News in Systemic Risk: Monday, August 17, 2020 (10 a.m. ET) August 17, 2020 Does quantitative easing boost bank lending to the real economy or cause other bank asset reallocation? The case of the UK (Simone Giansante, Mahmoud Fatouh, Steven Ongena; Bank of England) The countercyclical capital buffer: A cross-country overview of policy frameworks (Elif C. Arbatli-Saxegaard, Mohammad Adnan Muneer; Norges Bank) The International Aspects of Macroprudential Policy (Kristin J. Forbes; National Bureau of Economic Research) IMF Reaches a Staff-Level Agreement with the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on an Extended Credit Facility Arrangement (International Monetary Fund) Libor Troubles Deepen as Deadline for Benchmark’s Demise Approaches (Julia-Ambra Verlaine; Wall Street Journal) Fitch Follows Moody’s by Downgrading Oman Deeper Into Junk Again (Abeer Abu Omar, Netty Idayu Ismail; Bloomberg) Related Stories High School Students Visit Yale SOM for Introduction to Careers in Business and Economics Visiting Yale, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Hails Program on Financial Stability Program on Financial Stability Receives $7.5 million
