Central Banks
Angola abandons currency trading band
Central bank floats currency in a bid to alleviate foreign exchange shortage, after IMF raises concerns
Interview: Seth Carpenter on the US outlook, trade and a ‘disingenuous’ Fed
UBS chief US economist and former Fed director of monetary affairs sees a gloomy outlook for first half of 2020
EU leaders pay tribute to Draghi as Lagarde takes ECB helm
Merkel, Macron and Mattarella praise outgoing central bank president as one of the fathers of the European project
IMF draws links between transparency and debt accumulation
Fund praises efforts taken by Tunisia and Uzbekistan, and urges others in the region to improve accountability of fiscal institutions
National differences affect eurozone house loans – ECB paper
Study looks at banks owned by same groups but operating in different eurozone countries
Argentina tightens currency controls following Macri’s defeat
Left-wing opposition leader Alberto Fernandez won the October 27 presidential elections
New IMF data sheds light on interwar instability
Instrument-level data highlights how the network structure of debts contributed to collapse
Ukrainian central bank cuts rates as inflation falls
NBU raises predicted growth rates and says core inflation is falling
Bank of Israel’s communication more accessible than Fed’s and ECB’s – research
In August, the central bank issued a special statement correcting forward guidance on lower inflation
Argentinian central bank struggles to stabilise peso ahead of elections
International reserves have fallen by 29% since opposition leader defeated president Macri in primary vote on August 11
ECB and PBoC renew bilateral currency swap
Euro-renminbi currency swap agreement will stay in place until October 2022
Bahamas exploring ‘early introduction’ of CBDC
Move could test currency’s emergency features in aftermath of hurricane Dorian, governor says
Vocalink wins further decade of UK ATM operations
Aim will be to ensure ongoing access to cash, says Gregor Dobbie
IMF paper tracks Asian authorities’ responses to volatile capital flows
Monetary policy typically responds to several variables in pursuit of greater stability, analysis finds
‘PRA robot’ highlights rise in regulatory complexity
BoE’s Sam Woods says linguistic analysis reveals some problems with the wording of regulation
St Louis Fed researchers deconstruct US inflation
Slower growth in energy, healthcare and housing prices contributed to lower inflation in recent expansion, researchers find
Chile cuts rates again following weeks of protests
Below-target inflation requires more monetary stimulus, says the central bank
‘Never give up’: Draghi holds final monetary policy meeting
Outgoing ECB president says council issued a call for unity