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Willingness is not enough to achieve equality – BoE’s Place
COO says she has changed her views on what needs to be done to achieve gender equality
Strong dollar is weighing on trade – BIS’s Shin
Advanced-economy monetary policy may have made the problem worse, he says
Swedish governor calls for comprehensive reforms to housing market
Higher house prices boost private debt, which now poses greatest financial risk, adds the governor
Finnish central bank needs more macro-prudential tools – deputy governor
Increased presence of international investors may increase housing market’s volatility – Nykänen
Thai SEC executive explains country’s ban on crypto-asset trading
Thai authorities struggled to find a happy medium between consumer protection and innovation
Europe needs supervisory standards for climate risks – Lautenschläger
ECB official says standards should be worked out rapidly in modular form
Bundesbank official calls for pan-European mobile payments champion
Board member hopes Europe can compete with US and China in fintech
Fed should target inflation range – Boston president
Policy is similar to price level and inflation averaging targets, but is easier to explain, Rosengren says
IMF’s Adrian says central banks should disclose climate risk exposure
Data gaps make it harder for central banks to set appropriate climate stress tests, he says
RBI’s Das questions convention of 25-basis point hikes
“Let me try and somewhat shock you,” says governor
Fintech firms could encourage regulatory risk management update – Fed’s Bowman
Some regulations may need to be changed to ensure community banks can access third-party products
Pause in normalisation could be bad news for EMEs – Mexico’s Guzmán
A pause may create a “more complex and uncertain external setting” for EMEs, he says
Digitalisation is reshaping the economy, says Canada’s Wilkins
G7 conference raises key questions on how the economy will change in future
Powell asserts independence in speech to US lawmakers
Fed chairman says US must maintain global leadership
Euro’s ‘heft’ has been underappreciated – BIS’s Borio
Several roles of the euro as an international currency are underappreciated, says Borio
Uncertainty demands pragmatic approach, French governor says
Villeroy de Galhau warns central bankers to avoid creating “additional doubts”
Eurozone governments must pursue fiscal expansion, Praet says
ECB chief economist says monetary policy cannot support recovery without support
Communication still a challenge for the FPC – BoE’s Kashyap
“GDP at risk” could be a useful way of summarising risks for non-experts, FPC member says
Quarles: FSB to examine too-big-to-fail reforms
Organisation must improve transparency, says chairman Randal Quarles
Europe needs cross-border banking reforms – Lautenschläger
Nations must reform ring-fencing before next crisis hits, says ECB supervisor
RBI using suptech to oversee rapidly growing fintech sector – Das
Supervisors need to undertake “accelerated off-site surveillance”, governor says
Philippines launches inclusion initiative in memory of Espenilla
Late governor honoured in new initiative to help those underserved by financial industry
Carney says supervisors must develop climate stress-testing
BoE is working with the NGFS to develop climate change scenarios as step toward stress-testing
EU must prevent large firms dominating markets, Praet says
ECB chief economist warns market concentration may have serious macroeconomic effects