HKMAPaper
Stability report details monetary conditions and banking risks
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has released its Half-Yearly Monetary and Financial Stability Report for September 2026.
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FEDPaper
SEMI data tracks US chip fab spending amid official reporting lags
Official US economic data fails to track semiconductor fab investment in real time due to broad categories and publication lags, according to a Federal Reserve study.
RBIPaper
RBI panel recommends raising state WMA limits 11.2 percent to ₹67,839 crore
An advisory committee chaired by I S N Prasad has recommended raising the aggregate Ways and Means Advances limit for Indian states by 11.2 percent to ₹67,839 crore.
BDEPaper
Horizontal mergers raise revenue productivity 4 percent in Spain
Analyzing 3,759 horizontal mergers in Spain between 1997 and 2022, a Banco de España study finds that post-deal revenue productivity rises 4 percent and markups rise 5 to 6 percent within eight years.
BDIPaper
Cryptographic tools balance payment privacy and auditability
A Banca d'Italia study maps how privacy-enhancing technologies reconcile user confidentiality with regulatory oversight in digital payment infrastructures.
HKMAPaper
SARBPaper
Current account deficit hits 2.6 percent as unemployment climbs
South Africa's current account balance switched to a deficit of 2.6 percent of GDP in the second quarter of 2026, while the unemployment rate rose to 33.6 percent.
SARBPaper
China overtakes euro area with 28.6 percent weight in rand basket
South Africa updated its effective exchange rate indices to a 2022 base year, expanding the currency basket to 23 trading partners as China overtook the euro area as the largest trade weight at 28.6 percent.
BISPaper
Output floor binds six global banks under full Basel III phase-in
A fully phased-in 72.5 percent output floor will bind six out of 13 disclosing global systemically important banks, according to a Bank for International Settlements study.
FEDPaper
CECL adoption cut annual bank loan growth
The adoption of the Current Expected Credit Losses accounting standard reduced annual bank loan growth by approximately 77 basis points.
BOEPaper
Discretionary inflation rules lower welfare losses by 9.4 percent
Targeting discretionary inflation rather than headline consumer price indices reduces monetary policy welfare losses by 9.4 percent, according to a Bank of England study.
BDFPaper
High inflation breaks stock and corporate bond diversification
Corporate bond and equity returns in the euro area increasingly move together during inflationary periods, according to a Banque de France working paper.