Europe
No-deal Brexit could hit UK harder than global financial crisis, BoE says
Latest analysis from the UK central bank says growth could plummet 8% in the event of a no deal
ECB and EBA action may have limited CoCo contagion – BoI paper
Deutsche Bank CoCos spread volatility throughout European banks in 2016, researchers find
Brexit set to transfer powers to UK regulators
Government to replace EU financial institutions’ powers with UK versions, says FCA, which will gain oversight of credit ratings and trade repository regulation
Banking union needs political courage – senior ECB supervisor
MREL ratios only gradually phased in while deposit insurance is non-existent, Angeloni says
Greek central bank suggests switching €7.5 billion in bad assets to new entity
Uncertainty over whether government or European Union will accept suggestion
Esma acts to give UK-based CCPs EU access if ‘hard Brexit’ occurs
Banque de France governor says equivalence must last “no more than a year or so”
Brexit vote has hurt UK investment – IMF paper
Researcher presents proxy term for UK firms’ exposure to Brexit costs
QE has persistent impact on foreign exchange, researchers find
European Central Bank QE caused euro to fall 12% against dollar - Dallas Fed paper
Riksbank considers joining EU’s faster payments system - deputy governor
Cecilia Skingsley says Riksbank is reviewing how it distributes central bank money
ECB paper examines banks’ responses to unconventional policy
Weaker banks’ sheets reduce credit supply in response to conventional policy shocks, paper finds
ECB sets up anti-money laundering office
Nouy says new office will enable information exchange and act as “centre of expertise”
Riksbank urges introduction of 5% leverage ratio
Sweden’s central bank sounds the alarm to fellow supervisor, urging action as housing market uncertainties begin to threaten financial stability
ECB unveils richer eurozone forecasting model
“NAWM II” models financial sector’s role in originating and propagating economic shocks
Weidmann calls for dropping QE tools in normal conditions
Long-term ultra-loose policy may have shifted natural rate of unemployment – Bundesbank head
Cyber attacks could lead to financial crisis – Cœuré
Security must improve both at core and periphery of financial markets, senior ECB official says
IMF programmes do not harm governments’ financing ability – ECB paper
Governments use IMF as an excuse when “struggling with transparency”, authors argue
EU stress tests should follow US example – EBA chairman
Enria says EU process is too slow and opaque compared to US approach
ECB paper looks at large database on inflation expectations
Expectations more powerful when lower bound on nominal rates is binding, researchers find
ECB prepares to supervise largest Bulgarian banks
Move comes as Bulgarian government attempts to join single currency
People: Former Malawian governor dies
Mathews Chikaonda served as governor in the 1990s; new senior appointments made at the BIS; and more
The euro: a troubled third decade?
Italy’s pact-busting budget highlights ongoing eurozone frailties
Housing bottlenecks could boost eurozone inflation – ECB paper says
Labour shortage, scarcity of building land, and administrative hurdles could limit supply
EU offers Iran sanctions relief with new clearing house
Iran retains access to Swift network despite US sanctions, but new clearing house could provide permanent loophole
Three tricks to remove a troublesome Eurosystem governor
Eurozone authorities have learnt how to circumvent central bank independence – emboldened by feeble action by the European Commission