Central Banking Journal - Volume XXII Number 3
Articles in this issue
Macro-prudential powers are no panacea
Central banks will take on substantial new macro-prudential supervisory powers in the years ahead. But this is a dangerous experiment, and a step in the wrong direction
HKMA head Norman Chan on bank regulation and the renminbi
Chief executive tells Christopher Jeffery that central bankers need to be proactive in dealing with asset bubbles. He also explains Hong Kong’s role in the renminbi's internationalisation
New fault lines in financial regulation
Deleveraging could trigger another crippling credit crunch in Europe at a time when the recovery is still fragile. By Jacques de Larosière
Robert Aliber says the US must get tough on China
The shift to floating-rate currencies has facilitated and exaggerated the development of asset bubbles around the world, Robert Aliber tells Robert Pringle
Inflation targeting: a child of our time?
Starting in 1989 inflation targeting has come of age. But does it have the durability to withstand severe economic and financial shocks, or was it simply a child of its time that cannot mature?
Q&A: Central Bank of Colombia governor José Darío Uribe
The governor of the Central Bank of Colombia talks to Christopher Jeffery about the challenges the bank faced during the global financial crisis and its objectives for the future in a changing regulatory environment
Asia to develop emergency financial stability safety net
Charles Adams and Lei Lei Song chart the development of the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization and explain three ways to develop Asia’s liquidity support mechanism
Ignazio Visco’s battle to emerge as governor of the Bank of Italy
Ignazio Visco emerged as the new governor of the Bank of Italy after a lengthy battle few thought he would win. How did he pull it off? Isabella Bufacchi reports
A new toolkit for eurozone survival
The eurozone’s short-term outlook depends on markets, voters, bureaucrats and politicians. Its longer term future requires radical change. Andrew Smithers considers the conditions that are needed for the eurozone to survive
Brendan Brown on life after death for the Emu
Brendan Brown puts forward a proposal for how a functioning monetary union in Europe could operate if the current system was to fail
Balance sheet lessons from the Bank of Japan
The Bank of Japan has expanded its balance sheet in more ways than any of its developed world peers. Hisashi Harui reviews the unconventional approaches it has used to ensure financial stability
Data: a core challenge for financial regulatory reform
Improving financial stability through the use of interconnected and predictive supervisory tools requires a rethink on data. By Constantin Gurdgiev and Keith Saxton
African central bankers embrace a new world order
Africa’s central bankers are adopting new approaches to managing their reserves as trade with Brics rises and the influence of developed nations wanes
