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New York Fed chief highlights drawbacks of pre-crisis corridor system
PBoC cuts reserve requirement in bid to support lending to smaller firms
Move may be "precautionary" response to slowing growth – analyst
CFTC’s fintech catch-up effort includes ‘global sandbox’ push
Chairman says US regulator is seeking co-operation deals around the world
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We could not have survived this crisis without the ‘Main Street’ structure of the Fed. If it had just been a New York Fed… [it] would have faced a more severe backlash and possibly elimination
James Bullard, president, Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis
As internet access increases and encryption technology improves, digital currencies have the capacity to reduce operating costs, increase efficiency and enable a wide range of new applications
Fan Yifei, PBoC deputy governor
We see a strong, determined and young leadership with a focus on changing politics, society and the economy. The main impact for Sama is in the economic area.
Ahmed Abdulkarim Alkholifey, governor, Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority
Equilibrium’s a great concept, but the dynamic side has suffered because there aren’t really very good theories on how quickly ideas or events will unfold.
Hal Varian, chief economist, Google
There is empirical evidence that within the range of capital we are talking about in these regulations, it is the well-capitalised banks that provide lending; it is the well-capitalised banks that contribute to growth.
Jaime Caruana, BIS general manager
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A route to economic growth – The Belt and Road Initiative 2018 survey
To mark the fifth anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the IFF – in collaboration with Central Banking – conducted its inaugural Belt and Road Survey of central banks
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Communications on financial stability should be strengthened
Who is Yi Gang?
Measuring Venezuela’s hyperinflation
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A changing of the guard
Productivity puzzles and the neutral rate of interest
Brexit drives a wedge between BoE and markets
BoE’s Brazier: credit risks ‘stirring’ beneath calm surface
Satellite night-time light data could forecast US exports – Fed paper
Fed’s Brainard warns of ‘financial imbalances’
Canadian households may be responding to higher interest rates - Poloz
Fed forecasts overcompensate for trend deviations, paper says
More older people and women joining labour force, RBNZ paper finds