Financial Stability
Firms’ prices respond rapidly to CPI data – BoE study
Companies are more sensitive to rises in inflation than to falls
Banks begin tailoring offers to Gen Z’s needs – MNB report
First “fully digital” generation expects 24/7 digital payments solutions
BoE to open non-bank emergency facility in Q4
Central bank working “at pace” to deliver facility, as it publishes provisional design
RBA examines central clearing for bond and repo markets
Central bank says recent developments mean there is a stronger case for CCPs
Emerging markets at greater risk from stablecoins, FSB warns
Limited regulation, resourcing constraints and FX exposures create hazards for poorer countries
Nigeria raises rates as inflation continues to rise
Central bank plans to maintain tight policy as food prices prove particularly challenging
Turkey holds key policy rate despite fall in inflation
Central bank says services and food inflation are sustaining broader price pressures
Bangladesh Bank website hacked by protestors
Other government websites also inaccessible amid crackdown on protests
Acting US comptroller warns of threats to stability
Hsu defends preemption, federal oversight and increasing regulation for large banks
Egypt holds rates as inflation recedes
Central bank only forecasts significant decline in inflation next year
Global current account balance to narrow, IMF says
Weakening commodity prices have stripped energy-exporting countries of their surpluses
Macro-prudential announcements cut systemic risk, paper finds
BoE paper says unexpected changes that tighten policy are effective
BoE’s high-value payment system hit by ‘global payments issue’
Settlement of some payments delayed after problem originating with Swift; ECB delays closure of Target systems
Basel Committee finalises crypto asset disclosure rules
Disclosure and prudential standards to be implemented by 2026
Nature risk poses ‘major data and modelling challenges’ – FSB
Stocktake finds supervisors at varied stages of analysing biodiversity loss and related risks
Central clearing creates repo concentration risk – research
‘Window dressing’ is a uniquely European phenomenon, Bank of Italy study finds
Banks not fully prepared for repo risks – BoE’s Benjamin
Margining practices fail to account for “jumps to illiquidity”, executive director says
Asian Development Bank raises growth outlook for Asia
Inflation forecast falls from earlier projection
Ethiopia launches new monetary policy framework
Move is part of effort to unlock much-needed funding from IMF
PMA launches loan scheme for Palestinians barred from Israel
Monetary authority aims to help workers set up business projects in West Bank
Pakistan seals $7bn IMF funding package
Institution says bilateral support will be necessary to meet objectives
US unemployment or inflation will worsen if vacancies do not fall – study
Research says “last mile” in tackling inflation will depend on developments in labour market
Automated market-makers create market integrity and stability risks – research
Canadian research warns of real economy impact, depending on level of interconnection