Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
BoJ’s Shirakawa explains QE expansion
Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa says larger downside risks to economy motivated ¥10 trillion increase in asset purchases
IMF paper outlines unintended consequences of Basel III and Solvency II
Fund study shows higher capital standards can have unintended consequences for cost of capital and funding patterns
Divergence in views emerges between Bank of Israel’s narrow forum
Bank of Israel says governor decided to hold monetary policy stance despite recommendation from one member of narrow forum to raise rates
Buba paper identifies positive spillover effects of financial aid
Bundesbank study say German foreign afilliates benefit from effects of domestic aid policies
Chicago Fed reviews implementation of Dodd-Frank Act
Chicago Federal Reserve newsletter looks at policy debate on measures to address systemically important financial institutions
Greater interconnected banking systems pose instability threat: IMF paper
Fund study says greater links between banking systems could leave some countries more exposed to crises
High barriers to entry creates credit premium: RBNZ’s Bollard
Reserve Bank of New Zealand governor Alan Bollard says large barriers to entry in New Zealand banking sector raises overall financing costs
Dollar falls on S&P downgrade
Standard and Poor’s makes unprecedented move by becoming the first ratings agency to downgrade the US credit rating; gold hits record high as dollar falls
Central Bank of Iran faces ‘crippling sanctions’ from US
US senators urge President Barack Obama to apply strict financial sanctions on Central Bank of Iran
Global equity markets tumble as euro area panic sets in
European sovereign debt crisis escalates as equity markets across the board record big losses
‘Now is the time’ for China to end dependency on dollar, says former official
Former member of the monetary policy committee of the Chinese central bank says China must end dependency on dollar; advises immediate renminbi ‘float’
Lagarde ‘perfectly calm’ about impending investigation
New managing director of the IMF is 'perfectly calm' at announcement of French investigation of abuse of powers during her time as finance minister
SNB devaluation attempt flounders as Swiss franc rebounds
Swiss franc claws back earlier losses after central bank intervenes to curb rise in currency
Taxing financial transactions through central counterparties: IMF paper
Fund study says there are cost advantages to implementing financial taxes through exchanges and clearing houses
Central bank credibility remained intact during crisis: Netherlands Bank paper
Netherlands Bank study says non-standard economic policies did not have any adverse effects on inflation expectations
Sarb’s Mminele on application of economic models in policy-making
South African Reserve Bank deputy governor Daniel Mminele says greater flexibility should be applied to macroeconomic modelling
Reserve Bank of India's Rajagopalan dies
Shashi Rekha Rajagopalan, a member of the central board of directors of the Reserve Bank of India, passes away; Reserve Bank governor pays respects
Bank of Finland paper tests financial stability model
Bank of Finland study builds model to map systemic risks emerging in financial system
Japan takes unilateral action to counter currency appreciation
Japanese government and central bank on Thursday move to weaken yen as country recovers from the earthquake and tsunami tragedies
IMF calls on UK to widen scope of resolution regimes
IMF says UK lawmakers should expand the scope of BoE's special resolution regime to include systemically important financial institutions
US overestimates welfare costs of inflation: Bank of Italy paper
A new study says the miscalculated welfare costs of US inflation due to the exclusion of foreign dollar holdings in M1 could have significant implications
Spike in US headline inflation is temporary: San Francisco Fed paper
The San Francisco Federal Reserve review says headline inflation is likely to fall to converge with low levels of core inflation
RBI paper says gold is misclassified in capital formation
A Reserve Bank of India study says valuables such as gold are misclassified in the gross capital formation as store value
CEPR paper finds increased investment in private firms
Centre for Economic Policy Research study says greater privatisation of firms and more independent regulators lead to greater investment