomed by industry’
Banks will breathe “sigh of relief” over less stringent proposals, say experts
Previous CBDC research based on outdated assumptions – ECB paper
Authors say rejecting digital cash would have adverse unintended consequences
Fed’s vice-chair unveils watered-down capital requirements
Barr proposes reducing rise for largest banks from 19% to 9%
Ukraine moves to curtail capital flight
NBU says changes will support defence, business and “nuclear insurance pool”
Inflation rises in Egypt
Official figures published after central bank held rates in response to previous decline in inflation
At least 10 banks near bankruptcy – Bangladesh Bank governor
Mansur says authorities are working to save distressed commercial lenders
Draghi report calls for step change in EU investment
Former ECB chief says bloc should revive securitisation and finish capital markets union to stay competitive
Finance ‘must account for climate’ – ex-Bangladesh Bank governor
Rahman says GDP ignores country’s vulnerability to environmental degradation
Egypt holds interest rates
Central bank expects inflation to start falling early next year
BoE and bond vigilantes ‘not responsible for 2022 gilts crisis’
Ex-bank official rejects former PM’s claims that LDIs were primary cause of yield spike
Financial Stability Benchmarks 2024 – model banks analysis
Further breakdowns of the data highlight patterns in governance, regulatory reform and cyber risk
Bank of Thailand to name new chair by October
Upcoming appointment adds uncertainty to relations between new government and central bank
Turkey’s annual inflation drops by nearly 10 points
Month-on-month inflation also fell in August, having risen in July
Timor-Leste to set up central bank institute with IFC
Project aims to strengthen capabilities in financial services and private sector more broadly
Interpreting the PBoC’s slew of policy reforms
How are new stimulus measures, bond market tactics, deflationary pressures and monetary policy framework changes affecting central banking in China?