Central Banking
Political dispute over Ukrainian central bank intensifies
Prime minister offers to resign after “doctored” recordings of meeting with central bank are leaked
Fed slims down repo market interventions
Relative to year-end, the Fed will cut $250 billion of the cash offered to banks
ECB willing to provide further stimulus – minutes
Governing council stresses inflation remains below its medium-term goal
South Africa surprises markets with rate cut
Sarb reduces interest rates by 25 basis points to 6.25%
Paper models monetary policy in a ‘Hank’ framework
Authors combine micro and macro “moments”, finding investment is “crucial” to policy transmission
Belgium to launch new ‘smart’ ATM network
Network will look to solve geographical disparity and maintain cash services
People: Trump nominates Shelton and Waller to Fed posts
Judy Shelton and Christopher Waller nominated as Fed governors; Kingsley Obiora in line to be Central Bank of Nigeria deputy; Jill Forde named BIS head of communications
UK government names Carney as green finance adviser
Departing BoE governor will advise UK prime minister at UN climate conference in November
Bank of Spain unveils first strategic plan
Hernández de Cos’s priorities include better macro-prudential policies and increased trust
Turkish central bank makes fourth rate cut in six months
Central bank has reduced rates by 850 basis points since president dismissed last governor
Regional Fed presidents warn asset purchases are creating risks
Robert Kaplan expresses concern over Fed’s response to market funding pressures
UK regulators set new deadlines for Libor transition
Working group sets out priorities for 2020 as Libor deadline looms
Central banks must learn lessons of BoJ’s inflation target rise – Fed paper
Failure to hit old targets and disagreement among policy-makers will harm credibility, paper argues
Cyber security suffers from inconsistent approaches, says IMF’s Lipton
Emerging markets struggle to implement international recommendations, expert adds
European banks must improve ‘big data’ practice – EBA report
Current regulatory framework is adequate but banks must work hard to improve trust, EBA says
Spanish governor calls for consolidation and reforms to preserve growth
Hernández de Cos highlights Spain’s stronger export sector after financial crisis
BIS statistics committee to focus on fintech and big data in 2020
Irving Fisher Committee plans to complete its fintech work and update a 2015 survey
BoE officials hint at willingness to cut rates
Carney, Saunders and Vlieghe all signal cut may be needed, as UK growth and inflation disappoint
People: Modi’s government appoints new RBI deputy governor
Michael Patra takes position left by Viral Acharya in June 2019; EBA names new executive director; UK Payment Systems Regulator appoints a new head of policy
Brainard lending proposal gets boost in Congressional hearing
Participants applaud Fed proposal, while strongly criticising plan by OCC’s Otting
Bank of Ghana payments overhaul to focus on fintech
Central bank will ensure regulation is fintech-friendly, while promoting adoption through new licensing regime
Violence in Myanmar could hamper growth – World Bank
Investor confidence is being damaged by sustained conflict, despite robust growth
Bank of Spain paper looks at EM vulnerability
“Sherloc” tool seeks clues for emerging market fragility in wide range of variables
ECB largely welcomes move to expand German macro-pru powers
ECB says measures giving BaFin greater powers are “appropriate”, but need better data