Central Banking
ECB shuts down Latvian bank involved in Rimšēvičs affair
Small lender's owner accused central bank governor of extortion and sued regulatory authorities
ECB website stays down after hacking attack
Hackers reportedly put illegal “phishing” software on BIRD website, which is operated by third party
IMF staff praise Dominican Republic’s central bank
Policy changes increased central bank’s credibility in anchoring inflation expectations, IMF staff say
Mexico cuts rates for first time in five years
Economy has had weakest first-half growth in six years, Dallas Fed reports
PBoC goes back to open market operations
Official figures show sharp drop in new loans extended by Chinese banks in July
RBNZ publishes debt-to-income dataset
Data provides insight into how households might react to a financial shock, central bank says
Nigerian president tells central bank to stop funding food imports
Consequences of Buhari’s order are unclear but Nigeria imports large quantities of food
Trump criticises ‘clueless Jay Powell’ as markets plunge
US equity markets face sell off and 30-year treasuries dip below 2% for first time
‘Animal spirits’ are real, DNB paper says
Researchers analyse data on household spending and consumer confidence
China will need more stimulus if trade tensions rise – IMF staff
IMF staff say China’s financial system still has “elevated” vulnerability
Brazilian central bank will sell dollars outright for first time since 2009
Central bank says it remains committed to floating currency regime
Fed paper looks at negative rates’ impact on eurozone banks
Effects of policy rate cuts on equity change past the zero lower bound, researchers say
Bank of Finland paper studies impact of China’s credit channel
Monetary policy’s effects on credit have significant impacts on economic activity, researchers say
World Bank official says blockchain could cut settlement times
Official says first blockchain bond shows the technology's potential
Negative ECB deposit rate had limited effects – Bundesbank paper
Well-capitalised banks in core countries responded most to negative rates, researchers find
ECB criticises Polish draft law on mortgages
Proposal would harm banks’ financing ability and hinder emergence of securities markets
BoE under pressure with July inflation release
Bank of England must deal with recent fall in GDP and Brexit uncertainty
ECB’s bond purchases restrict monetary policy – DNB paper
Higher demand for safe assets widens bond yields and cuts policy transmission, says researcher
Argentine central bank tries to halt peso’s slide
Peso falls after primary election results come as blow for President Macri
MAS policy stance unchanged despite falling growth
Singaporean government cuts growth forecasts as analysts predict October rate cut
Central banks should use direct lending in shocks – BIS paper
Lending to firms directly could reduce welfare loss during financial shocks, researchers say
Slovenian central bank reports good stress test results
Central bank has had long-running dispute with government over bank bail-ins
People: Brazilian government nominates World Bank official for deputy governor role
Sri Lanka names monetary policy board member; Bank of Ghana governor appointed to FSB role
ECB’s asset purchases didn’t always stimulate bank lending – research
Sounder banks reduced lending to non-financial firms, Bundesbank paper finds