Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
BIS must fix data gaps: Bank paper
Bank of England paper identifies specific information gaps in cross-border banking statistics published by Bank for International Settlements; improvements thought to be under way
Finland’s Liikanen demands greater economic coordination in eurozone
Bank of Finland governor Erkki Liikanen says better public finance governance serves common interest in Europe
Norway’s Gulbrandsen: benefits of regulation outweigh costs
Norges Bank’s executive director of financial stability Kristin Gulbrandsen says tight regulation would have net social benefit
Wellink keen on expanding Basel III rules
Basel Committee chairman Nout Wellink says further improvements to new Basel rules will increase quality of capital base
Reform missed chance to fix mortgage markets: Volcker
Former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker says US mortgage markets are dysfunctional due to reliance on government; renminbi appreciation in China’s own interest
US to launch financial stability council next week
Financial Stability Oversight Council to hold first meeting on 1 October
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