Reserves
Accounting change behind Saudi gold surge
Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency’s gold reserves more than double due to accounting adjustment; European central banks keep to agreement while Russia, Philippines buy
Foreign holdings of US Treasuries slide after two weeks of gains
Data show holdings of US Treasuries by foreign central banks with accounts at the Federal Reserve declined this week, cancelling out two week of gains
Surge in foreign holdings of US Treasuries and agencies ends two-week slide
Data show holdings of US Treasuries and agency securities by foreign central banks with accounts at the Federal Reserve increased $18.2 billion on the back of two weeks of declines
China denies reviewing eurozone bond holdings
State Administration of Foreign Exchange dismisses reports that it is appraising euro asset holdings; follows surge in T-bill purchases last week
Foreign holdings of US Treasuries fall for second straight week
Data show holdings of US Treasuries by foreign central banks with accounts at the Federal Reserve declined for a second successive week; use of swap lines lower than expected
China sought safety in US Treasuries as eurozone markets unsettled investors
Treasury data out on Monday show China and Japan heavily increased their holdings in US Treasuries in March
Official-sector balance sheets after the crisis
In the third of Central Banking’s web seminar series, Daniel Gros, Ken Wattret and Tim Young discussed how official sector balance sheets have changed, the new challenges policymakers face and how to overcome them
The case for reserve currency competition
A competitive market for reserve currencies would help remove global imbalances, says Ousmène Mandeng
A future for the SDR?
Richard Cooper looks at whether the SDR could substitute for the dollar as a global reserve currency
SNB records $1.3bn profit for first quarter
The Swiss National Bank’s has reported a quarterly net profit of Sfr1.5 billion for the first three months of the year
Senate okays disputed Argentine reserve transfer
Lawmakers in Argentina's upper house approve president’s decree to transfer $4.4 billion of central bank reserves to bond repayment fund
Reddy: Fiji has recovered
Reserve Bank of Fiji Governor Sada Reddy says country has made progress with balance of payments challenges
Argentina’s Marcó del Pont gets green light but reserves plan fails
Argentine Senate approves Mercedes Marcó del Pont as central bank’s new governor but lower house rejects President’s reserves plan; controversial debt swap to be unveiled
Central bank net gold sales fell 80% in 2009
Slowdown in European sales and India's purchase from IMF lead net sales to slump to 41 tonnes says research body
Jilted bondholders can attack Argentine central bank’s assets: US court
US judge decrees central bank and government one entity and breaks dam guarding assets from unpaid creditors; central bank expected to appeal ruling
Interview: George Milling-Stanley on gold
The managing director, government affairs at the World Gold Council discusses central banks' recent purchases of the precious metal
Roots of CIC investment strategy lie in US relationship
Research sees strategic investment as outcome of Sino-American relations; portfolio management owe little to Santiago Principles a consequence
IMF: Bolivia foreign reserves adequate
Research charts developments since 2005
$500 billion reserve drain made crisis worse: IMF’s Ferhani
Deputy director says IMF research shows central bank reserve managers withdrew $500 billion from deposits at commercial banks during crisis
Gold could play solid stability role
World Gold Council's George Milling-Stanley pushes for Basel III and SDR to be gold plated
Russian central bank “lacks capacity” to handle assets
Russian sovereign fund management chief says new agency will take debt and asset responsibilities over from central bank, Russian reserve stash severely depleted by financial crisis
Emerging markets will overhaul reserve methods: Thai deputy
Bank of Thailand vice governor Atchana Waiquamdee says crisis has rendered traditional measures of reserve adequacy “meaningless” for cautious emerging markets
Euro should not covet reserve role
Panellists in CentralBanking.com web seminar say becoming a reserve currency would hamper recovery
Central bankers see reserve future for renminbi
Central Banking Publications poll points to renminbi becoming reserve currency in the long term