We introduce a digital currency, either as a central bank digital currency (CBDC) or a financial crypto asset (stablecoin), in the network of financial accounts. Simulating a shift of deposits by both households and non-financial corporations from the banking sector to the digital currency, we...

We introduce a new Economic Distress Index (EDI), which incorporates information from all economic sectors as a device for real-time monitoring of financial stability risks in the euro area. Our approach is based on structural models of credit risk and incorporates market and balance sheet...

Stablecoin issuers can become subject to runs just like banks. This is because, in the absence of adequate regulation, issuers are incentivised to hold disproportionate amounts of high-yielding but illiquid assets in their reserve portfolios. The value of such reserve assets may be overly...

Proposals to include adjustments such as brown penalising and green supporting factors in the prudential regulation are meant to direct bank lending towards environmentally friendly projects. However, such adjustments can blur the lines between prudential credit risk assessment and environmental...