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  • BIS: Effects Of Fed Policy Rate Forecasts On Real Yields And Inflation Expectations At The Zero Lower Bound

    Date 21/07/2020

    Focus

    Long-term real interest rates play an important part in the transmission of monetary policy measures to aggregate demand. But there are concerns that the unconventional monetary policy tool of forward guidance may not be effective when policy rates fall to zero, ie reach their zero lower bound (ZLB). A further concern is that the publication of policy rate forecasts at the ZLB may be perceived as an unconditional commitment, thus undermining the credibility of monetary policy. We investigate both these concerns for the policy rate forecasts made by the Federal Reserve in its Summary of Economic Projections (SEP).

  • EBA Publishes Overview Of Public Guarantee Schemes Issued In Response To The Covid-19 Pandemic

    Date 21/07/2020

    The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a list of the public guarantee schemes issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This publication, which complements the information included in the EBA Report on the implementation of selected COVID-19 policies, aims at providing transparency to the public on the existence of public guarantees, as well as responding to the European Commission’s request for a stock-take of such guarantees.

  • Opening Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Rostin Behnam Before The Market Risk Advisory Committee

    Date 21/07/2020

    Introduction 

    Good morning and welcome to a virtual meeting of the CFTC’s Market Risk Advisory Committee (“MRAC” or “Committee”).  I want to thank Chairman Tarbert and Commissioners Quintenz, Stump, and Berkovitz for joining today’s meeting.  I also want to thank and acknowledge the MRAC members, the subcommittee chairs, and the speakers who will participate on today’s panels.   


  • IMF Strategy, Policy And Review Department Director Martin Mühleisen To Retire

    Date 21/07/2020

    International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva today announced that Martin Mühleisen, Director of the Strategy, Policy, and Review (SPR) Department, has indicated his intention to retire from the Fund in August 2021. In the interim period, Mr. Mühleisen will take on a role as a Special Advisor in the Office of the Managing Director. His current appointment as head of the SPR Department expires on September 1, 2020.

  • CFTC Announces Whistleblower Awards Totaling More Than $1 Million

    Date 21/07/2020

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it will award more than $1 million to two whistleblowers who voluntarily provided original information that led the Commission to bring a successful enforcement action. The CFTC opened an investigation after the first whistleblower’s information was deemed to be sufficiently specific, credible, and timely. The second whistleblower significantly contributed to the matter by providing investigative staff with first-hand information obtained through participation in the underlying scheme.