Central Banking Journal - Volume XXII Number 1
Articles in this issue
Towards a global monetary policy
US monetary policy must change as the dollar’s dominance wanes, writes Allan H. Meltzer
Interview: Robert Mundell
The Nobel laureate explains what is needed to save Europe’s single currency and calls for greater global coordination of monetary policies, in conversation with Robert Pringle
Would Spain be better off out of the euro?
Domingo Cavallo compares the economic performances of the UK and Spain during the crisis to see if being ‘out’ is better than being ‘in’
The fractured global monetary system
Robert Pringle reflects on the 40th anniversary of Bretton Woods
Conflicts of interest in central banking
The crisis has highlighted how interests can diverge in the monetary policy-making bodies of federal central banks, writes Daniel Gros
History in the making
Robert Aliber is inspired by Allan Meltzer’s monumental history of the Federal Reserve to look again at US monetary policy in the latter half of the 20th century
Interview: Jaime Caruana
Jaime Caruana, the general manager of the Bank for International Settlements, talks to Catherine Snowdon about the institution’s role in responding to the financial crisis
A two-pillar strategy for macroprudential policy
Dirk Schoenmaker and Peter Wierts propose a way to formulate financial stability policy to tackle cyclical and structural risks
Central banking in an era of QE
The reserve currency centres must urgently restore fiscal and monetary discipline. If not, then inflation and the flight into gold will continue, warns Andrew Sheng
Interview: John Mendzela
John Mendzela is a specialist in central bank governance and strategic management. Here he discusses the gaps in central bank governance highlighted by the crisis and presents some potential fixes
Nigeria banking gets back on its feet
Deputy governor Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu explains how the Central Bank of Nigeria has restructured the country’s banking sector and regulatory architecture since the financial crisis
More data, not theory
The crisis has shown the dangers of placing models at the heart of policymaking. An empirical approach is the answer, says Kevin Gardiner
Opposing fronts
Martina Horáková reports on two conflicting views of US regulatory reforms