Central Banking
Boston Fed president resigns, citing health
Rosengren had been accused of conflicts of interest due to real estate holdings
Biden nominates law professor for OCC
Saule Omarova favours more regulation and suggested the Fed take over deposits, alarming banks
UK looks to boost long-term investing
Working group says action needed to encourage illiquid investing without risking instability
Inequality sharpens monetary policy’s effects – ECB paper
Author analyses “inequality channel” using model with three types of heterogeneous agent
FOMC doubles ceiling for reverse repo bids
Participating institutions can now borrow up to $160 billion per bid
Authorities should consider stress-testing global supply chains – BoE paper
While global supply chains have not changed much, the shocks impacting them have, researchers say
China outlaws all crypto transactions and bans mining
PBoC, cyber watchdog and central economic planner act in a joint crackdown on crypto
Turkey cuts rates despite rising inflation
Central bank move comes after months of public pressure from Turkish president Erdoğan
Norges Bank becomes first in G10 to raise rates
Olsen forecasts further rise in December and report points to more hikes in 2022
RBNZ to tighten housing loan limits in November
“House prices remained unsustainable” despite earlier action, New Zealand governor Bascand says
Sectoral prices growing in importance as inflation driver – BIS paper
Monetary policy risks being “overly forceful” if it tries to respond, Borio and co-authors warn
Swedish central bank may join Eurosystem payments platforms
Sveriges Riksbank says Target2 and T2S could enhance policy but has security concerns
BoE cuts UK growth forecast
Inflation likely to stay above 4% for first half of 2022 amid supply constraints and energy squeeze – MPC
Brazilian central bank raises rates and promises further hikes
MPC forecasts policy rate will rise by 200 bp and cautions government against expansion
BoJ holds rates as Japan waits for new prime minister
Central bank warns of possible financial problems from persistent Covid-19
UK’s PRA ‘re-tooling’ for post-Brexit world – Woods
Chief executive says reform efforts complicated by hasty “on-shoring” of EU rules
Powell’s remarks show Fed set for November taper
Markets remain calm as analysts agree Fed is intent on cutting back asset purchases in November
ECB climate stress test reveals uneven risks across eurozone
First step in ‘climate roadmap’ assesses 1,600 banks and over four million firms
EU bank resolution law needs reform – research
Law should recognise guarantees for subsidiaries by parent banks, NBB paper says
IMF ethics committee investigating Georgieva allegations
Executive board promises “thorough, objective and timely review” of alleged “improprieties”
Foreign vulnerabilities can affect domestic growth – BoE paper
Study of ‘GDP-at-risk’ shows financial factors overseas can lead to worse outcomes locally
Paraguay’s central bank raises rates to 1.5%
MPC says monetary policy normalisation should continue in wake of rising inflation
Bundesbank paper looks at short sellers in the pandemic
Short sellers saw Covid-19 would strongly affect fiscally constrained countries - paper
RBI steps up work on climate change
Sustainable Finance Group will “spearhead” climate-related supervision and regulation