Central Banking
Riksbank open to future rate cut
Swedish central bank keeps stimulus package unchanged in monetary policy meeting
World Bank pays out after triggering pandemic bonds
Requirements for funding release were met on March 31; since then, Covid-19 cases in poorest countries have doubled to 1.34% of the global total
Fed expands local government liquidity facility
Programme faced criticism for leaving out regions with heavy Native American and African-American populations
BdF paper looks at household vulnerability
High levels of household debt magnify negative shocks and weaken positive ones, researchers find
IMF approves new programmes in support of weaker economies
Over the past week the fund has given the green light for disbursements in Bosnia, Paraguay, DRC and Mauritania
Coronavirus latest: Central banks respond to the Covid-19 crisis
Live coverage as central banks respond to the virus outbreak (live feed is now closed)
Bank of Russia cuts policy rate as oil and pandemic crises deepen
Elvira Nabiullina says central bank may cut again as it forecasts major recession in 2020
Riksbank unveils details of local bond purchases
Swedish central bank to buy up to Skr5 billion from Kommuninvest i Sverige
RBI steps in with liquidity line for mutual funds
Injection of $6.6 billion comes as Franklin Templeton shuts down six funds
Bank of Japan steps up stimulus with unlimited JGB purchases
BoJ drops limit on government debt and quadruples corporate bond cap, but it is unclear if purchases will actually increase
BRI debt is sustainable, participant countries signal
Countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative say they are not concerned about debt sustainability at home but neighbouring country obligations could be a risk
US default rates could hit 8.1% without policy action – Richmond Fed
Loan forbearance policies could see this drop to “essentially zero” in 2021, researchers say
FedNow: the road to non-bank access to US instant payments
Debate over granting non-banks access to Fed systems reveals possible flaws in US regulation
The IFF China Report 2020: Green finance and fintech
Green finance has been steadily growing over the past few years. As China has come under greater scrutiny about the scope of its projects, the Belt and Road Initiative has evolved to foster sustainability both in terms of debt servicing and…
Ukraine central bank cuts policy rate sharply
NBU says failure to agree IMF deal is main risk, as bank administrators sue oligarch
National Bank of Denmark divests stake in securities firm
Central bank will sell its 24.2% ownership of VP Securities to Euronext
Norges Bank supervisory council requests information on SWF’s new head
Executive asked to answer questions on hiring process amid ongoing expenses scandal
BIS paper flags ‘barren patches’ in post-crisis reforms
Reforms have boosted “shock-absorbing capacity” but some problems persist, authors say
Joining banking union likely positive for Sweden – Riksbank
Banks’ large cross border activities mean common supervisory and resolution mechanisms are better than national equivalents
Fed to expand paycheck liquidity facility after criticism
Some observers say Paycheck Protection Program not reaching most affected firms
Economic impact of Covid-19 to last until at least 2021
Difficult to predict how control measures will impact economy, epidemiologist says
RBNZ’s Sam Allen on embracing the cloud
Central bank took a calculated risk in moving its financial markets group to a cloud platform
ECB changes collateral rules in effort to shield bank funding
Assets below investment grade will be accepted by ECB as collateral until September 2021
Argentina’s central bank takes part in blockchain clearing pilot
Test system will use smart contracts with timestamping from the bitcoin blockchain