Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
UK chancellor unhappy about past gold sales
George Osborne issues thinly veiled attack on Gordon Brown over gold sales a decade ago; minutes from latest BoE meeting reveal two votes for more QE
Netherlands Bank research links financial development to net foreign asset composition
Working paper concludes that as a country’s financial position improves, net foreign asset composition likely to decline
IMF paper finds macro-economy dominates behaviour of bond yield curve
Study of Czech bond market asserts that analysis of misalignments in markets can aid forecasting of future yield movements
Bernanke delivers first student lecture
Fed chairman recounts origins of central banks and stresses their importance in first lecture to US students; lecture series takes place at key time as fierce Fed critic Ron Paul runs for president
BoE chief economist highlights UK supply-side challenges
Broad and deep supply-side restructuring of UK economy required to achieve rebalancing, says Spencer Dale
Reserve Bank of Australia wary of risks from European contagion
RBA Monetary Policy Committee signals ongoing concern at contagion effect from Europe dampening Australian prospects
China and Mongolia double currency swap arrangement
Chinese and Mongolian central banks agree supplementary currency swap arrangement that doubles the amount of currency at stake under the deal
Lithuanian Supervision Service gets new powers
Board of Lithuanian central bank grants Supervision Service right to exercise powers to supervise non-banking financial institutions
Bangladesh Bank governor vows to speed up reforms
Governor pledges to introduce new supervisory safeguards to strengthen banking system
IMF policy paper investigates volatility in low-income countries
International Monetary Fund paper looks into the role and potential for contingent financial instruments to aid in managing shocks in low-income countries
Increased fixed capital formations in South Africa
Latest quarterly bulletin from Sarb strikes optimistic note; chief economist at the central bank says increase in capital spending originates from both private and public sectors
Norges Bank announces operational changes
Norwegian central bank to create third core function department; new structure to come into effect at beginning of June
Weidmann airs unresolved questions of financial crisis
Bundesbank president details areas where research is needed to better understand the causes of the financial crisis; wants to better understand risks of securitisation practices
Bank of Greece delivers policy report for ‘critical year’
Greek central bank announces bleak prediction for economy in 2012; calls on government to go above and beyond to ensure reform programme is implemented
BoE’s Broadbent discusses economic risks and stimulus
External member of the Bank of England's MPC discusses the UK's recovery and key risks facing the economy; says withdrawal of monetary stimulus should not happen 'any time soon'
Fed paper asks if affordable housing law led to subprime lending
Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis working paper asks whether affordable housing legislation in the US contributed to the subprime securities boom
Central Bank of Barbados hears from former Chinese politician
Cheng Siwei discusses high savings in China and explains delicate balancing act at play in the country's fast-developing economy
Thai governor says Basel III guidelines imminent
Prasarn Trairatvorakul says first draft of the Basel III capital regulatory framework and liquidity risk management guidelines to be introduced 'later this month'
Ireland’s Honohan laments indebtedness in the country
Patrick Honohan says sorting out the debt troubles of the Republic of Ireland is a matter of 'immense national importance'
IMF paper discusses strengthening Russia's fiscal framework
Working paper from IMF researchers sets out ways Russian fiscal policy is straying from best practice and suggests improvements
National Bank of Hungary studies voting by MPC members
Research from the Hungarian central bank finds evidence that preference heterogeneity is random among the members of the policy-setting committees at the central banks of Poland and Hungary
Philadelphia Fed releases latest business survey
Philadelphia Fed reports continued improvements in manufacturing sector; results of Business Outlook Survey show general activity, new orders, shipments and employment all remained positive
King ‘baffled’ by suggestion of internal investigation
Governor of the Bank of England says he is “baffled” by Treasury Select Committee recommendation that the central bank investigate its own handling of the financial crisis
SNB commits to controversial exchange rate policy
Swiss national bank pledges to protect minimum exchange rate against the euro; says currency value is 'still high'