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Too early to speculate on coronavirus impact – Fed vice-chair
Experts urge Americans to brace for “inevitable” spread of the virus in the US
Cost of AML/CFT regulation could spell trouble for Barbados
Central bank governor urges financial firms to take risk-based approach to prevent excessive de-risking
RBNZ governor: lawmakers must help preserve cash access
New Zealand governor says industry and politicians must respond to the rise of “less cash” society
BoE’s Taylor argues for solution to IFRS 9 ‘headache’
Loss provisioning rules could worsen downturns and present issues for stress-testing, official says
Climate-related disclosures should be mandatory – RBNZ official
Assistant governor says firms should not be allowed to “cherry pick” what disclosures they make
Women paid 20% less than men at BoE
Pay gap shrinks to lowest level since 2017, but remains above UK national average
Wider use of LEIs will improve stability, says DNB president
LEI system should be improved and made compulsory for more types of financial data – Klaas Knot
Global governance is getting harder, warns BoE’s Cunliffe
Fading memories of crisis, new players and Brexit all create challenges, deputy says
New payments platform helped transfers during Australian bushfires
RBA was able to get money to those affected ‘immediately’, says Philip Lowe
Stress tests should be ‘two-stage’- Donald Kohn
Results for first test could be used to model second scenario, says senior BoE official
Sharon Donnery stresses international co-operation role in financial stability
Irish deputy governor explains macro-prudential measures implemented since global financial crisis
De Guindos stresses uncertainty from coronavirus outbreak
Powell and Carney said Fed and BoE are closely monitoring the virus’s impact on the economy
Riksbank’s Skingsley calls for other policy areas to support monetary stimulus
First deputy governor says Swedish central bank has tools to react to future recessions
Fiji’s central bank faces climate change challenge
Governor notes disaster risk management is evolving at rapid pace
Spanish governor calls for consolidation and reforms to preserve growth
Hernández de Cos highlights Spain’s stronger export sector after financial crisis
Inflation expectations risk continuing downward trend – John Williams
New York Fed president urges policy-makers to hold themselves accountable for below-target inflation
BoE climate stress tests results to be shared with NGFS
Carney says tests will highlight firms that are not implementing appropriate policies
IMF chief calls for climate-related stress tests
Fund will work more closely with central banks to tackle climate risks, Kristalina Georgieva says
New Zealand’s life insurers failing to improve conduct risk management – Orr
RBNZ “underwhelmed” by response from life insurers to conduct recommendations
RBA’s Lowe rules out QE in Australia
Governor stresses inflation forecasts converge to target in 2021, and rates could be cut if needed
Focus on cross-border payment systems, not CBDC – Bundesbank official
German central bank board member says “fast and efficient” payment network should take priority over digital currency development
Mester calls for cyber stress-testing in US
Adopting or adapting practices like the Bank of England’s would be worthwhile, she says
Climate risks may be uninsurable – DNB’s Elderson
NGFS chairman calls on the implementation of a carbon tax to help mitigate these risks
Consumer data must be handled ‘properly’ – FCA official
Firms must ensure they are using data “ethically”, FCA’s Mills says, if open banking is going to be a success