Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Bank of Italy moves to new balance of payments data regime
Bank of Italy releases first complete series of balance of payments data under new collection system; central bank says improvements will provide more accurate measures of firms’ investment income
West African central bank governor quits
Central Bank of West African States governor Philippe Henri Dacoury-Tabley steps down amid claims he did not cut off funds to beleaguered Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo
De La Rue rejects raised Oberthur bid
De La Rue board passes on new offer from French rival Oberthur Technologies of 935 pence per share, says bid still undervalues firm; US equity house Bain Capital reportedly backing Oberthur’s attempt
ECB’s Bini Smaghi: money matters
European Central Bank executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi stresses importance of monetary aggregates as means to counter both inflation and financial imbalances
Bank of England – Trends in Lending (January 2011)
Bank of England’s January 2011 Trends in Lending survey show lending to business in the UK over the three months to November declined by £5 billion
BoJ paper on Chinese cross-border capital flows
Bank of Japan study examines the impact of greater economic integration on cross-border flows in China; makes recommendations on policy prescriptions
Strong settlement system essential: Mexico’s Carstens
Bank of Mexico governor Agustín Carstens says securities settlement system will contribute to sound financial system
Bank of Japan - Bank Lending Survey (January 2011)
Bank of Japan January 2011 bank lending survey reports little change in demand for loans by businesses
Volcker steps down as economic adviser to Obama
President Obama announces departure of former Fed chair Paul Volcker from Economic Recovery Advisory Board; appoints General Electric's Jeff Immelt as head of new Council on Jobs and Competitiveness
Riksbank’s Öberg to quit at end of this year
Departure to come at the same time as Nyberg’s and Ingves’s departures
Covered bond purchase programme a success: ECB paper
European Central Bank study says Eurosystem’s covered bond purchase was an effective policy tool
Bank of Canada – Monetary Policy Report (January 2011)
Bank of Canada January Monetary Policy Report expects export-led recovery to gain momentum in 2011
Richmond Fed’s Lacker on economic outlook for 2011
Richmond Federal Reserve president Jeffrey Lacker says recovery has emerged from soft patch and will grow above trend in 2011
FDIC’s Bair calls for reform of mortgage servicing model
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation chair Sheila Bair says reform of mortgage servicing business model needed in order to realign mortgage servicers’ incentives when managing mortgage payments
ESRB elects sub-committee heads
European Systemic Risk Board elects Poland’s Marek Belka, Italy’s Mario Draghi, Cyprus’ Athanasios Orphanides, Germany’s Axel Weber, to steering committee
Bank’s Haldane borrows from science to explain systemic threats
Bank of England’s Andrew Haldane collaborates with scientist Lord Robert May in top journal Nature to highlight implications of interconnections between firms on stability of the financial system
Israel unveils measures to brace against inflows
Bank of Israel introduces reporting rules, reserve requirements on foreign exchange derivatives trades; measures intended to clarify nature, limit inflows
Tombini’s inflation credentials strengthened by Brazil rate hike
Central Bank of Brazil lifts target rate by half a point to contain burgeoning price pressures; hike comes in first rate-setting meeting under charge of new governor Alexandre Tombini
IMF deputy managing director Portugal to leave Fund
Fund’s deputy managing director Murilo Portugal steps down to pursue vacant presidency role at Brazilian Banking Federation
Central Banking’s advisory board adds Stern, Sheng, Heikensten
Gary Stern, Andrew Sheng and Lars Heikensten join Central Banking Publications’ editorial advisory board
FSoC draws up Volcker rule plan
Financial Stability Oversight Council recommends rules to expand scope, force disclosure of permitted hedge fund investment
Korea’s Kim promotes debate on enhancing macroprudential tools
Bank of Korea governor Kim Choongsoo encourages debate within international circles on more advanced forms of macroprudential instruments to ease emerging market risks
Trinidad and Tobago’s Williams on economic outlook for 2011
Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago governor Ewart Williams says growth in Caribbean state during 2011 hinges on recovery in domestic demand
Eurosystem crisis measures averted prolonged crisis: ECB paper
European Central Bank study says introduction of unconventional monetary policy measures during financial crisis successfully provided liquidity to banking system