Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
BoJ on dollar’s “exorbitant privilege”
Bank of Japan research notes that with great privilege comes great responsibility
Vietnam continues dong devaluation
State Bank of Vietnam devalues the dong for the third time in the past 12 months
BoE: Agents’ summary of business conditions (June 2010)
Bank of England’s June summary of business conditions finds retailers fear government spending cuts
National Bank of the Republic of Belarus – Annual Report (2009)
National Bank of the Republic of Belarus’ 2009 Annual Report shows worsening terms of trade
Iceland slashes on strengthening króna
Central Bank of Iceland cuts rates by one percentage point as it prepares to buy foreign currency following króna gains
Australia’s Stevens warns on dangers of over-regulation
Reserve Bank of Australia’s Glenn Stevens cautions against a return to the “intrusive” regulation seen in the United States in the 1930s
ECB paper: global finance has little impact on Mediterranean
Real economy, not finance, impacts Mediterranean, research published by the European Central Bank posits
HKMA: Australia’s investment-led deficit well balanced
Hong Kong Monetary Authority study shows that current account deficits are not always a bad thing
RBA minutes: inflation hits new low
Minutes of Reserve Bank of Australia’s August meeting show inflation fell to three year low in July
Nordic and Baltic regions strike financial stability deal
Eight Nordic and Baltic countries sign Memorandum of Understanding on cross-border financial stability and crisis management
Bank's Haldane: regulators must consider changing shape and structure of finance
Executive director for financial stability at the Bank of England says regulators should reconsider the structure of financial contracts, markets, and institutions
Potential limit on terms could lead to Wellink’s departure
Dutch finance minister proposes a 14-year limit on the tenure of central bank presidents; proposal could bring Nout Wellink’s reign as president of the Netherlands Bank to an end next year
Ex-PBoC’s Su new chair of country’s biggest electronic payments provider
Former People’s Bank of China deputy governor Su Ning made chairman of China UnionPay, country’s biggest payments service; Su replaces Liu Tinghuan, also formerly of the central bank
Fed toughens rules on consumer protection
Federal Reserve announces measures to protect mortgage borrowers from deceptive practices
NY Fed: emergency dollar swap lines a success
New York Federal Reserve study says dollar swap facilities provided effective source of funding to banks during financial crisis
Bank of Israel: riskier firms still turn to banks for funding
Bank of Israel study says profitability of firm and size determined method of financing with low profit firms preferring bank loans
Spanish bank borrowing from ECB continues to balloon
Spanish banks continue to depend on European Central Bank after stress tests exposed capital shortfalls
Zambia’s Fundanga: cost of capital still too high
Bank loans within the reach of the masses, but interest rates remain prohibitively high
BIS’s Borio on the paradox of financial instability
Bank for International Settlements’ Claudio Borio warns that system appears strongest when it’s most vulnerable
Fed’s Hoenig: we risk repeating past mistakes
Federal Open Market Committee dissenter warns that US economy requires prolonged period of rebalancing that low rates alone cannot tackle
China overtakes Japan as world’s second largest economy
Figures from Japanese Cabinet Office show that China’s GDP exceeded that of Japan in the three months to June
Bank of Japan – rate minutes (July 2010)
Monetary Policy Council all back rate hike; overcoming inflation “top priority task”
India’s Gokarn terms inflation a “legitimate concern”
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Subir Gokarn says supply side price pressures cannot be controlled through standard monetary policy measures
Denmark’s Bernstein explains new investment income estimation method
National Bank of Denmark governor Nils Bernstein says new method will enhance analysis of balance of payment movements