Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
BIS’s Caruana lauds Basel III
Bank for International Settlements general manager Jaime Caruana spells out importance of Basel III capital reforms
BoE: higher probability of further stimulus
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee minutes show members felt more stimulus measures may be required to steer economy towards recovery
Price stability must remain top priority: SNB’s Jordan
Swiss National Bank’s Thomas Jordan flags difficulties in using monetary policy to counter financial imbalances
Bank’s Bailey places public at heart of stability remit
Bank of England’s Andrew Bailey says public acceptance of stability goal necessary to stave off future crises
Summers quits Obama’s economic team
Chief adviser to President Obama, Lawrence Summers, announces departure from National Economic Council at end of year
BIS on offshore domestic currency use
Bank for International Settlements paper says monetary stability risks from offshore credit growth can be managed through prudent policy
NBER: narrow funding banks will help regulate ABS market
National Bureau of Economic Research study proposes new narrow funding banks to help regulate asset-backed securities
Ireland’s debt costs soar
Auction results show demand for Irish debt remains strong, but analysts fear higher financing costs are unsustainable
RBA appoints new head of economic research
Reserve Bank of Australia promotes deputy head of domestic markets Jonathan Kearns to head of economic research
Ex-Brazil deputy to head hedge fund’s Latin American office
Former Central Bank of Brazil deputy governor Mário Mesquita will head Latin American office of UK hedge fund Brevan Howard
Trichet lauds Estonia’s positive response to crisis
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet says Estonia’s quick reaction to financial crisis paved Tallinn’s road to euro adoption
Riksbank's Svensson says monetary policy had no role in crisis
Riksbank deputy governor Lars Svensson denies monetary policy was responsible for the financial crisis
BoJ’s Kamezaki predicts weaker outlook for growth
Bank of Japan rate-setter Hidetoshi Kamezaki expects Japanese growth engines to slow down
Money market rate best policy target: BIS research
Bank for International Settlements research finds lower macroeconomic volatility where central banks use money market rather than repo rate as policy target
Rajan, Krugman renew spat
Ex-IMF chief economist Raghuram Rajan and Nobel laureate Paul Krugman revive clash over central banks' role in the crisis
EU bailout vehicle nets top credit rating
European Financial Stability Facility secures triple A rating
RBA’s Stevens: monetary policy not necessarily a ‘blunt instrument’
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens says monetary policy suited to guarding macroeconomic stability
More than half of Hong Kong banknotes held outside territory
Hong Kong Monetary Authority research cites increased integration with mainland and popularity of Macao as factors
Subbarao tackles dilemmas in central banking
Reserve Bank of India governor opines on five challenges facing monetary authorities
Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin (2010 Q3)
Bank of England's third quarter bulletin scrutinises sterling markets, lending for new households
IMF on reserve adequacy in The Gambia
Research suggests reserves equal to the value of between 4.5 and seven months of imports are needed
UK Treasury tables insolvency plans for investment banks
Treasury says Lehman Brothers’ failure showed strong case for introducing special administration regime for investment banks
Beijing makes two changes to MPC
People’s Bank of China deputy governor Du Jinfu and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China president Jiang Jianqing will join advisory Monetary Policy Committee
Fiji’s Naiyaga urges stock exchange listings
Reserve Bank of Fiji acting deputy governor Inia Naiyaga notes tax break for companies listed on stock exchanges