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IMF paper models sovereign restructuring in monetary union
Paper prepared by economists in IMF's fiscal affairs department shows the restructuring country's economy would suffer more if its residents hold most of its sovereign debt
US Fed heads debate slow growth ‘riddle'
Presidents of four regional reserve banks at odds over whether weak trajectory in wake of the financial crisis is inherently structural or cyclical
Lagarde warns of single currency ‘challenge’ in East Africa
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde tells the East African Community to learn from the genesis of other monetary unions across the globe
Kuroda draws on lessons from Paul Volcker’s Fed tenure
Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda points to Paul Volcker’s success in lowering inflation expectations in the United States as proof of central banks' ability to influence markets
RBI's Mohanty reviews policy through crisis years
India's central bank joined its counterparts around the world in using unconventional monetary policy to tackle the financial crisis, and the effects of Fed taper
People: Canada deputy retires; Tucker becomes Sir Paul
John Murray's retirement creates a deputy governor vacancy at the Bank of Canada; former Bank of England deputy Paul Tucker is knighted; and more
Reserve managers continue push into diverse currencies
Latest data from the IMF shows non-traditional reserve currencies continue to see their share of global reserve holdings grow; sterling, yen and the Swiss franc fall in favour
Chilean central bank puts rate cuts on pause
Minutes from the board’s December meeting reveal members were concerned about spooking markets and wanted to buy time to assess earlier easing
Dutch paper finds that bonuses are main cause of distrust in banks
Researchers at Dutch central bank find that banker bonuses have a greater impact on public trust than government intervention, stock prices and media reports
Bank Indonesia hands supervisory powers and 1,150 staff members to FSA
Shake-up of bank supervision sees micro-prudential responsibilities transferred from the central bank to the financial services authority
Asian decoupling a figment of the great moderation, says BIS paper
Evidence of Asia's economic decoupling from the rest of the world was a symptom of low co-movement during tranquil economic times, which ended with the arrival of the financial crisis
Macro-prudential and fiscal co-ordination could pay big dividends, IMF staffers say
International co-ordination of macro-prudential and fiscal policies would have a far greater effect than the literature predicts for internationally co-ordinated monetary policy, paper shows
Sri Lankan central bank remodels benchmark rates
Central bank renames its two key interest rates and cuts one of them as money markets normalise and inflation continues to fall
National Bank of Georgia launches contest to design currency symbol
Former Soviet nation follows Russian example in seeking suggestions for a currency symbol; winning entry to be selected next month by a commission set up for that purpose
2013: The year in review
The past year has seen growing acceptance of a new normal in central banking, and concrete progress on various elements of bank regulation – we look back at the biggest stories of 2013
Major international banks join UK's high-value payment system
BNY Mellon, ING Bank, Northern Trust, BNP Paribas and Société Générale have until now participated in Chaps indirectly, in an arrangement criticised by the Bank of England
RBA bulletin considers CCP resolution
Reserve Bank of Australia quarterly bulletin features an article on the recovery tools and resolution regimes that could be employed when central counterparties suffer losses
Farmer says ‘qualitative easing' should be a permanent tool
The ability of a central bank to alter the composition of the assets it holds is a powerful tool in the fight against unemployment and economic stagnation, and should be kept on hand at all times
John Taylor calls for international policy co-ordination
Paper published today by the BIS says recent unusual monetary policies have been appropriate and benign - and international co-ordination could lead to an international co-operative equilibrium
Two-thirds of US non-cash payments by card, but cheques persist
Payments by credit and debit cards grew nearly 8% annually between 2009 and 2012, according to new Fed data; 122.8 billion non-cash payments made in 2012, worth $79 trillion
Reserve Bank of Fiji names two new chief managers
Lorraine Seeto and Vilimaina Dakai will head the departments for risk management and financial institutions as the central bank rotates senior staff members once again
Macedonian central bank launches financial literacy drive
Joint initiative with the government and other state agencies aims to improve understanding of, and involvement in, the financial system; agencies will also seek to promote cross-border co-operation
EU members are ‘growing apart' not growing together, paper finds
Researchers examine EU member states' ‘dynamic convergence' and find seven separate groups of countries that are not converging with one another
National Bank of Austria overhauls ‘outdated’ website
Austrian central bank spent €500,000 renovating its 10-year-old website, with a focus on condensing the content and making it easier to navigate