Central Banks
Vietnam and San Francisco Fed reflect on banking seminar
State Bank of Vietnam deputy governor meets with delegation from Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco; group discusses recent seminar on monitoring and managing banks in Vietnam
HKMA’s Chan says fiscal cuts are essential for Europe
Hong Kong Monetary Authority chief executive Norman Chan says Europe must make deep fiscal cuts to regain market confidence. Talks about macro-prudential regulation, the Hong Kong dollar peg and the internationalisation of the renminbi
Bank of Jamaica governor offers growth and inflation predictions
Brian Wynter predicts growth and inflation levels for fiscal year 2011-12; says unaltered monetary policy stance in last quarter was due to uncertainty both abroad and domestically
BoE minutes show two votes for greater QE
Minutes of latest Bank of England monetary policy meeting reveal two rate-setters wanted to see greater quantitative easing than the £50 billion that was settled on
Italy’s Visco issues call to action for banks
Governor of the Bank of Italy says banks must not “starve” the economy of credit; explains now is the time to intensify efforts to strengthen balance sheets
BIS working paper studies inflation dynamics
Bank for International Settlements researchers investigate inflation dynamics in the presence of informal labour markets
Praet stresses importance of sticking to monetary policy mandate
European Central Bank executive board member Peter Praet warns of dangers of burdening monetary policy with tasks that fall outside its mandate of maintaining price stability
Bank of Portugal paper revisits asset pricing with a bank risk factor
Bank of Portugal research paper investigates how the banking sector influences the stock returns of non-financial firms
Mixed market response as Greece deal is proposed
Regional stock indexes show different impact as eurozone agrees on more bail-out funds for Greece; price of gold edged higher as euro rose after news broke
Madagascan central bank staff revolt: reports
Angry central bankers stage a sit-in at the Central Bank of Madagascar to protest over the abrupt replacement of former governor Frederic Rasamoely
Bank of Japan adds to Tankan survey pool
Japanese central bank refreshes companies and financial institutions that make up the sample group for the influential survey; adds 102 enterprises and five financial institutions
New Norwegian coin commemorates Royal birthdays
Norges Bank reveals a commemorative silver coin to celebrate the birthdays of King Harald and Queen Sonja; profits from sale will go to charities
RBA retains scope for monetary easing
Minutes of the latest Monetary Policy Board meeting at the Reserve Bank of Australia shows members believe inflation outlook provides scope for a further easing of policy if situation worsens
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