Imbalances
Bank of Canada on inflation expectations
Bank of Canada Review features articles on targeting inflation expectations, rate pledges and using monetary policy to tackle imbalances
BoK minutes: Holding rates could cause economic imbalances
Bank of Korea Monetary Policy Committee minutes show decision to hold rates was not so clear cut
CEPR: market liberalisation exacerbated credit crunch
Centre for Economic Policy Research study on financial crisis finds countries with deregulated markets were most negatively affected in credit markets
France's Landau on how to deal with global imbalances
Banque de France second deputy governor Jean-Pierre Landau says debate should focus on removing policy-induced distortions
The case for reserve currency competition
A competitive market for reserve currencies would help remove global imbalances, says Ousmène Mandeng
Fed’s Kohn: US still vulnerable from global imbalances
Federal Reserve vice chairman Donald Kohn says fiscal restraint needed in US to level global imbalances
Norges Bank: Financial Stability Report
Norges Bank’s bi-annual Financial Stability Report shows a positive outlook for the Norwegian economy despite instability in Europe
ADB's Kuroda pushes agenda for economic integration in Asia
Asian Development Bank president Kuroda hails Asian rebound but calls for commitment on wider integration of region
Central Bank of Iran – Annual Report 2008/09
Oil price declines dominate Iranian report
Bank of Canada: Monetary Policy Report April 2009
Bank maintains its benchmark interest rate steady, but report signals plans to begin to lessen the degree of monetary stimulus as the need for extraordinary policy passes
Bank of Canada highlights requirements for global recovery
Study shows a rebalance in global current account necessary for sustainable growth
“We failed the system”: Carney at RBI panel
Governors including Canada’s Mark Carney and India’s Duvvuri Subbarao point to imbalances as root cause of the crisis, but skirt around concerns over the dollar
Triple A rating “ours to lose”: King
Bank of England’s Mervyn King says downgrade unlikely given Britain’s strong track record and maturity of government bonds
ECB’s Stark places onus on deficit states
European Central Bank's Jürgen Stark says euro area’s deficit states must embrace economic reforms for the common good
King: G20 should head IMF
Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, says G20 leadership could lend the IMF the legitimacy it needs to curb economic imbalances
Crisis down to global imbalances: Obstfeld, Rogoff
Maurice Obstfeld and Kenneth Rogoff say global imbalances key source of crisis