Macro-prudential
Central banks must become ‘market-makers of last resort’ – BoE’s Hauser
Measures used in Covid-19 crisis are insufficient for the long term, BoE official says
BIS paper explores impact of demographics on house prices
Study focuses on Korea’s “exceptionally rapid” demographic change
Rebuilding policy buffers is key challenge of coming decade – Borio
BIS economist says central banks are not out of options but the trade-offs are increasingly difficult
Former finance minister criticises PBoC’s prudential supervision
Lou attacks central bank over macro-prudential supervision and warns of China’s high debt levels
Former RBI official Rabi Mishra on macro-pru in the post-Covid world
The former executive director discusses challenges for supervision, global governance reform and the rise of fintech
Non-banks continue to eat into banks’ market share
FSB monitoring finds patterns of links between banks and non-banks are changing
Is the RBI doomed to fail its ‘quest for financial stability’?
Covid-19 has set back progress on hard-won reforms. As the economy struggles to recover, the RBI and government must walk a treacherous path back to safety
ECB paper looks at cross-border macro-prudential effects
Imposing capital buffers cuts risk-taking and lending by foreign subsidiaries, researchers find
RBNZ to re-impose loan-to-value limits from March 2021
Central bank records increase in mortgages granted to high-risk lenders
Is there a path between the Covid abyss and chasm of financial risk?
Macro-prudential policies are being used to prevent economies from falling into the Covid abyss while also ensuring that a correction in ever-higher asset prices do not crush the economy. Are both objectives achievable?
De Guindos calls for higher liquidity buffers for non-banks
ECB official argues a comprehensive macro-prudential framework is needed
RBNZ extends some emergency measures
New Zealand central bank delays capital changes again and may reinstate LTV limits
Weak banks could reverse effects of policy rate cuts – ECB paper
Countercyclical buffers play crucial role in preventing “reversal interest rate” events, researchers find
BIS paper pins down causal impact of capital flows
Study based on confidential BIS data finds capital controls can help prevent overheating
PBoC sets sights on macro leverage and NPL risks
Yi says Chinese central bank looking at ways to manage outstanding risks as economy bounces back; financial market reform ongoing
BIS paper models credit booms and busts
Authors outline heterogeneous-agent framework that could support macro-prudential policy
Stress test results affect consumer credit – Philadelphia Fed paper
Banks reduce credit supply after worse-than-expected stress test results, researchers find
BIS economists test fixes for credit-to-GDP gap
Measure has drawbacks as early warning sign, but proposed solutions have problems, authors find
LTV ratios need reform, ECB paper argues
Macro-prudential tools must now apply to real estate funds financed by non-bank loans – researcher
Fed rejects bank appeals against stress-test results
Goldman Sachs remains in top spot for overall requirement, as Fed reveals stress capital buffers
BoE runs ‘reverse stress test’ to prepare for renewed Covid crisis
Banks may have to take drastic “defensive actions” if UK suffers another major shock, BoE says
Claudia Buch: ‘We need higher transparency’ on resolution
Bundesbank vice-president discusses progress towards ending ‘too big to fail’, evidence of fragmentation and how to fill information gaps
BIS paper studies early form of macro-pru policy
Dutch controls on credit from 1960s to 1990s helped promote stability, authors find
RBI’s Das calls for legislation on resolution corporation
Several banks in India remain troubled, and Covid-19 may trigger further problems, governor says