Central Banks
Sri Lanka keeps interest rates flat
Country introduces new governance reforms to state-owned banks
QE should stabilise rather than stimulate – ECB’s Schnabel
Asset purchases have become conventional, but central banks should exercise caution
Bank of Canada conducts large-scale survey of indigenous-owned firms
Indigenous firms have higher inflation expectations and use alternative funding sources
Cross-border payments key to boosting riel, Cambodian governor says
QR payments set to expand to India and Japan, as central bank aims for independent monetary policy
BSP policy-makers’ staff resign over absence allegations
Philippine central bank says an internal probe identified six staff and disciplinary proceedings are ongoing
Over a third of central banks say retail payments are diversifying
Americas and Asia-Pacific tend to report diversification, as tech and regulation drives change
Artificial intelligence: key questions for financial supervisors
Manoj Singh outlines what supervisors need to be asking as they learn to interrogate machines
Israel holds policy rate
Move comes despite higher inflation expectations
ECB is ready to cut rates, chief economist says
Next steps in ECB’s easing cycle will be “bumpy” and “gradual”, says Philip Lane
RBNZ will activate debt-to-income tool
New Zealand central bank to bring in new macro-prudential tool in July
Over half of central banks have payments oversight powers
Networks and international remittance supervision only covered in a few jurisdictions
Risks facing central banks: action and inaction
Unlike Fed policy in the 1990s, central bank actions this century do not appear overly accommodative, given poor policy decisions elsewhere, writes Andrew Smithers
Getting Chiang Mai right
Asia’s emergency infrastructure is on the right track, but there is still room for improvement
ECB paper recommends central fiscal instrument
Governments’ ability to delay fiscal consolidation should be limited, researchers argue
Use machine learning to protect payment systems – research
Tool could also be used to warn of money laundering and bank runs, researchers say
Egypt holds policy rates
Central bank says improved external financing after IMF loan will help price stability
FOMC members concerned over US inflation, minutes show
Some committee members sought to maintain pace of Fed’s balance sheet selloff
Can US policy choices explain economic divergence?
NIESR’s Ahmet Kaya finds US fiscal stimulus may have masked standard economic relationships, but economic gravity may soon reassert itself
IMF says Iceland’s path is clear to easing rates
Housing and bank supervision remain a concern and central bank independence needs safeguards
RBI payout to Indian government more than doubles
Dividend boosts public finances as new government set to take office in early June
Turkey holds interest rates
Central bank leaves door open for tightening monetary policy