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Claudio BorioHead of the Monetary and Economic Department

Macroprudential frameworks:Experience, prospects and a way forward

9th biennial IFC Conference BIS, Basel 31 August 2018

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Introduction Macroprudential (MaP) frameworks

A key new element of the post-crisis financial reforms

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Growing popularity of the term “macroprudential”

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Themes and takeaways Macroprudential (MaP) frameworks

A key new element of the post-crisis financial reforms

Two questions: What has been the experience so far? What is the way forward?

Definition: use of (primarily) prudential tools targeting systemic risk Focus: time dimension (procyclicality)

Three takeaways MaP frameworks have brought about a welcome major intellectual shift Substantial progress has been made, but more needs to be done MaP to be embedded in broader macro-financial stability frameworks

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Structure of the remarks

The MaP intellectual shift A major enduring gain

Implementing MaP framework Good progress, but more needed

Beyond MaP frameworks Towards a more holistic macro-financial stability framework

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Two conceptions of risk

Prevailing pre-crisis Macroprudential

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Financial booms, low spreads and volatility are signs of high risk-taking

US example

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Growing popularity of the terms “macroprudential” and “financial cycle”

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Structure of the remarks

The MaP intellectual shift A major enduring gain

Implementing MaP framework Good progress, but more needed

Beyond MaP frameworks Towards a more holistic macro-financial stability framework

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Macro stress tests: strengths and limitations

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Macroprudential: growing use of measures over time

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Impact of macroprudential measures on bank credit

Impact of tightening

–1.25

–1.00

–0.75

–0.50

–0.25

0.00

Loan provisioning Countercyclicalrules capital buffers

One-year effect, % pts

No statistical significance

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Some signs of financial imbalances even where measures used actively

–4

–2

0

2

4

–20

–10

0

10

20

06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

%Country 3

Number of measures(+1/–1) tightening/loosening action

Lhs:

–4

–2

0

2

4

–12

–6

0

6

12

06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

%Country 4

Credit-to-GDP gapRhs:

10% threshold for the BCBScountercyclical capital buffer

10%

10%

10%

10%

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Who is responsible for macroprudential measures?

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A case for autonomy in MaP frameworks

Autonomy

Accountability Transparency

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Structure of the remarks

The MaP intellectual shift A major enduring gain

Implementing MaP framework Good progress, but more needed

Beyond MaP frameworks Towards a more holistic macro-financial stability framework

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Monetary policy Macroprudentialorientation

Fiscal policy Microprudentialorientation

Structural policies

Macro-financial stability framework

Macroeconomicpolicy

Prudentialpolicy

Towards a macro-financial stability framework

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Conclusion

The MaP intellectual shift A major enduring gain

Implementing MaP framework Good progress, but more needed

Beyond MaP frameworks Towards a more holistic macro-financial stability framework

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Thank you!

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