Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
State Bank of Pakistan slashes rates to decade low
Governor Ashraf Mahmood Wathra strikes upbeat note despite inflation falling significantly below target, as central bank cuts interest rates by 100 basis points
Colombian paper examines synchronisation of economic cycles in Latin America
Central Bank of Colombia working paper finds there is ‘not a high’ level of synchronisation between a sample of seven Latin American countries
Croatian central bank calls for solution to Swiss franc mortgage quandary
Bank argues local households with liabilities denominated in the rising currency must receive help but suggests it is not the right to institution to tackle the issue
Leading central bankers unsure about impact of technology on monetary policy
Carney, Kuroda and Coeure debate the elusive Phillips curve in Davos; rejecting ‘technological pessimism', Carney says ‘just catching up is a huge opportunity of growth potential'
BoE's Forbes says few MPC members are 'perennial hawks or doves'
External member lays out key risks to Bank of England's central forecast, including stronger US growth, lower oil prices, and exchange rate pass-through
Mersch lays out path to capital markets union
ECB executive board member says harmonised regulation and ‘institutional adjustments’ needed in Europe; suggests change in securities markets
Riksbank profits safeguard independence, first deputy says
Kerstin af Jochnick says low interest rates will hurt profits in coming five years but adds central bank has buffers to guarantee its ability to perform vital tasks
Attack on Central Bank of Libya condemned by UN
United Nations criticises ‘armed attack’ of a central bank branch; institution is caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival ‘governments’
Obstfeld warns emerging markets face dual trilemmas
BIS working paper dissects emerging markets’ ability to resist monetary policy spill-overs, finding the demands of monetary and financial trilemmas make self-defence difficult or impossible
BoE’s Gracie expects cyber attacks to breach defences
Building an ‘impermeable perimeter’ is unrealistic; institutions would be wise to focus instead on quick identification and response to threats, says executive director for resolution
Former Sri Lankan governor's passport seized by anti-bribery commission
Ajith Nivard Cabraal, who stepped down on January 9, is ‘prevented from leaving the country' as government cracks down on ‘corruption' under former administration
Basel Committee signals shift towards Basel III implementation
With Basel III standards largely finalised, the Basel Committee’s 2015-16 work programme indicates focus on implementation and efforts to shore up confidence in capital ratios
Carney says eurozone QE 'absolutely necessary'
Bank of England governor says it will ‘create some of the necessary conditions’ for returning prosperity to the eurozone; discusses distributional consequences of monetary policy
Venezuela to adopt new currency exchange system
Venezuela’s president announces changes to the country’s three-tiered currency exchange system, adapting the higher rate to market fluctuations
BoE’s Miles: Monetary policy 'does not hold all the cards'
Monetary policy cannot be expected to achieve price stability 'in isolation from things fiscal’, argues David Miles, MPC member at the Bank of England
Danish central bank cuts rates for second time this week
National Bank of Denmark lowers deposit rate for second time in four days following ECB action; central bank will defend euro peg ‘vehemently', says analyst
Swiss gain greater access to renminbi markets in new deal
SNB and PBoC ink deal on RQFII quota for Switzerland and establish renminbi clearing in the country; latest in a string of agreements aimed at renminbi internationalisation
Productivity performance sparks uptick in US entrepreneurship, finds Boston Fed paper
‘Modest improvement' in 2012 and 2013 follows a 'significant decline' in firm creation after the financial crisis to the lowest level since 1977
New core inflation measure proposed in IMF paper
Measure proposed by researchers from IMF and Central Bank of Brazil takes into account both volatility and persistence, ensuring all relevant information is exploited
EBA chairman says supervisors should break up unresolvable banks
Supervisory entities ‘should have the guts’ to break up an unresolvable bank, European Banking Authority chairman Andrea Enria tells Davos audience
UK’s FCA declares success in nudging savers towards new products
Occasional paper presents results of trial involving over 20,000 consumers to see if they could be encouraged to seek higher returns; produced ‘notable difference’ in behaviour
NY Fed's Baxter targets stronger ethical culture in banks
Thomas Baxter says progress is more important than ‘perfection' in promoting better behaviour among financial industry workers
PBoC governor questions western central banks' ability to boost inflation
Speaking in Davos, Zhou Xiaochuan says 'monetary policy is not a panacea to reach targets', while Kenneth Rogoff says ECB QE will not be 'big enough'
Fed’s Powell offers support for ‘ambitious’ BoE review
Jerome Powell points to the importance of reflecting on structural changes in the fixed-income, currency and commodities markets