Central Banking
Covid-19 pandemic speeds up adoption of mobile banking – HKMA’s Yue
Eighty per cent of payments under Cash Payout Scheme were made electronically, HKMA chief says
BIS paper explores impact of sterilised FX interventions
Authors say economic and financial stability implications of intervention have been understudied
FCA increases guidance to big tech around consumer protection
UK regulator mulling whether it needs new powers to ensure firms like Google do not exploit customers
Haldane makes case against ‘economic anxiety’
Communication essential to avoid caution “morphing into fear and fatalism”, says BoE chief economist
IMF expands flexible credit line with Colombia
The impact of the Covid-19 crisis is larger than when the programme was renewed in April, says central bank
State regulators could lead on CFTC climate risk plans
Sympathetic rulemakers don’t need to wait for a change of federal government, say experts
Covid-19 fails to interrupt asset diversification – survey
Lower yields remain the top worry of reserve managers in 2020, study finds
Nigeria’s central bank implements financial inclusion strategy targeted at women
Central bank wants to close financial services gender gap by 2024
‘Combination’ forecasts can beat standard methods – RBI paper
Traditional inflation-output relationship seems “broken”, authors say
BoK launches facility to guard against dollar liquidity squeeze
South Korean central bank creates new facility to cut risk of dollar liquidity crisis, after extending Fed swap line
BoE’s Ramsden: UK not yet ready for negative rates
Deputy governor highlights several important considerations in decision to push rates below zero
Lower public spending holding back Middle East and Central Asia
Efficient and targeted investments require comprehensive data, says IMF paper
RBI postpones MPC meeting after failure to appoint new members
Committee falls below quorum at a difficult time for the Indian economy
ECB taking further steps to address gender imbalance - Isabel Schnabel
Efforts to foster greater inclusion of women help tackle “groupthink”, says board member
BoE welcomes temporary deal on post-Brexit clearing
‘Equivalence’ decision will avoid short-term cliff-edge for CCPs, as Brexit negotiations enter final stages
Bahamas prepares for nationwide CBDC rollout
Central bank says digital currency should improve financial inclusion – but it won’t be anonymous
Central banks must collaborate to tackle payment ‘shortcomings’, says Cœuré
Matching up disparate systems is challenging but central banks can catalyse change, BIS official says
Fed will calibrate NSFR to avoid hurting repo
Fed’s supervision head says final liquidity rule will be fast-tracked without fresh consultation
ECB paper offers model for timely response to financial risks
Framework should allow policy-makers to act rapidly in response to rising risk, authors say
BoE considering green conditionality for corporate bond-buying
Executive director says BoE will discuss with Treasury whether it should gain environmental mandate
Taiwanese central bank asks for smaller dollar trades
Large dollar orders may slow down foreign exchange transactions, central bank says
Bank of Mexico cuts rates again despite above-target inflation
President refuses to increase fiscal support package, citing danger of sovereign debt crisis
Fed’s Quarles ‘optimistic’ on economic outlook
Second wave of Covid-19 cases should be more manageable than the first, Fed vice-chair says
An end to the loveless marriage with the US dollar?
Covid-19 represents an unexpected shock that could cause further US dollar decoupling, which could show up in next week’s Cofer data release, writes Gary Smith