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High commodity prices and the Canadian dollar
A new paper from the Bank of Canada examines the impact of the recent surge in energy and non-energy commodity prices on the loonie.
Brazil's Meirelles: corporate governance challenge
Setting high standards of corporate governance is trickier in Brazil than in more mature economies, said Henrique Meirelles, the governor of the Central Bank of Brazil.
Slovakia's Sramko: euro brings development
Accepting the euro as the national currency will allow Slovakia to stabilise its economic development, said Ivan Sramko, the governor of the National Bank of Slovakia.
ECB - eurozone economy weakening
Under pressure from high commodity prices, lower consumer confidence and demand, as well as dampened investment growth, the euro-area economy is weakening, says the European Central Bank (ECB) in its September Monthly Bulletin.
Australia slashes rates by 100 basis points
The Reserve Bank of Australia shocked markets on Tuesday, opting to cut its key rate by a full percentage point to 6%, the steepest margin since 1992.
Iceland nationalises second-largest bank
The crisis in the Icelandic financial system deepened on Tuesday as the authorities took control of Landsbanki, the country's second-largest lender, and pegged the ailing krona to the euro.
Central banks pledge more dollars
Central banks around the world unveiled a fresh round of dollar auctions on Tuesday, aimed at tiding the banking system over the year-end period when money-market tensions tend to heighten.
Fed to accept commercial paper for funds
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday adopted a new strategy to placate financial market tensions, saying that it would swap funds for unsecured commercial paper direct from the issuer.
IMF wants global action, warns of risk of meltdown
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged policymakers around the world to step up efforts to tackle the rapid deterioration of the global financial system.
Financial instability hurts corporate
Financial stability is connected to corporate investment and deterioration in the health of the financial sector can restrain macroeconomic performance, finds a new study from the Federal Reserve.
Denmark, Germany step up deposit guarantees
The Danish and German authorities have become the latest countries to raise their deposit guarantees to prop up their battered banking sectors.
Fed to offer further funds, pay interest
The Federal Reserve on Monday announced further measures to shore up ailing money markets, pledging to inject $600 billion in longer-term funds.
Ex-Fed's Volcker demands regulatory overhaul
Paul Volcker, a former chairman of the Federal Reserve, has urged regulators to enhance supervision on both a national and international level in the aftermath of the global turmoil.
Iceland suspends bank shares, offers guarantee
Iceland has halted trading on stocks in its beleaguered banks and guaranteed all customer deposits in a bid to stop a raft of selling on signs the country's banking system is near to collapse.
Global stock markets plunge on banking fears
The Dow Jones average of shares listed in New York sank below 10,000 for the first time since 2004 as equities markets around the world plunged on signs that troubles in the global banking system had further intensified over the weekend.
Sri Lanka's Cabraal: improve services
Sri Lanka needs to focus more on the services sector, said Ajith Nivard Cabraal, the governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
Regulation of public services in Italy
A paper from the Bank of Italy outlines the evolution of the regulatory framework for the supply of local public utilities, social and health services in Italy since the early 1990s.
China's impact on global inflation
Research from the Bank of Canada examines the effect of China on the inflation rate in other countries.
House passes bailout plan
The House of Representatives, the lower house of the US Congress, has backed a revised version of the Treasury's $700 billion plan to tackle the financial crisis.
Wages and prices determined by shocks
New research from the Bank of Portugal finds that import-price and unemployment shocks lead to wage and price rises in the Portuguese economy.
Benefits of remittances overstated
The economy-wide benefits of remittances may be overstated, finds a new paper from the International Monetary Fund.
Bundesbank's Weber on monetary policy
Monetary policy should react to the financial cycle in a more symmetric way, said Axel Weber, the president of the Bundesbank.
ECB's Bini-Smaghi: tackle conflicts of interest
The main problem with financial markets comes from conflicts of interest at all levels, said Lorenzo Bini-Smaghi, a member of the executive board of the European Central Bank.
Wells Fargo bids for Wachovia
Wells Fargo, a US bank, looks set to snag Wachovia from Citigroup, the world's biggest lender, after offering $15.1 billion for the troubled bank. The move could see the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), which manages the US's deposit…