Central Banks
FCA’s Bailey: firms need Brexit clarity fast
Financial firms will have to make decisions over the coming months that will be very hard to unwind, so certainty on the Brexit transition is pressing
A new era for the BIS
As Basel III inches towards closure and a new BIS general manager prepares to move into his post, Jaime Caruana talks to Daniel Hinge about his eight years at the helm
BoE paper scrutinises 2016 sterling flash crash
Paper makes detailed study of the “flash episode”, concluding later price drops were abnormal
Updated: Public prosecutor calls for conditional prison sentence for Tromp
Emsley Tromp was dismissed from the Central Bank of Curaçao and St Maarten in September following investigation
Ukrainian governor raises rates and warns government over IMF funding
Rate rise prompted by increased risk of government not co-operating with IMF, Smolii says
Too soon to start celebrating economic improvements, says Mminele
Sarb deputy warns against complacency in latest economic roundup, saying it is too soon to start celebrating lower inflation and a more stable external environment
BIS could have done more to convey capital benefits – Caruana
Outgoing general manager says he would like to have better conveyed the “positive message” around capital, and made more progress on policy spillovers
Weidmann says ECB should have set time for end to asset purchases
Current policy risks blurring line between fiscal and monetary policy, Bundesbank president says
ECB QE lowers yields via portfolio reshuffling – research
Sovereign bond-buying programme sharply reduced 10-year Bund yields
Xi faces macroeconomic dilemma after China’s party congress
The Chinese premier will have to work hard to avoid a 'Minsky moment', says Hui Feng
Bank of Zambia to revamp ‘outdated’ supervisory framework
IMF praises the central bank’s efforts to inspect banking sector following overhaul of monetary policy framework in last 12 months
Norges Bank says it is still capable of managing wealth fund
Central Bank Law Commission recommends creating a new entity to manage the Government Pension Fund Global
Venezuela replaces governor after less than two months in office
Constituent assembly appoints MP as economy battles hyperinflation and economic collapse
People: MAS appoints cyber security chief in management reshuffle
MAS makes promotions including first chief cyber security office; Visco confirmed; Republicans turn on Yellen; Richmond Fed picks CFO; new chief of staff in Paraguay
Text mining reveals differences in PRA approach
Researchers compare Prudential Regulation Authority’s communications to its predecessor using a machine-learning algorithm
RBA looking to handle uncertainty better, says Debelle
Reserve Bank of Australia to change way it presents forecasts in order to avoid false impression of precision
Zimbabwe back in hyperinflation, say Hanke and Bostrom
The economists estimate that Zimbabwe’s monthly inflation rate is now above 100%
Teaching machines to do monetary policy
Machine learning may not yet be at the stage where central bankers are being replaced with robots, but the field is bringing powerful tools to bear on big economic questions