business and finance

Inflationary household uncertainty shocks

Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers by Gene Ambrocio




business and finance

Bonds, Currencies and Expectational Errors

Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers by Eleonora Granziera and Markus Sihvonen




business and finance

Time-frequency forecast of the equity premium

Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers by Gonçalo Faria and Fabio Verona




business and finance

Understanding US export dynamics: does modelling the extensive margin of exports help?

Bank of England Working Papers by Aydan Dogan and Ida Hjortsoe




business and finance

Workers, capitalists, and the government: fiscal policy and income (re)distribution

Bank of England Working Papers by Cristiano Cantore and Lukas Freund




business and finance

The missing link: monetary policy and the labor share

Bank of England Working Papers by Cristiano Cantore, Filippo Ferroni and Miguel León-Ledesma




business and finance

High water, no marks? Biased lending after extreme weather

Bank of England Working Papers by Nicola Garbarino and Benjamin Guin




business and finance

Central Bank Digital Currency - Objectives, preconditions and design choices

Netherlands Bank DNB Occasional Studies by Peter Wierts and Harro Boven




business and finance

Dealers' insurance, market structure, and liquidity

Bank for International Settlements BIS Working Papers by Francesca Carapella and Cyril Monnet




business and finance

Quantitative easing and the price-liquidity trade-off

European Central Bank Working Papers by Marien Ferdinandusse, Maximilian Freier and Annukka Ristiniemi




business and finance

The making of a cyber crash: a conceptual model for systemic risk in the financial sector

European Systemic Risk Board Occasional Papers by Greg Ros




business and finance

From secular stagnation to robocalypse? Implications of demographic and technological changes

Bank of Spain Working Papers by Henrique S. Basso and Juan F. Jimeno




business and finance

The Phillips Curve at the ECB

European Central Bank Working Papers by Fabian Eser, Peter Karadi, Philip R. Lane, Laura Moretti and Chiara Osbat




business and finance

Measuring Systemic Risk: A Quantile Factor Analysis

Central Bank of Chile Working Papers by Andrés Sagner




business and finance

The impact of information laws on consumer credit access: evidence from Chile

Central Bank of Chile Working Papers by Carlos Madeira




business and finance

On the Response of Inflation and Monetary Policy to an Immigration Shock

Central Bank of Chile Working Papers by Benjamín García and Juan Guerra-Salas




business and finance

International and domestic interactions of macroprudential and monetary policies: the case of Chile

Central Bank of Chile Working Papers by Tomás Gómez, Alejandro Jara and David Moreno




business and finance

The Real Effects of Monetary Shocks: Evidence from Micro Pricing Moments

Central Bank of Chile Working Papers by Gee Hee Hong, Matthew Klepacz, Ernesto Pasten and Raphael Schoenle




business and finance

NHS contact tracing team reportedly mulls switch to Apple-Google API



In what could herald a course reversal for the UK's National Health Service, health officials in that country have reportedly asked a team of developers to "investigate" switching its contact tracing app to a cross-platform API provided by Apple and Google.




business and finance

Apple sued over 2016 MacBook Pro 'stage lighting' issue



Apple has been hit with a class-action lawsuit claiming that the company concealed the so-called "stage lighting" issue experienced by some 2016 MacBook Pro owners.




business and finance

Top-spec 13-inch MacBook Pros can handle 87W adapters, but benefits are limited



Apple's higher-end 13-inch MacBook Pros are equipped to take advantage of 87W power adapters, though users won't see any charging speed benefits from the change.




business and finance

New iOS feature automatically sends medical information to emergency services



Apple's latest iOS 13.5 beta release includes a new Health app feature that allows iPhone and Apple Watch users to automatically send Medical ID information to first responders.




business and finance

Apple TV+ promotion tours 'For All Mankind's' lunar base



Stoking interest in an expected second season of Apple TV+ original "For All Mankind," Apple on Wednesday shared a virtual tour of the show's fictional Jamestown lunar base.




business and finance

Apple extends dominant smartwatch market lead in Q1



Apple Watch extended its lead over smartwatch market competitors during the first quarter of 2020, according to new statistics from research firm Strategy Analytics, with Apple's wearable now accounting for more than 55% of the whole.




business and finance

Facebook SDK update reportedly caused multiple iOS apps to instantly crash



A number of popular iOS apps, including TikTok, Pinterest and Spotify, began to crash on Wednesday after an update to Facebook's SDK rolled out, software that many developers rely on to streamline the user login process.




business and finance

Hands on: Brydge Pro+ firmware updated improves iPadOS user experience



Brydge on Wednesday launched a new update to improve its Brydge Pro+ keyboard with trackpad that recently starting shipping for iPad Pro. AppleInsider goes hands-on with the latest firmware to see how Brydge's improvements have strengthened the user experience of its flagship product.




business and finance

Improve your COVID-19 stay at home with these free apps and resources



As the COVID-19 pandemic continues around the world, countries are extending periods of national lockdown and increasing the need for people to stay home. AppleInsider has compiled a list of free resources, apps, tools, and services that are still available to use while social distancing.



