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People’s Bank of China cuts RRRs and key rates
The People’s Bank of China has cut its main policy rate and its reserve requirement ratios (RRRs) for banks, as part of the ...
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Bank of Mexico cuts rates by 25bp amid slowing inflation
The Bank of Mexico (Banxico) on September 26 reduced its overnight interbank interest rate by 25 basis points to 10.5%. Four ...
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Czech Republic, Sweden and Switzerland cut rates
The Swiss National Bank cut its policy rate to 1% on September 26. This is the third time the SNB has cut rates this year.
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Banks should account for Fed facilities in stress tests – Barr
Banks should account for the discount window and the standing repurchase facility in stress tests, the US Federal Reserve’s ...
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Yellen highlights systemic risks from rise in non-bank lending
US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen this week highlighted the need for regulators to focus on the systemic risks posed by ...
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Bank Indonesia to launch central clearing house
Bank Indonesia is to launch a central counterparty clearing house (CCP) next week for exchange and money market transactions. Donny Hutabarat, head of the bank’s financial market development ...
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Central banks must reckon with the costs of quantitative easing
Risk.net, FX Markets.com, WatersTechnology.com, Central Banking.com, PostOnline.co.uk, InsuranceAge.co.uk, RiskTechForum.com ...
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Handful of central banks expanded swap lines in past year
The international network of swap lines between central banks expanded modestly in the past year, data from the Reserve ...
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Libya’s rival factions nominate new central bank governor
Libya’s rival factions have agreed to nominate Naji Mohamed Issa Balgasim as the new governor of its central bank, according ...
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Energy data is ‘must-have’ for managing credit risk – Elderson
Energy performance data from commercial and residential buildings is a “must-have” for managing credit risk in the real ...
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‘The time to prepare is now’ – G7 probes quantum computing risks
The Group of Seven’s (G7) cyber expert group (CEG) is calling on financial authorities to work closely with banks and raise ...
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Clearer guidelines needed for crisis co-operation – FSI report
Financial authorities should have clearer guidelines on how to co-operate with their counterparts in other countries during a ...