Balance sheet
An improved model for predicting direct investment equity income
Paper from the Danish central bank finds that combining past profitability and change in expected consumption growth provides a better forecast
Balance sheet policy and money market liquidity: SARB paper
South African Reserve Bank paper says balance sheet policy must be thought of in the same way that interest rates are regarded
Unconventional monetary policy reviewed
Claudio Borio and Piti Disyatat set out a framework of definitions to help categorise and clarify the functions of various monetary policy tools, and assess central banks’ actions since the crisis
Unconventional policy affects both sides of balance sheets
Bank of Japan looks at the size and composition of its balance sheet during its quantitative-easing period
Accounting overstates banks’ health: IMF paper
International Monetary Fund research finds banks not as healthy as their balance sheets suggest
Bank balances set to stay above pre-crisis levels: Fisher
Bank of England’s markets chief says firms likely to hold higher reserve balances at central bank
Exit easy for India: Mohanty
Reserve Bank of India’s Deepak Mohanty says the central bank should not be troubled by exit from monetary easing
Woodford unveils new model for transmission mechanism
New York Federal Reserve paper co-authored by Michael Woodford introduces a new model for monetary policy which considers the effects of unconventional policy
IMF's Lipsky: expansionary fiscal policy still key
Fiscal policy in advanced and many emerging-market economies should remain expansionary at least through 2010, said John Lipsky, the first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund.
NY Fed's Dudley plays down balance-sheet fears
William Dudley, the president of the New York Federal Reserve, has attempted to soothe fears that the expansion of the Fed's balance sheet could stoke inflation.
Fed's governance structure should be revisited
The conventional model of central bank independence may need to be revisited given the unprecedented expansion of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet, new research from the International Monetary Fund notes.
Stanford's Taylor warns of balance-sheet threat
John Taylor, a former Federal Reserve economist now a professor at Stanford, has told lawmakers that the expansion of the Fed's balance sheet risks exacerbating inflation.
Fed's Lacker sees end of year recovery
Jeffrey Lacker, the president of the Richmond Federal Reserve, expects the recession to end later this year.
Fed planning communication enhancements: reports
The Federal Reserve looks set to bow to political pressure and disclose more details of its various attempts to tackle the crisis, which have led to the central bank's balance sheet more than doubling in size.
UAE sees assets depreciate by a third
The value of the assets held by Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates fell by almost a third last year, the central bank revealed on Tuesday.
Fisher hints at new anti-inflation tools for Fed
Richard Fisher, the president of the Dallas Federal Reserve, gave the clearest signal yet that the central bank will soon be handed new tools to counter the inflationary impact of its crisis-fighting measures.
Swiss National Bank - Annual Report 2008
The Swiss National Bank's balance sheet substantially lengthened in 2008, notes the central bank's latest Annual Report.
A new monetary policy for the Fed
Jane D'Arista, an economist, has proposed a new countercyclical method of monetary control to enhance the Federal Reserve's ability to respond to credit contractions and expansions, in a new paper published by the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Recovery a long way off: Wellink
Despite strong interventions, recovery of the banking system seems a long way off, said Nout Wellink, the president of the Netherlands Bank and chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
Cut out the toxic assets: Fed's Rosengren
Banks' toxic assets urgently need to taken off their balance sheets, Eric Rosengren, the president of the Boston Federal Reserve, has said.
Fed site looks to clarify balance-sheet growth
The Federal Reserve has launched a new section of its website to explain why its balance sheet has doubled since the beginning of the crisis.
What payments experts have learned
Payments experts have learned a lot about liquidity risk and lender of last resort from the crisis, explained Daniel Heller, the new head of the influential CPSS Secretariat in Basel.
Fed still has weapons - Yellen
Janet Yellen, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, says the Fed still has weapons left in its arsenal to address a "severely depressed" economy.
Strauss-Kahn: Fund needs more resources
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) needs more resources to address current global challenges, said Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the Fund.