Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Korea passes revision to central bank legislation
Greatly enhanced financial stability responsibility awaits the central bank; large-scale reorganisation of staff will happen
FOMC minutes show disagreement remains
Division persists among top US officials regarding future monetary policy
UK banking reforms argument rumbles on
Senior UK politicians get involved in debate ahead of final reform proposal report
Fiji's Whiteside introduces new financial literacy mascot
Barry Whiteside applauds work of Financial Literacy Working Group in Fiji and unveils new mascot
Botswana publishes mid-term review of the 2011 Monetary Policy Statement
Report shows inflation has been above target range in the first six months of the year
Assessing the effects of fiscal policy with estimated and calibrated models: BoJ paper
Bank of Japan research shows some difference in impact of fiscal policy based on model used to measure it
IMF paper reconsiders association between public debt and long-term yields
Paper focuses on possible spillover effects of large advanced economies’ debt levels to other economies’ borrowing yields, especially in emerging markets
Italy’s Visco cautious over new austerity package
Deputy director-general warns Italy risks stagnating as global trade recovers
Trichet preaches sustainable long-term growth
Jean-Claude Trichet urges policymakers to aim for sustainable growth
Norges Bank notes importance of research for fund management
Models of investor heterogeneity, non-tradable, non-financial risk, market frictions and time-varying uncertainty all serve to help modify portfolios appropriately
Capital preservation measures create moral hazard: Bundesbank research
Bundesbank dicussion paper finds that capital preservation measures create moral hazard in banks
UK banking reforms come under attack
Plans for reform of UK banking system labelled 'barking mad'
Philly Fed paper investigates relationship between oil prices and exchange rates
Working paper shows little systematic relation between oil prices and the Canadian-US dollar exchange rate
Mortgage approvals rising in UK
Bank of England monthly Lending to Individuals figures show mortgage approvals continue to increase
Lagarde calls for urgent action
Lagarde sets out plans for Europe, the US and on a global scale to support 'fragile' recovery
Sudan Central Bank seeks to build gold refinery
Central Bank of Sudan asks for tenders to construct a gold refinery in the country
CPSS asks for help filling derivatives data reporting gaps
Committee on Payments and Settlements Systems releases OTC derivatives market report for comment; wants suggestions on addressing data gaps
RBI profits fall on low return from foreign assets
Reserve Bank of India reports a 20% decline in profits over the 12 months to June due to declines in income on foreign assets and higher expenditure costs
Bernanke disappoints in Jackson Hole speech
Fed chairman mentions range of tools available to “provide additional monetary stimulus” but gives no indication of employing them
ECB extends swap line agreement with BoE
The Bank of England and European Central Bank prolong swap line; new end date is September 28
Rate hikes on hold for now: RBA’s Stevens
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens says policy board will sit still on policy in spite of rising inflation
Baby boomers sell-off may depress equities: SF Fed paper
San Francisco Federal Reserve study says demographic shifts in US may present headwinds for stock markets
Bank of Albania finds no misalignment in value of lek
Bank of Albania study shows adoption of floating exchange rate regime in Albania has maintained equilibrium level of real exchange rate
One-third of higher liquidity provisions were strategic: ECB paper
European Central Bank study says change in some banks’ bidding behaviour during the crisis reflected their strategic response to competitors