Financial Stability
US homes not adequately insured against disasters – report
Philly Fed study says most households do not have coverage to rebuild following catastrophic damage
UK unfreezes Syrian central bank assets
Decision follows similar move by EU, though US sanctions remain in place
BoE proposes to ease regulations for small-scale lenders
Central bank suggests raising leverage ratio threshold from £50 billion to £70 billion
Bangladesh does not need to rely on IMF – central bank governor
Mansur says country needs to increase revenue if it is to address deficit
Data from Covid liquidity programmes could improve markets – BoC study
Anonymising and aggregating information would assist with price discovery, argues research
Iran’s central bank tells lenders to be more transparent
Excessive delays found in responding to enquiries from members of the public
War in Taiwan would cause severe disruption – Fed study
Conflict would be most economically impactful since World War II, says author
Bank of Israel instructs lenders to provide war relief
Central bank says lenders must set aside $833 billion for groups affected by conflicts
Tunisia’s president ‘gambling’ with central bank
Analysts say ruler’s attempts to erode bank’s independence create serious risks for economy
AML and inclusion go hand in hand – Eswatini deputy governor
Dlamini-Kunene says efforts to tackle crime did not have to result in exclusionary policies
Tunisia’s president calls for say in setting monetary policy
Saied reportedly makes demand during meeting with central bank governor
Fernando Restoy on supervision, geopolitical risks and the rise of non-banks
FSI chairman shares his plans for the organisation and discusses the latest policy issues, including AI oversight, collateral pre-positioning and capital resilience
Fed’s Barr tells regulators to ‘finish the job’ on Basel III
Not complying with global standards makes US banks less competitive, vice-chair for supervision says
ESRB views US financial deregulation ‘with concern’
Vice-chair Olli Rehn announces new communication drive as “memory of last financial crisis fades”
‘Sandpile’ model makes case for supervisory intervention
IMF paper finds that arranging sales of failing banks is best policy, despite some side effects
Syria imports banknotes from Russia
Central bank says media reports of amounts involved are ‘exaggerated’
Quantum computing could help with prudential policies – study
Bank of Italy paper says technology could help central banks simulate stress scenarios for lenders
Nigerian central bank to cap fees for ATM withdrawals
Move meant to curb rising costs of withdrawals
Trump, the Fed and climate’s undeniable systemic risk
Experts disagree on the impact of the Fed’s withdrawal from the NGFS but are united about climate change’s devastating effect on the financial system
Key lessons from 15 years of macro-prudential policy
Pedro Duarte Neves reviews how macro-prudential tools can be used for maximum effect
Central bankers from Americas respond to Trump’s tariff shock
Canadian, Mexican, Colombian and Fed governors speak of post-Covid realities at BIS conference