Central Banks
UK ATM network backtracks on interchange fee hikes
Consumers turn to cash alternatives “quicker than expected”
Competition and profits biggest factors in eurozone credit supply – ECB
Robust growth is expected in all main areas of credit in next quarter, says ECB
China’s weakening data triggers stimulus action
PBoC official complains the central bank was having to act alone
Ukraine’s central bank goes back to 5% inflation target
National Bank of Ukraine raises rates, despite falling core and headline inflation
Bank of England experiment tests RTGS with DLT in mind
DLT proof-of-concept participants suggest implementing “cryptographic-proof” model
Lira plunges as Turkish rates stay on hold
Central bank inactive despite spiralling inflation and looming debt crisis
BIS paper compares current Asian vulnerabilities with 1997 crisis
Global banking statistics could have given warning signals ahead of Asian crisis, authors say
Viability of debt issuance could be hit as QE ends – Bank of Canada paper
QE played important role in funding treasury debt issuance, researchers say
T&T central bank establishes formal whistleblowing policy
Employees now have an official framework for reporting incidents anonymously
ECB criticises proposed changes to EU’s claim assignment law
Changes should put assignments under one legal jurisdiction, not three, ECB says
IMF urges European authorities to complete banking union
Fund backs ECB’s accommodative stance; rates should remain low after QE ends in December
EU negotiator questions UK’s approach to post-Brexit regulation
Chief negotiator Michel Barnier said to express strong doubts over UK approach in private meeting
CCAR ‘apocalypse’ leads to excess bank capital, says lobbyist
Head of new trade body says Fed should average capital requirements over multiple scenarios
BoE paper proposes composite measures to communicate UK financial stability
Authors aggregate indicators of financial stability into measures that could improve public communications
Firms’ risk management likely ‘severely deficient’ – BNM deputy
Innovative technology requires risk managers to shift their focus, says Chew
Banks tend to game stress tests, Fed economists say
Models tend to be subject to “strategic adjustments”, paper finds