Financial Stability
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?
Sri Lanka inflation drops in August
Central bank projects consumer price index to remain below 5% target
Fed hikes stress capital buffers for 18 US banks
Nine dealers face record-high SCBs as poor performance in latest DFAST weighs on capital requirements
PBoC starts trading Chinese government bonds
Central bank has bought 100 billion yuan net of bonds in August
Libya’s central bank suspends operations as crisis worsens
Armed groups attempt to break into headquarters and depose governor aligned with rival authorities
BoE calls for wider research into operational resilience
Most studies have focused on cyber attacks, though UK has been hit by varying types of incidents
Mortgage reforms, surprise rate hikes harm renters – ECB study
Researchers say young people could lose equivalent of 1% of their lifetime consumption
Financial Stability Benchmarks 2024 report – seeking sounder banks
Banking regulation remains a work in progress for many central banks, but staffing is a problem
Bank of Israel holds key interest rate
Central bank says focus is on stabilising markets as war in Gaza continues
Triggers of August market ‘flare-up’ still in place, BIS warns
Leveraged positions remain at risk of sudden unwinding, as margin calls play amplifying role
BLS revises US employment downward
Bureau says 818,000 fewer jobs were created over year to March than it had previously estimated