Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
India hikes again as food price inflation catches on
Reserve Bank of India raises both repo and reverse repo rates by 25 basis points as headline inflation stops just short of 10%, draws $1.25 trillion out of system
RBI marks 75th anniversary with new goals
Governor Subbarao outlines new path for 2010
India surprises with 25 basis point hike
Reserve Bank of India ups key and repo rates as inflation bursts through 8.5% ceiling
Taylor rule has not removed need for judgement: RBI’s Subbarao
Reserve Bank of India governor Duvvuri Subbarao says the celebrated monetary policy rule provides a policy basis, but central banks need to apply it with relativism
FSA’s Turner queries faith in deep and liquid markets
Britain’s top regulator calls for a conservative approach to liquidity, arguing that excessive financial activity is liable to do more damage than good
RBIs Subbarao pillories inflation targeting
India’s governor says crisis has “diluted if not dissolved” inflation-targeting consensus; says fiscal dominance likely to remain
India’s Gokarn rules out March hikes
Reserve Bank of India’s Subir Gokarn emphasises that, barring extraordinary circumstances, the central bank will not raise rates before April; central bank cracks down on PayPal
RBI’s Gokarn doesn’t rule out capital controls
Reserve Bank of India’s Subir Gokarn says intervening in market to keep capital flows in check is an option
No hikes if inflation stays below 8.5%: RBI
Indian central bank’s governor and deputy governors say hikes could dampen growth, key rates to stay flat unless inflation exceeds 8.5%
RBI hikes reserve ratio
Reserve Bank of India bids to counter risk that high food inflation could spark broader price pressures
Rate decisions this week
Majority of central banks to vote this week hold rates constant though dissent voiced in the US and South Africa; Philippines and India tighten, Hungary loosens
How risk management will evolve: RBI’s Thorat
Usha Thorat, a deputy governor of the Indian central bank, says business models and an intuitive approach to risk are key to banks’ success post-crisis
Timing is everything: RBI’s Subbarao on exit
RBI governor Duvvuri Subbarao stresses the need to support recovery while addressing soaring inflation a week ahead of next policy meeting
RBI's Mohanty bemoans inflation measures
Reserve Bank of India's Deepak Mohanty wants robust primary measure of inflation
Cut expenditure as soon as recovery firms: RBI’s Gopinath
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Shyamala Gopinath says spending will have to be reined in to protect and foster the country’s economic growth
RBI’s Gokarn on maintaining India’s recovery
Reserve Bank of India’s Subir Gokarn charts drivers and threats to growth
Kazakhstan latest to step away from dollar
The National Bank of Kazakhstan, which has seen foreign currency reserves drop sharply, shifts towards euro on fears over the dollar’s weakness
RBI’s Subbarao pushes for financial inclusion
Reserve Bank of India’s Duvuuri Subbarao wants all villages with more than 2,000 people to have a banking outlet by early 2011
Financial education for all: RBI’s Chakrabarty
Reserve Bank of India deputy says education is crucial for the public and the central bank will expand outreach
Chakrabarty: mobile payments uptake low in India
Reserve Bank of India’s Kamalesh Chakrabarty says mobile banking yet to take off
RBI’s Gokarn drops more hints of tightening
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Subir Gokarn among a slew of officials to comment on demands of rising inflation on monetary policy; calls for a staggered approach to exit
China wary of a gold bubble
People’s Bank of China deputy governor says steadily climbing gold prices could decrease the attractiveness of the metal as a reserve asset
Narrow banking not the answer: RBI’s Subbarao
RBI governor dismisses breaking up banks as solution to financial-sector problems; argues for macroprudential policy measures to tackle interconnectedness
Sri Lanka boosts gold holdings with IMF purchase
Central Bank of Sri Lanka buys 10 tonnes of gold from IMF, gold climbs higher