Europe
Malta’s banking sector should withstand pandemic – central bank
Central bank says some lenders may struggle, but results of stress tests show most banks are secure
Official institutions lead the Covid‑19 recovery charge
Tested by the Covid-19 pandemic, market consensus is that official institutions have been instrumental in mitigating market disruption. As economies work out how to adapt to a post-lockdown world, major public bodies are likely to play a key role in the…
Eurozone needs ‘forceful policy response’ – Schnabel
Banks in eurozone face “substantial pressure” from Covid-19, ECB board member warns
The eurozone’s eastern conundrum
Bulgaria and Croatia expect a net positive effect as they take final steps to join the euro, while the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland remain reluctant
Financial indicators can warn of European growth risks – ECB paper
Index that aggregates financial variables in non-linear way provides most information – researchers
EU hands CCP members a narrow win on skin in the game
Clearing members could use the final rules to push for higher CCP capital globally
Rising debt has weakened eurozone – Bank of Spain paper
Highly indebted countries face lower output and limited ability to respond to crises, researchers say
James Bullard on the Fed’s policy review, FSOC and forecasting jobs data
St Louis Fed president discusses his support for average inflation targeting, his concerns about US Treasuries market function, non-bank regulatory weakness and negative rates, as well as the unexpected success in using Homebase data to predict highly…
Covid-19 policy-making and the need for high-speed data
High-frequency data holds the promise of speed and adaptability, but the rush to find alternative economic indicators has the potential to create problems
ECB paper sets out new dataset on trade invoicing currencies
Dataset sheds new light on the importance of “dominant currency paradigm”, authors say
Facebook’s libra could disrupt collateral markets – IMF paper
Collateral used to back ‘stablecoins’ such as libra will be unavailable for reuse
LTV ratios need reform, ECB paper argues
Macro-prudential tools must now apply to real estate funds financed by non-bank loans – researcher
Romania cuts rates as rising Covid-19 cases hurt economy
Central bank says resurgent pandemic risks recovery and calls for more clarity on fiscal policy
Lane stresses inflation will determine ECB’s PEPP purchases
Lower inflation outlook could mean the programme will remain longer than anticipated
ECB says pandemic measures have been effective
Response to Covid-19 pandemic lowered bond yields and may have stopped financial panic
Enria announces major change to ECB banking supervisor
SSM will have two new departments, and focus on banks’ business models, says Enria
ECB slows down PEPP purchases
Emergency asset buying fell to lowest level since programme was launched in April
ECB extends eurozone banks’ dividend payment pause
Enria says banks face “radical uncertainty” over pandemic’s economic impact
Lagarde hails EU fiscal-monetary co-ordination
Recovery fund will support economy from 2021, avoiding fiscal tightening once national stimulus lapses, stresses ECB president
IMF research highlights limits of exchange rate flexibility
New dataset sheds light on role of dominant-currency invoicing for exchange rate dynamics
Hungary’s central bank to start buying government securities
Central bank notes monetary policy has fallen short and cuts interest rates to a new low of 0.6%
EU recovery fund set to ease ECB’s burden
Common debt issuance likely to significantly reduce fragmentation risks, taming sovereign bond spreads, say analysts
Banque de France names CBDC partners
HSBC and Euroclear among firms chosen to take part in CBDC experiments that include improving cross-border payment infrastructure
ECB expands euro repo network
Albania and Serbia join Covid-19 liquidity backstop