Europe
Book notes: Bucking the buck: US financial sanctions and the international backlash against the dollar, by Daniel McDowell
A timely and well-documented book about the weaponisation of the US dollar
MPCs largest in inflation-targeting central banks
Government reps attend meetings in two-thirds of jurisdictions with other regimes
Irish central banker acknowledges ‘valid’ criticism of Dora timeline
New digital resilience regulation criticised for not giving firms enough time to comply
ECB, EBA and Eiopa publish data point model agreement
Framework aims to maintain and streamline methods of reporting supervisory data
Monetary policy budget averages under $2 million annually
Budgets larger in high income, upper-middle income central banks
Fed needs more evidence to cut rates – Powell
Lagarde tells same Sintra panel that services inflation is making disinflation “bumpy”
Eurozone ‘soft landing’ still not guaranteed, warns Lagarde
ECB president says costs of disinflation are contained better than in the past
Briefing, analysis and research are monetary policy officials’ top duties
Average departmental staff remains below 40 persons
Build up CCyB gradually over financial cycle, says ECB paper
Even partially built-up buffers help during a shock, researchers argue
Over 25% of central banks pre-brief government on policy decisions
Briefing patterns differ across institutions, as two central banks start practice
Digital euro ‘may require’ battery-powered cards for offline use
Eurosystem could develop its own app to manage digital euro accounts
European Commission opens consultation on AI in finance
As AI use in financial services increases, regulators must balance innovation with risk
ECB paper presents new measure of bank performance
“Bank edge” compares individual banks’ book returns to benchmark portfolio
Attention shifts to US, UK after European Union postpones FRTB
Global timeline still unclear, with banks hoping lawmakers will use delay to soften rules
Book notes: The wealth of a nation, by Geoffrey Hodgson
This book provides a deep dive into the economic and institutional transformations that supported the rise of English capitalism
BIS and BoE launch project to simplify FX transactions
Project Meridian FX seeks to link RTGS and DLT systems
Central banks continue climate action despite political pressure
Reserve managers are expanding green investments, as some incorporate “double materiality”
Remittance fees unregulated in most jurisdictions despite high costs
But central banks identify opportunities in cross border payments integration
Banks are main instant payments participants
Email address is central banks’ least-used payment channel
Supervisors must embrace technology – ECB’s McCaul
Data is “growing exponentially”, so supervisors must innovate to track risks, supervisory board member says, as SSM digitalisation enters ‘phase 2’
Central bankers warn of US election risks
Danger of tariffs and supply chain disruptions, Central Banking Summer Meetings hear
Two in five RTGS systems experienced outage last year
Majority of central banks plan technology upgrade within a year
ECB penalises European banks for not meeting climate risk deadline
European real estate market remains a concern but banks are in a “robust” position, Jochnick says
Around two-fifths of central banks planning instant payments
Central banks processed instant transactions with average value of over $124 billion in 2023