  • iOS/macOS/iPadOS

business and finance

Apple's first Mini LED product might not launch until 2021



Apple's first product to integrate Mini LED display technology might see a later-than-expected launch timeline due to setbacks caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to new research from TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.




business and finance

Apple Stores reopen in Australia



Apple has reopened all of its operational Apple Stores in Australia, following their closure because of the coronavirus outbreak. Each of the stores has introduced social distancing and temperature checks.




business and finance

Apple grants $10 million to COVID-19 test collection kit manufacturer



Early Thursday morning, Apple announced it is awarding $10 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund plus manufacturing machinery design assistance to COVID-19 test kit collection equipment manufacturer COPAN Diagnostics.




business and finance

Apple looks to the future of video conferencing with Memoji avatars



Instead of every meeting attendee staring at a flat Zoom screen, Apple is looking to the future of video conferencing with Memoji-style avatars arranged in augmented reality around each meeting attendee.




business and finance

Apple TV with A12X ready to go at any time, claims leaker



A prolific leaker has declared that Apple has a new Apple TV 4K ready to go, and it could launch the product at any time.




business and finance

Apple's Jeff Williams 'bullish' about post-coronavirus economic recovery in US



Apple's Jeff Williams says that supply chains are running well and that the company is optimistic about the future for the economy both for itself and for America as a whole.




business and finance

16" MacBook Pro deals: save up to $450 on every single model with coupon



AppleInsider has rounded up the best 16-inch MacBook Pro deals going on right now, with coupon savings knocking up to $450 off every single model. Whether you're in the market for a standard config or looking for a loaded Core i9 model, it pays to check out the cash discounts.




business and finance

Home automation company Wink under fire for surprise subscription mandate



Wink customers will soon have to pay a monthly subscription fee to access any of the smart home hardware that they have purchased.




business and finance

European countries form coalition over contact tracing app concerns



Several European countries, including Switzerland and Germany, are demanding all user data generated by coronavirus contact tracing apps be stored on-device, rather than aggregated on a centralized server.




business and finance

'Scoob!' coming to iTunes on May 15, bypassing theaters and rental windows entirely



Instead of a theater release in May, or a digital rental period, Warner Brothers will release their new movie 'Scoob!' on iTunes for a $25 one-time purchase.




business and finance

Apple expects iPad, Mac sales to grow in June Q3 despite COVID-19



It's not exactly surprising that with all of the uncertainty in the world, Apple decided that it couldn't provide useful revenue guidance for its fiscal Q3 ending in June. It is unexpected, however, that Apple felt confident in announcing a silver lining to the pandemic -- it expects to sell more Macs and iPads in the summer of 2020 compared to 2019.



  • iPhone/iPad/Apple Watch

business and finance

Lowest price anywhere: Apple's 13-inch MacBook Air (Mid-2019) for $849



B&H Photo has just issued an exclusive discount on Apple's MacBook Air (2019), dropping the price down to a record low $849 with free expedited shipping for AppleInsider readers. Inventory is limited, and this deal may sell out at any time.




business and finance

'X-ray teardown' of iPad Pro Magic Keyboard illustrates complex engineering



Repair site iFixit has shared x-ray photographs of the new Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro, and they reveal an accessory more complicated than it might appear from the outside.




business and finance

Apple releases fourth developer betas of macOS 10.15.5, watchOS 6.2.5, tvOS 13.4.5



Following the release of the fourth betas of iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, Apple has followed through with fourth betas for macOS 10.15.5, watchOS 6.2.5, and tvOS 13.4.5.



  • Mac OS X/Apple TV/Apple Watch/macOS

business and finance

Apple Wi-Fi hotspot patent infrigement saga ends with a whimper



After several years of back-and-forth litigation, Apple has withdrawn what was likely its final appeal in a Wi-Fi hotspot patent infringement case due to a Supreme Court decision.




business and finance

Rumored 'Powerbeats Pro 2' could be minor update to Powerbeats Pro



A pair of model numbers recently discovered in multiple international regulatory filings hinted at a next-generation Beats headphone, but new information suggests the device may actually be related to an existing product that's already in circulation.




business and finance

Samsung to launch 'innovative' physical debit card this summer



Following in the footsteps of Apple Card, and in the shadow of a rumored debit card solution from Google, Samsung on Thursday announced plans to field a physical debit card product in partnership with finance company SoFi.




business and finance

iPhone 11 selfie camera fails to crack DxOMark's top-ten list



Digital camera specialist DxOMark on Thursday released a comprehensive review of the front-facing selfie camera on Apple's iPhone 11, finding the device to offer good, if not great, performance compared to competing smartphones.




business and finance

Qualcomm CEO touts improved relationship with Apple after bitter legal dispute



Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf in an interview on Thursday said the chipmaker's relationship with Apple has greatly improved since the two companies ended a bitter legal battle over patent licensing and royalties in 2019.




business and finance

Today only: Apple's 2019 15" MacBook Pro drops to $1,579 (up to $950 off)



In what are the lowest prices we've seen on Mid 2019 15-inch MacBook Pros, Amazon-owned Woot has refurbished units discounted to as low as $1,579.99, with savings of up to $950 off. These units are refurbished by Apple, but come with a 1-year Woot warranty.




business and finance

Apple launches new online storefront for buying from home



Apple has now launched a new shop front online which is expressly for making it easier to buy, and get technical help, from home.




business and finance

Apple TV+ drama 'Defending Jacob' reportedly setting records



While Apple has not revealed any viewing figures for Apple TV+, industry sources say the new "Defending Jacob" drama is a hit with higher viewing figures, and audience engagement, than most shows on the service.




business and finance

Apple to reopen Apple Stores in Germany on May 11



Apple is to reopen at least three of its stores in Germany on May 11, in line with the country's newly-announced measure for allowing shops to open with extra hygiene measures.