Federal Reserve System
Fed presidents weigh in on December rate decision
Incoming data and recent speeches point to slightly more dovish outlook
Fed paper examines impact of liquidity rules on dealers
Dealers changed behaviour in response to reforms, but de-risking was already under way, paper finds
Kohn ‘deeply’ worried Fed might not have support to fight next crisis
Former Fed official discusses political implications of financial crisis after documentary screening
Brainard reboots calls for countercyclical buffers
“Countercyclical capital requirements build resilience, unlike monetary policy,” Brainard says
Falling offshore borrowing has helped shield Australia – RBA official
RBA’s monetary policy has not followed Fed’s normalisation
Podcast: How to fight the next crisis
In the last of the series, Yale’s Andrew Metrick warns we may be less prepared for crisis-fighting now than we were before 2008
Communication of monetary policy took back seat in financial crisis, researchers find
ECB press conferences transmitted non-monetary information in 65% of cases from 1990 to 2017, researchers find
Fed to expand market data collection efforts
The scope and availability of data must keep up with evolving markets, Lael Brainard says
Fed weighs future policy transmission framework
Implementing technical adjustments might be necessary, Powell says
Fed’s emergency lending facilities eased funding pressures, researchers find
Facilities likely avoided severe sale of assets at fire-sale prices, authors say
Markets may have misread Powell speech, analysts say
Trump intensifies criticism, but Fed likely to continue raising rates
Fed vice-chair calls for gradual normalisation
Inflation expectations may be lower than 2% target, says the Fed’s vice-chair
Non-bank lending could replace interbank market – Atlanta Fed paper
Basel III capital requirements and Fed’s QE are reducing US interbank lending, researchers say
Janet Yellen backs form of price-level targeting for Fed
Former chair says current system risks downward spiral of long-term rates
Increasing banks’ capital could enable looser regulations, says Greenspan
Former Fed chief discusses new book, ‘Capitalism in America, a history’, with journalist and co-author Adrian Wooldridge
Podcast: Post-crisis monetary policy
Many things behave like money in the modern economy and central banks have not yet figured out how to control them all, says Andrew Metrick
Quarles and Knot confirmed for top FSB roles
DNB president set to take full chairmanship after three years
QE has persistent impact on foreign exchange, researchers find
European Central Bank QE caused euro to fall 12% against dollar - Dallas Fed paper
RBNZ and Fed ran similar policies despite different mandates, paper finds
New Zealand’s inflation target led to similar policies as Fed’s dual mandate, researchers find
Podcast: Crisis lessons
Central banks may have learned the lessons of the crisis, but are they fully on top of the risks?
Minneapolis Fed ‘deeply troubled’ over regulatory reforms
Minneapolis Fed backs Brainard against “alarming” regulatory reforms
Trump is weakening US regulatory reforms, Yellen warns
“Worrisome reversals of legislation” under new president, says former Fed chair
Quarles set to take over as FSB chair
Klaas Knot expected to be appointed vice-chair with a view to taking top job down the line
Fed to review monetary policy framework
Reassessment of the framework has been long sought-after among some Fed officials