European Central Bank (ECB)
Hans Tietmeyer, 1931-2016
Former Bundesbank president played key roles in German reunification, European single currency and reform of international financial regulation
Senior ECB regulator calls for progress on deposit insurance
Unified deposit insurance plays “key role” in achieving “stable cross-border banking across the euro area”, Julie Dickson says
African central banks have cut euro exposures, says Uganda’s Kavuma
Combination of negative interest rates and falling reserves hit euro holdings but most central banks still avoid investments within Africa
ECB bulletin emphasises importance of monitoring uncertainty
Increases in uncertainty adversely impact the economy, research says, encouraging policymakers to introduce measures to mitigate its impact
People: Slovenia gets new deputy; ECB appoints new member to financial stability council
Slovenian parliament appoints new deputy to central bank; ECB chooses Finnish deputy governor to sit on financial stability council
BoJ and ECB collaborate on distributed ledger tech
The project will examine the possibility of running central bank infrastructure platforms in a DL environment; research will focus on payments and securities settlement
ECB backs EC plan to consolidate macro-prudential policy
Central bank says it should be handed new and clearer powers, while toolkit should go “beyond banking”
Central banks ‘critical’ in the development of blockchain
Large South African commercial bank examines what a central bank digital currency would look like, coining the phrase “sovereign blockchain”
ECB will stay in asset markets - Draghi
Asset purchases will continue, but at a lower monthly rate; ECB to accept cash as collateral in securities lending programme
Bank Negara Malaysia’s new site draws on award-winning designs
Responsive new site launched after in-house team conducts benchmarking exercise on award-winning central bank sites; head of electronic communications explains the evolutionary process
ECB publishes latest eurozone trade and investment guide
“Bop and IIP book“ explains compilation of national and eurozone figures
EU could impose negative rate shocks via IRRBB rules
EBA guidance on shocks is “outdated”, says ECB official
Eurozone must urgently raise productivity, Draghi warns
ECB policy provides governments with "window of opportunity" for reform, ECB president says
Praet calls for European ‘fiscal backstop’ and deposit insurance scheme
Limited banking union leaves Europe more open to country-specific shocks, ECB economist says
Cœuré spells out ECB’s stance on Greek reforms
The Greek government must reform the legal process and status of banks, senior ECB figure says
Eurozone banks vulnerable to global risk repricing, ECB warns
US elections have “aggravated” risk of global repricing, which could trigger contagion in eurozone financial system, Vítor Constâncio says
Draft Irish law could compromise central bank independence, ECB says
Proposals would oblige central bank to promote competition in housing market
ECB minutes show concern over strength of future inflation
Wages growing at historically low rates, ECB council members say
Auditors’ report notes staffing and governance issues at ECB arm
National supervisors provide insufficient staff for inspection teams, report says
Bank of Italy publishes unconventional monetary policy papers
Papers and presentations cover models and data on unconventional programmes
ECB sets out protection scheme monitoring guidelines
Central bank aims to harmonise national practices across eurozone
Negative oil shocks outweigh positive ones, says Irish paper
Researcher uses TVAR model to examine eurozone data; concludes size of oil price and economic shock also affects impact on inflation
Eurozone banks need to change business models – Constâncio
ECB vice-president points to Swedish banks’ profitability despite low and negative rates
Ignazio Visco on Italian banks and why the ECB should not be made a ‘scapegoat’ for EMU fatigue
The Bank of Italy governor speaks to Chris Jeffery about resolving Italy’s NPLs, Europe’s bail-in framework, the importance of QE and why the ECB needs to stop being made a ‘scapegoat’ for EMU fatigue