Central Banks
Sweden must ask fundamental questions on money – Ingves
Sveriges Riksbank governor Stefan Ingves says lawmakers must act to preserve the regulation of the payments system
Fed’s Powell expects strong US growth
Robust labour market likely to support income and consumer spending rises, Fed chair says
MAS needs expanded resolution powers, FSB report says
Singapore's central bank should clarify oversight of macro-prudential policies, says peer review
RBNZ deputy governor calls for move to ‘dual reporting’
“Sometimes unclear” how banks reach their risk weightings, Bascand says
Fed’s Dudley says Puerto Rico must ‘start from scratch’
Territory must face up to “painful” decisions to tackle debt and infrastructure problems
Solving the owner-occupied housing puzzle
A group of researchers has outlined what they see as a better method of integrating owner-occupied housing into the CPI, as the EU’s statistical agency wrestles with the problem
High corporate debt harms Italy’s productivity, IMF research says
Policymakers should look at discouraging structural corporate debt, researchers say
Fed should review monetary policy framework – Mester
Several FOMC members raised policy review at January meeting, Cleveland Fed president says
Norwegian sovereign wealth fund says 2017 saw third-highest annual returns
NBIM says returns from holdings in oil and gas companies lag those of other sectors
Book notes: How global currencies work, by Barry Eichengreen, Arnaud Mehl and Livia Chiţu
A comprehensive introduction to the history of global reserve currencies, with analysis of how advances in technology and the structure of trade have reshaped the landscape
Philippines governor announces recovery from cancer
Espenilla reveals cancer treatment, and says recent policy reforms will not fuel rising inflation
PRA’s Sam Woods rebuts 'myths' about Solvency II
Directive has neither “crushed growth” nor driven up prices, Woods argues; regulator will form subcommittee to discuss challenges with participants
Global uncertainty increases financial interconnections – paper
Researchers use a network approach to evaluate financial interconnectedness
Remembering Charles Freeland
Charles Freeland, former deputy secretary-general of the Basel Committee and friend of Central Banking, died in 2017
ECB orders Latvia to close bank accused of money laundering
Latvian finance minister says 12 further banks in country may be at risk from money laundering
People: Slovakia appoints new deputy governor
Iceland reappoints MPC member; FDIC names new director of minority and women inclusion, and more
IMF official backtracks on Kenya funding comments
Mikkelsen says Kenya has continued to have access to IMF resources “subject to policy understandings”
Fintech lenders increase efficiency of US mortgage lending, research says
Digital credit providers offer faster services, reliable risk assessments and flexible business models, New York Fed research finds
Bank of Korea unveils changes to its DSGE model
The existing model’s accuracy was reduced following structural changes in the economy