Central Banks
ECB warns draft Greek law could damage banks
Key details of measure are unclear but could be damaging, says ECB
Time running out for Brexit data compliance, Bailey warns
FCA head also highlights shortfall on Mifid trading venue equivalence
Trump criticises Powell over strong dollar
President complains about Fed’s rate hikes and quantitative tightening in driving up the dollar
BIS book outlines macro-financial policy framework
“Integrated inflation targeting” would combine policies for maximum effect, authors say
ECB paper analyses eurozone’s interest rate swap market
Trading is concentrated around a small number of core participants, researchers find
Central Bank of Sri Lanka must repair reserves buffers – IMF
IMF programme set to be restarted after political turmoil, but authorities have fallen behind on their targets
Eurozone lending constraints are effective but only after a time lag, researcher says
IMF paper looks at efficacy of tighter lending on curbing house prices and credit
Kuroda warns of more QE if yen continues to strengthen
But Bank of Japan continues to cut purchases of Japanese government bonds
BoE economists build news-based growth indicator
Newspaper articles can be boiled down to a useful early indicator of economic activity, they say
UK’s FCA unveils ‘near-final’ plan to cope with hard Brexit
EBA calls for further action on deposit insurance as the FCA aims to ensure regulations will still function
Micro variables are best warning signs for smaller Italian banks – BoI
Bank of Italy presents early-warning system for crises in less significant lenders
Lagarde warns against easing regulations
Further efforts are needed to address too-big-to-fail and leveraged lending, Lagarde says
Central Bank of Liberia officials arrested over banknote allegations
Kroll report finds “discrepancies” in CBL’s handling of two banknote contracts
Costa Rica has significantly improved inflation targeting – IMF staff
IMF report welcomes end to governors’ terms being linked to presidential elections
Timing of US intraday payments may be useful signal – New York Fed paper
Lenders made intrabank payments earlier once Fed expanded balance sheet, researchers say
Book notes: Where economics went wrong, by David Colander and Craig Freedman
Chicago economics’ gladiatorial debating style has cost the discipline dearly, the authors argue
Bernanke argues for ‘time-limited price targeting’ policy framework
Committing to make up inflation shortfalls in past year would avoid overshooting, paper finds