Equities
Working group minutes: reserve managers chafe at constraints
Officials at several central banks say limited investment universe restricts room for manoeuvre
PBoC launches swap facility in bid to boost stock market
Financial institutions will be able to swap eligible assets with sovereign bonds and central bank bills
Hélène Rey on cracking the code to the global financial cycle
The dollar and financial cycle move together. For the first time, economists think they know why
Rate markets had lucky escape from August stock crash, says BoE
FPC minutes suggest spillover might have occurred were it not for positive macroeconomic news
BIS says carry trade unwind is part of broader pattern
Multi-strategy hedge funds drive spillovers across asset classes, analysis finds
Countries with high import coverage invest more in non-SDR debt
Breakdown of asset allocations shows Europe holds nearly half of world’s ESG-focused bonds
All eyes on the Fed
The US central bank faces a challenging path to fulfil its mandated goals
Triggers of August market ‘flare-up’ still in place, BIS warns
Leveraged positions remain at risk of sudden unwinding, as margin calls play amplifying role
Japanese officials pledge vigilance on financial markets
BoJ, finance ministry and regulator hold emergency meeting after country’s biggest fall in equities since 1987
MAS review aims to boost Singapore’s stock market
Central bank-led group will look into how SGX might attract more IPOs
MAS carbon emissions rise amid shift to greener investment portfolio
Equity and corporate bond climate exposures fall as rising air travel and data use drive up own emissions
Chinese government replaces head of securities regulator
Move follows pledge by authorities to stabilise markets in wake of share selloffs
MAS bolsters efforts on transition finance
Central bank issues new taxonomy and will work on phasing out coal
SEC criticised for belt-and-braces ban on volume-based pricing
Legal experts question need for rules to prevent firms disguising agency trades as proprietary
Fed’s Cook is concerned about non-banks and real estate prices
Hedge funds could rapidly pull out of Treasury cash futures market
Default fears loom over Country Garden
The Chinese developer reportedly missed a final deadline to repay $15.4 million in interest
Bank Indonesia resumes tightening to stabilise currency
Central bank to issue FX-denominated notes to attract capital inflows
Ring-fencing protects retail banks, but lowers total equity value
BoE research finds concentrating risks in one group of banks depresses asset prices
Balance sheet data can help gauge systemic risk, ECB paper says
Researchers present methodology for assessing large and small lenders based on SRisk measure
China SWF buying bank shares on Shanghai exchange
Central Huijin was created in 2003 to address domestic banking crisis
BoE to conduct ‘desk-based stress test’ for 2024
Financial policy committee warns of some risks in UK corporate and household finance