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Cyprus refuses to sell gold
The Central Bank of Cyprus has rejected government calls to sell its remaining supplies of gold.
Inflation of paramount importance: BoE's Tucker
A senior Bank of England official has underlined the institution's "overriding" commitment to its 2% inflation target.
Bosnia agrees data swap with banking regulator
The Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina will exchange banking data with the country's financial regulators in a bid to foster stability.
Top lawyer slams FSA for Rock failure
The Financial Services Authority (FSA), the UK's industry regulator, was shockingly lax and inept in its regulation of Northern Rock, a leading regulatory lawyer has said.
Czech deputy queries Slovak rules to fix prices
A deputy governor at the Czech National Bank has questioned Slovakia's measures to limit inflation in the run-up to its adoption of the euro.
EU supports regulatory role for central banks
The recent financial turmoil has underlined the importance of central banks' role in supervision, said Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, a member of the European Central Bank's executive board.
Low inflation will foster growth:Zambia's Fundanga
The achievement and maintenance of a low and stable inflation rate is essential for economic growth, Caleb Fundanga, the governor of the Bank of Zambia, stated.
Swiss housing market stable, says SNB's Roth
The Swiss housing market is unlikely to perform as badly as its US counterpart in the coming months, Jean-Pierre Roth, the chairman of the Swiss National Bank's governing board, believes.
ECB on why the risks to inflation have risen
The European Central Bank's (ECB) latest Monthly Report outlines why the upside risks to inflation have risen further over the past month.
Beige Book backs up Bernanke comments
The Federal Reserve's Beige Book indicates the US manufacturing sector is passing on higher input costs to customers.
Korean SWF could buy Lehman stake
Korea's sovereign wealth fund is one of a number of the country's official institutions that could inject funds into Lehman Brothers, an investment bank, it was revealed on Thursday.
SARB confounds expectations with half-point hike
The South African Reserve Bank raised its policy rate to 12% on Thursday.
UK inflation expectations jump to fresh high
A Bank of England survey shows the British public thinks prices will rise by 4.3% over the next 12 months, their highest-ever estimate of annual inflation.
India hikes unexpectedly to counter price surge
The Reserve Bank of India surprised markets by lifting its benchmark repurchase rate to 8% on Wednesday.
Fed details banks' balance sheet developments
The Federal Reserve has published an account of the profits of and balance-sheet developments at US commercial banks in 2007.
RBA on why central banks tend towards Fed-set rate
Research by the Reserve Bank of Australia has uncovered why long-term nominal interest rates in a number of inflation-targeting small open economies have tended to be highly correlated with those of the United States.
Who stands to gain from inflation?
Research published by the Bank of Canada details the groups that have the most to gain, and to lose, from inflation.
NY Fed on why the US Treasury auctions bills
The US Treasury began auctioning bills in 1929 to mitigate several flaws in the department's financing structure, research published by the New York Fed reveals.
Euro-area deserves bigger regulatory role: Merkel
The eurozone's economic importance warrants the region more influence over financial markets regulation, said Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany.
Vietnam hikes rates, devalues dong
The State Bank of Vietnam's benchmark rate will soar two percentage points to 14% from Thursday in a bid to counter inflation, while the dong's value will plunge by almost 2%.
Analysts see point hike from SARB
Ahead of Thursday's rate-setting meeting, observers expect the South African Reserve Bank to increase the cost of borrowing by 100 basis points taking rates to 12.5%.
ECB's Stark hints at standalone hike in July
The European Central Bank looks likely to raise rates only in July rather than tighten policy on a series of occasions over the coming months.
NZ counters payments-systems attack
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has hit back at criticisms of the country's payments and settlements systems.
Targeting impacts little on inflation expectations
Inflation targeting by Latin American central banks is failing to have the desired effect on economic agents' inflation expectations, research published by the Central Bank of Chile finds.