Emerging markets
Global house price growth slows, but China still surging
BIS figures show broad slowdown in growth, though prices are still rising fast in some places
Cash increasingly used as store of value – BIS report
Cash “still king”, BIS authors say, but electronic payments are taking a bigger share of transactions
Norway’s SWF chief to step down after 12 years
Yngve Slyngstad presided over international diversification and the adoption of real estate, while total assets multiplied by four
‘Hegemonic digital currency’ could help fix global system – Carney
Using CBDC to facilitate online sales could bring about more rapid change, governor says
World risks ‘global liquidity crunch’, former BIS officials warn
“Urgent action” needed to prevent crisis, say Philip Turner and André Icard
BIS studies highlight limits to unconventional policy
Policies seen as broadly effective, but reports warn of spillovers and other unintended effects if the policies are used too much and for too long
EMEs can resist spillovers with prudential policy – BoE paper
Some prudential policies work better than others, researchers find
BIS: forex volumes rise to $6.6 trillion as London trading soars
While the UK capital reinforces its prominence in forex markets, trading in Asian currencies heats up
Turkey launches second major rate cut
Central bank slashes further 325 basis points off main rate
A key message from Jackson Hole: policy must globalise
Setting policy in isolation is becoming untenable and spillovers must be considered more, remarks suggest
Agustín Carstens on fixing the global monetary system
The BIS chief speaks about how to strengthen the global safety net, vulnerabilities in emerging markets and the challenges and opportunities posed by fintech
Central banks face loss of independence – Central Banking survey
A new survey of Central Banking’s Editorial Advisory Board points to central banks facing existential challenges with little change in their frameworks or toolkits
IMF has no back-up plan to Fed swap lines
Financial counsellor says no plans in the works for emergency dollar funding backstop
IMF’s Adrian on the big tech threat and why a ‘non-system’ works
The IMF’s financial counsellor speaks about risks from big tech’s move into fintech, the fund’s efforts to craft well-targeted policy guidance and why the current international monetary ‘non-system’ works
The great wave: global liquidity in a turbulent world
Global imbalances are growing, and it is unclear whether the world’s institutions have enough firepower to respond to a crisis, writes Daniel Hinge
Non-banks attracting more global liquidity than banks for first time
In Q1, more liquidity flowed to non-banks than banks for the first time in 40 years of BIS data
Surge in cross-border credit led by non-banks
Cross-border claims rise at fastest rate since the global crisis, BIS figures show
Bulgaria a case study in effective prudential policy – BIS’s Carstens
Country was early adopter of macro-prudential policy, which helped manage capital flows, Carstens says
Next IMF chief could be non-European
Carney and Carstens among possible candidates as institution seeks successor to Lagarde
BIS says theory behind EME policy must catch up with ‘reality’
Situation is similar to the adoption of inflation targeting in the early 1990s, says BIS annual report
Rupiah stability in focus as Bank Indonesia eases requirements
Central bank likely to wait for the Fed’s rate decision before cutting main rate; Indonesia joins Malaysia, Philippines and India in switching to easier monetary policies
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Carney warns of ‘global liquidity trap’
BoE governor says model of “capital flows at risk” highlights important vulnerabilities, but reserves may still be too big
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