Central Banking
ESM shakes up management structure
EU agency adds board member and new divisions to prepare for expanded role
Indonesian central bank makes first rate cut in two years
Bank Indonesia lowers seven-day repo rate as governor hints at further cuts
BIS paper proposes network model of global contagion
Authors create a network of CDS linkages to assess contagion risk in the financial system
US lawmakers slam Facebook’s ‘delusional’ Libra plan
Libra executive grilled at US hearing over Facebook’s history of scandals
Pakistan sharply increases rates on higher inflation
Central bank increases the policy rate by 100 basis points to 13.25%
UAE central bank hails new financial stability remit
Financial stability report notes NPL levels have risen, but banks are also making larger provisions
BoI paper presents new method for eurozone inflation forecasts
Model works well to predict inflation using data from bloc’s four largest economies, authors say
Venezuelan opposition nominates ad hoc central bank board
Legislature aims to prevent Maduro’s regime from accessing gold and foreign currency reserves
Cash no longer US’s most popular means of payment
Debit cards were the most frequently used means of payment in 2018, Fed report finds
BoE’s Hauser sheds light on ‘quantitative tightening’ in the UK
Central banks have a greater obligation to provide liquidity in good times and bad, official says
Bank of Canada latest to reform key reference rate
Central bank is set to take over administration of new reference rate next year
Senior policy-makers differ on future of global monetary system
Trichet, Lipton and Reinhart debate whether SDR could play a bigger role in global stability
Lagarde resigns as IMF managing director
Selection process to find successor will start “promptly”, IMF says
IMF supports Cabo Verde’s reforms with new programme
IMF supports monetary policy reform and says the central bank must improve supervision and comms
E-money poses serious threats to financial system, says IMF paper
Paper recommends a ‘synthetic CBDC’ to preserve financial stability
IMF paper analyses Philippines inflation
Longer delay in tightening rates would have led to higher inflation, researchers find
FOMC considers using repo facility
But some committee members warn over possible financial stability risks
Chinese domestic interest rates falling – PBoC official
Key money market rates falling, says PBoC official, and bank will try to boost credit for SMEs
Macro-prudential analysis is not fit for task – leading economists
Carney and Honohan warn of fund failures and Hélène Rey calls for better risk indicators
Cleveland Fed paper looks for reasons for flatter Phillips curve
Monetary policy responses to “output deviations” may be key factor, researcher argues
Croatian central bank moves towards “close co-operation” with ECB
Draft law forms part of process for joining European single currency
Zambian president makes deputy governor finance minister
New finance minister must tackle large debt burden, rising inflation and falling growth
Bank of Tanzania removes CEO of state-owned TIB Bank
The IMF has flagged the high levels of non-performing loans in the banking sector
Riksbank’s rate-setters disagree on future rate moves – minutes
Some executive board members stress trade tensions, while others point to local economic strength