Central Banks
Fed expands daily repo operations
Recent auctions show banks still have a strong demand for liquidity following last month’s rate spike
Cross-border claims growing at fastest rate since crisis – BIS
Non-banks continue to see the fastest growth, latest international banking data shows
CBRT slashes rates again as inflation enters single digits
Central bank makes further sizeable cut as inflation hits lowest level for over two years
Indonesia cuts rates for fourth time this year
Indonesia has cut a total of 100bp in the latest cycle; more cuts are possible but depend on Fed move and rupiah stability
Inside the ECB’s upgraded multi-country model
ECB-Base sets the blueprint for a new semi-structural workhorse model of the eurozone
Slovenian law passes despite central bank calling it illegal
New law is latest action in long-running political campaign to penalise central bank over bail-in
Facebook not trying to replace central banks, claims Zuckerberg
Facebook chief plays down economic impact and says libra can help fight financial crime
Stronger micro-prudential oversight needed on climate change – Mexican deputy
Financial firms should incorporate environmental scenario analysis into their decision-making process
Fed paper looks at US spillovers to foreign government debt yields
Fed has “economically large” impact on some dollar-denominated bond yields, researchers find
Pay biases shrinking but still significant, says Haldane
BoE chief economist digs into the factors behind gender pay gaps
DNB paper examines global data on ‘prop trading’
Proprietary trading in securities is linked to decreased loan supply, researchers say
BdF paper uses professional forecasts to improve BVAR model
Authors use “entropic tilting and soft conditioning” to incorporate survey data into model
US Democrats listen to Norges Bank deputy governor on climate change
Egil Matsen tells US Democratic senators that central banks must play major role in greening finance
Ukrainian TV show mocks central bank ex-governor over physical attacks
Channel is owned by businessman accused by Gontareva of stealing billions from bank
German government to nominate Isabel Schnabel to ECB’s board
Economist is considered more capable of influencing monetary policy than previous German officials
Bundesbank: Germany may have entered recession
Report says manufacturing output fell markedly in the third quarter, despite domestic resilience
Eurozone fiscal policy needs to change – DNB governor
Klaas Knot says evidence points to need for aligning monetary and fiscal policy
Croatian governor warns ECB spillovers are raising real estate prices
IMF should advise less separation between macro-prudential and monetary tools, Boris Vujčić says
BdF paper looks at digital currency and remuneration
Remuneration is key consideration for design of central bank-issued digital currencies, paper argues