Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Gono warns government against ‘firing harmful, verbal economic gunpowder’
Gideon Gono says no intention to withdraw foreign banks’ licences; rebukes Zimbabwean government for issuing warning of nationalisation
RBNZ admits policy response to housing bubble was 'too slow'
Reserve Bank of New Zealand says monetary policy was too slow to react to build-up in housing prices during 2000s
Asian Development Bank renews president’s term
Haruhiko Kuroda to remain as head of the Asian Development Bank for another five-year term
Bank of Finland paper assesses China’s two-track system
Bank of Finland study explains why monetary policy in China uses a combination of price and quantitative instruments
Bank of Japan paper on success of Japan’s deregulation initiative
Bank of Japan study says deregulation in Japan has been broadly successful
Capital controls are effective on occasions: IMF report
Fund study says there are benefits and risks associated with implementing capital controls
Forecasting with multiple interest rates: Bank of Canada paper
Bank of Canada study builds augmented version of forecasting tool that includes multiple interest rates
Carney discusses handling of global debt crises
Testifying before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, Carney discusses the handling of debt crises in both the US and the eurozone
RBI advisory committee split over rate hike
Minutes of Reserve Bank of India’s Technical Advisory Committee shows divisions over central bank’s decision to raise interest rates
Barbados moves back into the black
Central Bank of Barbados reports $1.5 million profit for 2010 due to a higher return on securities sales and cost reductions
Vote now: Should Greece leave the euro?
CentralBanking.com is running a poll to gauge readers' thoughts on the breakdown of the eurozone
Ireland’s Honohan on risks of increased globalisation
Central Bank of Ireland governor Patrick Honohan says greater globalisation boosted Ireland’s economy but also left it open to debt vulnerabilities
Assistance needed to retrain unemployed: NY Fed’s Dudley
New York Federal Reserve president William Dudley says New Jersey and the US as a whole need assistance to reduce structural unemployment
Risks to Korean banking sector have declined: IMF paper
Fund study says Korean banks face less financial and contagion risk since the financial crisis
Outlook rosier towards the East: ECB paper
European Central Bank study says macroeconomic fluctuations look better in the east than west
New dawn of cooperation in Cyprus
Relationship between finance ministry and central bank set to be much closer after government reshuffle; working together to consolidate fiscal situation in Cyprus
Financing constraints reduces productivity growth: IMF paper
Fund study finds tighter credit conditions have a negative effect on factor productivity
European ABS purchases pushed yield curve lower: Fed paper
Federal Reserve study says European acquisitions of asset-backed securities contributed to decline in US bond yields pre-crisis
New policy approaches should ‘stimulate’ risk-taking: BoE’s Haldane
Andrew Haldane uses historical examples to show macroprudential policy, used to stimulate risk-taking, can work
RBNZ estimates economic benefits from hosting major Rugby tournament
Reserve Bank of New Zealand expects the upcoming 2011 Rugby World Cup to add 1.4% to New Zealand’s growth
Exporting raises firm productivity: Bank of Israel paper
Bank of Israel study shows that exporting firms in Israel are on average more productive than non-exporters
Iceland raises rates in light of weaker króna
Central Bank of Iceland raises interest rates by 25 basis points to curb inflationary pressures from declining króna
Treasury Committee launches inquiry into Financial Conduct Authority
UK Treasury Committee launches inquiry into accountablility of the Financial Conduct Authority; hot on the heels of a similar investigation into the Bank of England
Bank votes unanimously to hold rates
Bank of England minutes show Monetary Policy Committee members Martin Weale and Spencer Dale drop vote to raise rates due to downside risk from euro area