Articles by Claire Jones
Economists judge Carstens worthy successor
Carstens up to the job of heading the Bank of Mexico but concern exists over his replacement as finance minister
Bank of Finland’s Huhtala on reserve management post-crisis
Heli Huhtala, the head of investments in the Banking Operations Department at the Bank of Finland, discusses how the crisis will change the thinking on central banks’ reserve-management strategies
Mexico shrugs off S&P downgrade
Peso down marginally and Mexican stocks up despite second downgrade in less than a fortnight
Abu Dhabi bails out Dubai
Richest emirate agrees to provide $10 billion to Dubai World; central bank to support local banks
Carstens likely to replace Ortiz as BIS chair
Guillermo Ortiz will step down as chairman of the Bank for International Settlements’ board if he leaves the Bank of Mexico
NY Fed communications head joins Thomson Reuters
New York Federal Reserve’s executive vice president for communications departs for information company
CentralBanking.com readers divided on recovery
CentralBanking.com subscribers split on time it will take to return to trend levels of growth snapshot shows
BoJ loosens in bid to appease government
Bank of Japan loosens monetary policy at unscheduled meeting to ease tensions between central bank and government
Interview with Donghyun Park
Donghyun Park, a senior economist at the Asian Development Bank, discusses reserve management post-crisis and fostering demand in Asia
UAE backs banks as Dubai fears spark local sell-off
Commentators praise pre-emptive move on back of uncertainty in global markets following fears of Dubai World default
Bank bailed out two British lenders in secret
Bank of England says it provided lender-of-last-resort support to Royal Bank of Scotland and Halifax Bank of Scotland in October 2008; reveals extent to which two lenders teetered
Bank pushes for corporate-debt expansion
Senior Bank of England officials want greater role for debt markets to enable smaller companies to bypass banks for funds
RBA subsidiary chief ousted in graft probe
Managing director of polymer manufacturer Securency stands down as investigation reveals whistleblowers’ bribe claims ignored; offices and homes raided
SARB’s mandate up for review
Pretoria to mull Reserve Bank’s inflation-targeting framework; central bank holds rates
QE working, but growth levels to remain anaemic: Bank
Bank of England confident quantitative easing having some impact; more bullish on growth but stresses slack is set to stay until beyond forecast period
Czechs set fixed time for policy announcements
The Czech National Bank will announce monetary policy decisions at 1 p.m. starting next February
King says credit easing not for central banks
Bank of England governor counters calls to target specific markets and industries through quantitative easing, says this is the responsibility of governments
Fed presidents focus on commercial property fears
Atlanta and San Francisco Federal Reserve chiefs echo William Dudley’s warning on commercial real estate
Morocco to cap reform with price target
Governor tells CentralBanking.com that Bank Al-Maghrib is preparing to adopt inflation target
Interview with Abdellatif Jouahri
The governor of Bank Al-Maghrib talks to CentralBanking.com about the success of the country’s financial reform efforts
Gold hits new high, Sri Lanka latest to reveal purchases
Price soars on Monday to fresh peak; central bank says it bought gold to diversify reserves
UBS bailout a success so far: head of SNB rescue
Head of Swiss National Bank's stabilisation fund divulges details of UBS bailout, says central bank will take hold-to-maturity approach
Chiang Mai a complement, not substitute to IMF aid
Senior ASEAN official stresses that the regional reserve pool is not intended to replace support from other multilateral agencies
Hong Kong needs “real” central bank: opposition politician
Co-founder of Hong Kong's main opposition says Hong Kong Monetary Authority must be given greater powers if territory is to maintain status as global financial centre