Irving Fisher Committee
Fintech creating data gaps, BIS survey finds
New players do not always fit neatly into current statistical frameworks
Central banks working to overhaul data-sharing
IFC report finds many central banks are seeking ways to better share micro data, both internally and externally
People: Dennis Lockhart to stand down; Buch becomes Irving Fisher committee chair
Atlanta Fed president quits after 10 years at bank; Claudia Buch becomes chair of the BIS’s stats-focused committee; new head of research at the New York Fed
Central banks starting to unlock potential in big data
Some central banks are making tentative inroads into the study of big data, and many more want to, a study by the BIS’s Irving Fisher Committee finds