Central Banks
People: Maurice Obstfeld to retire from IMF in December
Macau reappoints monetary authority chairman to one-year term
Mexico needs labour market reform - IADB vice-president
Growth rates have been among slowest in Latin America despite reform efforts, Levy says
Bahamas central bank tightens money laundering controls
Central bank will hold private annual meetings with non-executive directors of financial firms
Bank of England poised for hike despite weak data
Economists still expect a raise in interest rates when the MPC meets next week
Draghi sounds confident note on inflation and growth
ECB president says data points to “solid and broad-based” growth in eurozone
Chile’s central bank fears effects of possible trade war
Central bank keeps interest rates steady as trade worries hurt price of copper
Labour reallocation explains productivity puzzle – BoE paper
Methodological innovation helps solve data-quality issues, author says
BoJ may tweak policy at next meeting – local media
Speculation comes as Japanese central bank intervenes in bond market for first time since February
UK regulators welcome Brexit ‘back-stop’ legislation
Draft law would allow firms temporary access to UK markets in event of ‘hard’ Brexit
Indian researchers use Google searches to overcome lack of data
RBI paper examined Google Trends to study growth in the Indian housing market
The data commons: Taking big data global
The International Monetary Fund’s first-ever overarching strategy on data aims to spread big data expertise among fund members. Louis Marc Ducharme discusses the upcoming challenges.
Peru central bank clashes with IMF over communication
Central bank says it has no plans to modify communication given success of guidance
Regling defends ESM’s role in safeguarding eurozone integrity during crisis
ESM chief says completing banking union would reduce risk of future financial turmoil
Flattening yield curve opens questions about nine-year US expansion
Officials and market observers disagree about information conveyed by bond yields
Ghana under pressure from Fed hikes – governor Addison
US policy normalisation sends Ghana’s inflation into double figures while the currency falters
New Central Bank of Iran governor appointed
Ministers choose not to renew the term of Valiollah Seif, amid continued rial instability
Central Bank of Ireland criticises banks for gender imbalance
Approach to diversity is inconsistent and not evident in a number of cases, review finds
Risker Italian banks boosted funding from CCPs during crisis – paper
These banks may have been dropped by bilateral funding partners, researchers say