Coronavirus
Eurozone inflation reached 0.3% in June
Eurostat estimates show significant differences in inflationary pressures between countries
US living wills must include ‘lessons learned’ from Covid-19
Large banks must outline how crisis is impacting resolution planning capabilities, Fed and FDIC say
ECB stresses capital requirements won’t hamper bank mergers
Central bank launches consultation on new guidelines on banking sector consolidation
Fed’s safety nets are ‘fundamentally unsustainable’
The Fed’s new safety nets will allow “zombie companies” to thrive and drag down productivity; ever-increasing levels of interventions are “fundamentally unsustainable, intertemporally”, says William White
Riksbank expands QE and adds corporate debt to purchases
Swedish central bank cuts lending rates to banks, but keeps repo rate unchanged at 0%
US facing new challenges as Covid cases surge – Powell
Powell warns of public confidence hit as US infections soar past previous peak
Coronavirus panic fuels a surge in cash demand
Covid-19 has led to banknote hoarding in Australia, Brazil, Canada, the eurozone, Russia and the US, fuelled by concerns about financial system stress, write Jonathan Ashworth and Charles Goodhart
Fed launches final Covid-19 lending facility
Facility began purchasing corporate bonds at issuance on June 29
Podcast: Georgia’s data-driven response to Covid-19
Covid-19 has provided the NBG a chance to test out its new data capabilities
Funds warm to Esma liquidity rules after Covid crisis
Funds are embracing stress-testing, and swing pricing, after “a real liquidity crisis” in March
IMF warns unprecedented central bank support may fuel instability
Investors may be too optimistic about recovery, IMF report says
Fed caps dividends after stress tests show big potential losses
Brainard says decision not enough as tests show loan losses could exceed those during financial crisis
Mexican central bank cuts rates despite rise in inflation
Board makes unanimous decision and stresses “uncertain” economic outlook
Book notes: Stable banks in challenging times, by Andreas Dombret
Dombret’s stability and rule-based compass should be that for every aspiring central banker, worldwide
Philippine central bank cuts rates to record low
BSP cuts rates by 50bp as IMF projects 3.6% GDP contraction in 2020
Podcast: Boston Fed backs community action on Covid-19 and racial inequality
Working Cities Challenge is not only helping economic resurgence in struggling cities, but also fostering better responses to Covid-19 and racial inequality, official explains
Covid-19 has highlighted payments systems problems – BIS report
Pandemic may have strengthened case for central bank digital currency, report says
ECB offers euros to non-eurozone central banks
Eurep facility aims to reduce international risks spilling over to eurozone, ECB says
The Fed must be careful to avoid bank deposit crowding out
Rising US government debt will have a major effect on bank funding, write Wenhao Li, Yiming Ma and Yang Zhao
IMF outlook worsens as pandemic intensifies
Fund warns of medium-term challenges for fiscal consolidation and trade
Fed to assess banks’ management during Covid-19
Supervisors evaluating business and operational strategies, cyber security and market risk assessments
ECB warns Slovenia over new loan law
Yves Mersch says ECB should have been consulted over law and warns of financial stability effects
Bank of Canada stimulus to continue for ‘very long period’ – Macklem
Economic recovery will be “prolonged and bumpy”, governor Tiff Macklem warns