Financial Stability
Iranian central bank announces takeover of militia-owned banks
Five banks owned by Revolutionary Guards to be taken over by country’s largest lender
ECB warns banks face significant losses due to Covid-19
Central bank stresses fiscal and monetary interventions have contributed to stabilise markets
ECB minutes hint at further easing measures
Governing council discussed expanding size and scope of pandemic purchase programme
BoE paper lays foundation for ‘system-wide stress test’
Economists develop framework linking banks, investment funds and hedge funds
Swedish financial stability risks rising, Riksbank says
Without new policy measures, banks’ losses may hamper credit supply, Riksbank warns
ECB to integrate climate risks into supervision
Climate change is pushing banks to adapt risk management, disclosure, governance and business strategies
US firms may need big investment cuts - Chicago Fed paper
Cutting investment may be public corporations’ most attractive response to pandemic - researchers
Covid 19 likely to widen inequality – IMF official
Research finds poor likely to bear brunt of impact, says IMF Asia deputy director
Lebanese central bank official arrested over currency allegations
Currency crisis deepens as prime minister and central bank trade accusations
Lower-income households feel worst of Covid-19 economic shock – Fed survey
Nearly 40% of low-earning households faced at least one job loss in March, survey finds
Fed flags ‘elevated’ risk of financial stability pressures
System coped with immediate Covid-19 stresses, but trouble may be building, central bank says
Bank of Canada warns of major rise in mortgage arrears
Mortgage arrears could rise to levels nearly double seen in global financial crisis, central bank says
Banks are ‘inherently unstable’, BIS paper finds
Researchers study the many roles banks play and find all of them tend towards instability
Podcast: Financial innovation and stability in the US
In the latest episode of the FedSpeak podcast, the Atlanta Fed’s Larry Wall discusses stablecoins, reserve currencies and credit loss accounting through the lens of financial stability
ECB backs use of EU central banks for job subsidies
“Sure” scheme to pay job subsidy funds would be within EU law, ECB says
US MMFs transmitted Covid-19 stress to banks – BIS research
Banks outside the “epicentre” of the dollar squeeze still felt the effects, researchers say
PMA tries to mediate dispute over bank account closures
Banks in Palestine caught between Fatah gunmen and Israel Defense Forces order
The impact of AI adoption on supervisors
MAS’s former data chief says a triad of basic AI training, supervisor data scientist hubs and suptech adoption create strong foundations
IMF considers Peru credit line and gives further aid packages
Kyrgyzstan receives second aid package while IMF grants debt service relief to Djibouti
US banks should prepare for uneven recovery – Patrick Harker
Banks “shouldn’t be issuing large dividends at the moment”, Philadelphia Fed chief says
Brazil changes law to allow QE amid chaotic response to virus
Finance minister says central bank will “shower” country with liquidity if needed
BIS paper: twin financial cycles can ‘turbocharge’ crashes
Policy-makers should differentiate between domestic and global cycles, authors say
Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund reports record loss in first quarter
State fund’s assets lose $11 billion and investment chief warns of further losses
New York Fed paper finds possible failings in US pandemic aid
Research on Paycheck Protection Program says some heavily virus-affected areas of US may be losing out