Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Governor of Central Bank of Jordan resigns
Faris Abdel Hamid Sharaf resigns; deputy governor Mohammad Said Shahin gets promoted
Greece tranche decision delayed till October: Juncker
Eurogroup chairman Jean-Claude Juncker says decision to release sixth bailout tranche to Greece will be delayed until October; sovereign may default sooner than expected, says analyst
Financial openness provides incentive for remittances: Netherlands Bank paper
Netherlands Bank study shows greater financial openness attracts higher levels of remittances
UK Lords debate Independent Commission on Banking plans
Lord Myners deeply critical of ICB's plans; complains chairman John Vickers failed to address important issues
Bank veterans identify challenges to macroprudential policy
Bank of England paper co-authored by Andrew Large and Alastair Clark highlights difficulties in developing macroprudential policy toolkit; identifies conflicts with monetary and regulatory policy
Kansas Fed names Hoenig successor
Esther George to take over as president and chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City; Thomas Hoenig retires October 1
Former deputy chairman charged over Securency scandal
Bill Lowther to appear in court next week on charges of bribery; latest development in ongoing Securency corruption scandal
Dallas Fed paper identifies sizeable asymmetries in FX and bond markets
Dallas Federal Reserve paper highlights asymmetries between returns of government bond and exchange rates
Housing bubble fuelled by light-touch regulation: IMF paper
Fund study shows light-touch regulation of independent mortgage originators fuelled the US housing bubble
ECB’s González-Páramo on convergence requirements to euro accession
European Central Bank executive board member José Manuel González-Páramo dicusses need for sustainable convergence to the euro in Bulgaria
ECB's Bini Smaghi on overcoming moral hazard problems
European Central Bank executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi says delicate balance should be kept between maintaining credibility and ensuring stability
Euro climbs as major central banks boost dollar liquidity
Bank of England, Bank of Japan, European Central Bank and Swiss National Bank to offer three-month loans to market; euro moves higher against the dollar but nearly breaks Swiss franc floor
RBA loses power to set wages
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens's high salary in jeopardy; wages will be set by Remuneration Tribunal
Libya wants assets released sooner
Return of unfrozen Libyan assets "slow"; draft UN resolution circulated to release more
IMF paper identifies most systemically important jurisdictions
Fund study says risk-based surveillance should focus on systemically important jurisdictions
Semi-government bond markets provide liquidity benefits: RBA paper
Reserve Bank of Australia study says semi-government bond market is important feature of Basel III liquidity reforms
UK prepares to do battle with ECB
British Treasury unhappy with European Central Bank's proposed clearing house location restriction; will take argument to court if necessary
Boston Fed paper reviews Argentina's economic collapse
Boston Federal Reserve study shows higher input costs exacerbated macroeconomic downturn in Argentina during the early 2000s
Turkey’s Basçı outlines strategy to overcome commodity price volatility
Central Bank of Turkey governor Erdem Basçı says setting targets and forecasts for inflation offers firmer commitment from central bank
NY Fed paper identifies causes of US housing bubble
New York Federal Reserve study shows US housing boom was driven by lower lending standards and overly optimistic investors
Bank of Israel paper reviews bond market reforms
Bank of Israel study shows success of reforms to local secondary government bond market were mixed
Domestic factors major contributor to global crisis: ECB paper
European Central Bank study says contribution of systemic contagion effects from US markets towards global crisis are overplayed
Non-cash payments growth slows
World Payments Report 2011 finds slower growth in non-cash payments; key regulatory and industry initiatives are combining to gradually transform the payments landscape
BoJ prepared to react to strengthening yen, says Miyao
Bank of Japan policy board member Ryuzo Miyao says central bank stands ready to stem deflationary pressures resulting from rising yen