Central Banks
Supply shocks drive greater dissent on FOMC – BIS paper
Tougher trade-offs appear to reveal differences in policy-maker preferences, authors say
SDR allocation boosted global economy – IMF report
Review finds allocation met its main objectives, but some countries are failing to deliver on pledges
PBoC pledges more financial support for private firms
Governor Pan Gongsheng says authorities need to unblock funding channels for private firms
Banknotes: July to September 2023
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
People: July to September 2023
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
House prices suffer steepest fall since global financial crisis
BIS data shows sharp falls in many advanced economies, though prices are still up on 2010
Fed proposes long-term debt requirement for large banks
Governors Waller and Bowman express concern the rule doesn’t appropriately tailor regulation
Financial Stability Benchmarks 2023 report – how central banks confront risk
Central banks discuss resources, regulating banks and non-banks, macro-pru, crime and future risk
ECB paper explores best response to inefficient capital flows
Exchange rate pass-through is key to whether policy should tighten or loosen, authors find
Macro-pru tools can cut risk of credit bust – IMF paper
Authors explore whether building buffers can increase resilience over the medium term
Jordan revamps forecast model with richer interactions
Jam2.0 adds a fiscal block and captures more complexities of central bank policy
Climate change poses ‘acute uncertainty’ for economy – RBA’s Bullock
Incoming governor says climate change may lead to structural changes and affect neutral rate
Vietnam joins South-east Asian cross-border payment bloc
Six Asian central banks have joined forces to build faster and cheaper cross-border payments
Almost all central banks run stress tests on lenders
Most respondents say they conduct tests more than once a year
Monetary policy impacts innovation, says research
Paper presented at Jackson Hole conference finds tightening can decrease R&D spending, cutting long-term growth
Lagarde envisions new model for world of ‘shifts and breaks’
ECB chief predicts bigger supply shocks and relative price swings in future
Housing markets worry high income countries’ central banks
Middle income countries point to inflation and cyber crime as sources of risk
Policy rate is Fed’s most powerful monetary tool, says paper
Researcher tests impact of changes in short-term rate, forward guidance and asset purchases
China rolls out more support for property sector and stock market
Authorities cut stamp duty on stock trades for first time since 2008 and relax home-buying rules
ECB: from a supply to a demand-driven floor?
Eurozone’s central bank expected formally to abandon corridor in forthcoming operational framework review
Powell gives hawkish speech at Jackson Hole
Fed chair warns monetary policy could do too little or too much
US inflation hurting poorer citizens – St Louis Fed research
Nearly 90% of low-income households report significant stress from inflation
RBA says CBDC decision is likely ‘some years away’
Australian central bank says a CBDC might improve payments system but also questions its necessity