Central Banks
Senators call for 'vigorous' enforcement of Volcker rule
Carl Levin and Jeff Merkley urge FSoc to follow “statutory intent” of rule to limit proprietary trading; define key terms and supervisory approach
Ron Paul set to renew bid to audit Fed
United States representative Ron Paul vows to audit Federal Reserve if he wins power of House subcommittee on monetary policy
IMF: stricter ring-fencing creates greater incentive to build capital buffers
Fund study shows that policies to employ stricter ring-fencing on bank subsidiaries requires them to hold larger capital buffers
RBA flags sharp rise in commodity prices
Reserve Bank of Australia Monetary Policy statement says high commodity prices could lead to further rate hikes
Finland finds limitations in China’s monetary policy
Bank of Finland study finds China’s monetary policy strongly influences asset prices but not household consumption
Bank of Italy’s Visco says Europe needs long term debt resolution plan
Bank of Italy deputy director general Ignazio Visco says successful fiscal consolidation in Europe will require voter backing
Zhou, Meirelles attack QE2
Central Bank of Brazil president Henrique Meirelles and People's Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan bash Federal Reserve’s latest stimulus programme
Risk USA: Paulson refused to save Lehman over 'bailout guy' characterisation
Former White House economist details civil war between Bush administration and US Treasury
Fund nears the end of gold sales
IMF has sold majority of the gold set aside for disposal; analysts expect Fund will complete sales by end of the year
Namibia’s Shiimi: financial inclusion a high priority
Bank of Namibia governor Ipumbu Shiimi outlines plans to promote financial inclusion in Namibia
BoJ’s Shirakawa warns of spillovers from emerging markets
Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa says financial excesses in emerging markets could lead to further global imbalances
FSB opens up to non-members with outreach proposal
Financial Stability Board to set up regional consultative groups to give non-members a presence in regulatory debate; move goes only half the way to correcting imbalance, DIFC chief economist says
New Fed office to aid stability, macroprudential efforts
Federal Reserve sets up financial stability policy office to coordinate institution-wide analysis on stability risks; J. Nellie Liang named director of office
Broaden renminbi use to curb dollar influence: ex-HKMA’s Yam
Former Hong Kong Monetary Authority chief executive Joseph Yam calls for more renminbi internationalisation; says Hong Kong a vital portal in the effort
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund makes first property investment
Government Pension Fund Global takes stake in British Crown Estate’s Regent Street portfolio as part of new strategy to better hedge against inflation
Hong Kong will not abandon dollar peg: HKMA’s Chan
Hong Kong Monetary Authority chief executive Norman Chan says central bank will maintain dollar peg
Bank of Israel - Inflation Report (2010 Q3)
Bank of Israel’s Inflation Report for third quarter shows economy continued to grow
Norway’s Gjedrem outlines new strategy for sovereign wealth fund
Norges Bank governor Svein Gjedrem says oil fund’s new investment strategy will include third asset class
Fed to buy $600 billion-worth of Treasuries
Size of QE2 exceeds expectations; pace of purchases slower than forecast
CIC’s Zhou calls on Congress, not Fed, to spend
China Investment Corporation’s Zhou Yuan says further quantitative easing will not cure United States’ unemployment problem; Fed expected to unveil more asset purchases, despite dissent
Interview: Linah Mohohlo
The governor of the Bank of Botswana talks about how the country avoided the resource curse and efforts to develop its financial markets.
Norway’s Gjedrem bids to hold on to wealth fund role
Norges Bank governor Svein Gjedrem disagrees with proposal to strip management of sovereign wealth fund from Norges Bank; says central bank best placed to manage Government Pension Fund Global