Central Banks
China and Australia sign A$30bn currency swap
Australia joins the ranks of central banks with a bilateral currency swap line with China; reflects increased use of renminbi and closer trading ties between the countries
Euro banknotes with Draghi’s signature enter circulation
Mario Draghi's signature appears on circulating euro banknotes as the ECB president expresses faith that situation in Europe is stabilising
Hildebrand joins Oxford University
Former Swiss central bank chief takes advisory role at Blavatnik School Of Government
Denmark releases annual report and appoints new directors
National Bank of Denmark annual report covers decision to relocate Royal Danish Mint and reveals profit fell last year; Jørgen Strandgaard and Kjeld Johannesen chosen as new directors
Curaçao and Sint Maarten governor discusses benefits of more women in labour force
Greater female participation in labour market key to meeting demographic challenges of the future, says Emsley Tromp
HKMA bulletin reveals liquidity pressures
Funding costs for banks rise amid tougher international climate as renminbi debt market expands, says HKMA Quarterly Bulletin and Half Year Financial Stability Report
Central Bank of Chile governor raises inflationary concerns
Rising oil prices and capital flows to emerging economies present a monetary policy dilemma says Rodrigo Vergara
IMF working paper suggests financial sector reform key to rebalancing Chinese economy
Reforms that lead to real interest rates rising and appreciate the real effective exchange rate would contribute to rebalancing growth in China toward private consumption, finds IMF research
Malaysia annual report predicts tougher 2012
Slower growth and challenging time for exporters forecast in annual report from Bank Negara Malaysia
National Bank of Ukraine appoints new head of payments systems
Natalia Syniavska takes on role overseeing all payments operations at the Ukrainian central bank
UK chancellor unhappy about past gold sales
George Osborne issues thinly veiled attack on Gordon Brown over gold sales a decade ago; minutes from latest BoE meeting reveal two votes for more QE
Netherlands Bank research links financial development to net foreign asset composition
Working paper concludes that as a country’s financial position improves, net foreign asset composition likely to decline
IMF paper finds macro-economy dominates behaviour of bond yield curve
Study of Czech bond market asserts that analysis of misalignments in markets can aid forecasting of future yield movements
Bernanke delivers first student lecture
Fed chairman recounts origins of central banks and stresses their importance in first lecture to US students; lecture series takes place at key time as fierce Fed critic Ron Paul runs for president
BoE chief economist highlights UK supply-side challenges
Broad and deep supply-side restructuring of UK economy required to achieve rebalancing, says Spencer Dale
Reserve Bank of Australia wary of risks from European contagion
RBA Monetary Policy Committee signals ongoing concern at contagion effect from Europe dampening Australian prospects
China and Mongolia double currency swap arrangement
Chinese and Mongolian central banks agree supplementary currency swap arrangement that doubles the amount of currency at stake under the deal
QE is ‘decisively working’ say CBP panellists
Central Banking On Air event focuses on impact of quantitative easing; panellists agree emergency monetary policy steps have been effective but question whether the Fed has ‘over-committed’ itself