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BoE and ECB weigh calls to follow US lead on capital relief
European regulators face pressure to exempt sovereign exposures from the leverage ratio
Cares Act a very good start, but US may need bigger fiscal response – Rosengren
Boston Fed president warns pandemic could have significant impact on real estate market
Coronavirus could require expanded QE powers – Rosengren
Congress should grant Fed ability to buy wider set of assets under severe scenario, Rosengren says
US mutual funds' liquidity risk on the rise – Boston Fed paper
Ratio of illiquid assets to net assets increased from 2009 to 2019, researchers find
Policy-makers must re-examine financial stability tools – Fed official
Capital regulations may not reflect increased risks from low-rate environment, Rosengren says
Regional Fed presidents differ starkly over US economy
Boston Fed president warns of easing risk creates risks, but St Louis Fed chief says manufacturing is in recession
Boston Fed’s Rosengren warns about Japanese banks’ loan holdings
Exposure to CLOs now above Common Equity Tier 1 in one of Japan’s largest banks, data shows
Senior Fed officials differ on monetary policy
Bullard says last rate rise “may have overdone it”, but Bostic “not super-concerned”
Fed should target inflation range – Boston president
Policy is similar to price level and inflation averaging targets, but is easier to explain, Rosengren says
Atlanta’s Bostic lays out case for central banking with ‘ample’ reserves
Floor system performing well and has benefits, says Atlanta Fed president; Harker and Rosengren argue for shift in balance sheet composition
Boston Fed research encourages tokenisation for ecommerce
Payment method could reduce fraud, paper says, given account information is removed from the process
Two FOMC members signal Fed may hold rates steady
New York and Boston Fed presidents expect US growth to slow to 2% this year
Employers alter skill demands in line with unemployment, researchers find
Requirements for a bachelor’s degree increased during higher unemployment, authors find
Fed presidents weigh in on December rate decision
Incoming data and recent speeches point to slightly more dovish outlook
Boston Fed economists call for monetary policy evaluations
Effective lower bound and reduced ability to stabilise the economy warrant a rethink of the monetary policy framework, economists say
Fed’s Rosengren sees less room to tackle next recession
Fiscal, monetary and regulatory buffers are not as high as they should be, says Boston Fed president
NPLs hindered financing for eurozone banks - Boston Fed paper
But Draghi’s August 2012 speech eased problems caused by sovereign debt holdings - researchers
Regulators using blockchain for KYC data sharing
Central Bank of Colombia and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston collaborate with R3 on KYC pilot
People: Fed appoints new payments security strategy chief
Boston Fed vice-president to lead payments security; director of prudential regulation of UK banks to stand down; Kuwaiti governor to chair Council of the Islamic International Board in 2018; and more
DLT has ‘more potential for change’ outside US – Boston Fed VP
Jim Cuhna says distributed ledger technology can transform financial services not only in payments but also in securities settlement; challenge is finding use cases
Fed presidents lay ground for extra rate hike
Evans, Rosengren and Williams all signal the possibility of a fourth rate hike in 2017 if economy runs hot
Rosengren warns Fed may have to increase pace of tightening
Data suggests that the US labour market is tightening, Eric Rosengren argues
Regional Fed presidents call for further rate rises
Richmond and Boston heads say the Fed should reach inflation target in 2017
Fed might stimulate labour market with ‘high pressure’ economy
Fed president floats idea of dealing with weak labour markets by “high-pressure” economy; Boston Fed’s Rosengren points to key ‘puzzles’ in data on US economy