Central Banks
Price volatility lower in inflation-targeting countries
Reserve Bank of Australia compares inflation volatility in inflation-targeting and non-inflation-targeting countries
Fed presidents focus on commercial property fears
Atlanta and San Francisco Federal Reserve chiefs echo William Dudley’s warning on commercial real estate
Evaluating monetary policy
Risksbank’s Svensson on the difficulties of measuring the right rate for inflation targeting
Multilaterals define systemic importance
Report suggests an initial framework that can be adapted by individual countries
Fed’s Tarullo warns against another Glass-Steagall
Fed governor Daniel Tarullo says split between investment and commercial banking would do little to abate too-big-to-fail problem
Fed poll positive on lending standards but demand still weak
The Federal Reserve’s loan officer opinion survey shows demand for loans in most areas is still weak ; proportion of banks tightening lending standards declining
Swiss stability maintained through tighter regulation: SNB board member
Thomas Jordan, a member of the Swiss National Banks’ governing board, also says record low interest rates could lead to excessive behaviour in mortgages and real estate again
Record profits for Norway’s Government Pension Fund
Third-quarter returns for Government Pension Fund – Global came to 13.5%
Tuma pulls out of EU race
Zdenek Tuma commits to Czech National Bank after political parties split on nomination
Morocco to cap reform with price target
Governor tells CentralBanking.com that Bank Al-Maghrib is preparing to adopt inflation target
Interview with Abdellatif Jouahri
The governor of Bank Al-Maghrib talks to CentralBanking.com about the success of the country’s financial reform efforts
Ex-RBI’s Reddy: roll back financial globalisation
Former governor of the Reserve Bank of India calls for creation of new Bretton Woods institution
Gold hits new high, Sri Lanka latest to reveal purchases
Price soars on Monday to fresh peak; central bank says it bought gold to diversify reserves
Czech’s Tuma to become next EU commissioner?
Prime minister nominates Czech National Bank governor for Brussels role, but politicians could yet pick other candidates
Social contract needs a revamp
Bank of England’s Andrew Haldane finds that social contract between banks and the state needs to revised
RBA’s Lowe: approaches to financial stability vary
Reserve Bank of Australia’s Philip Lowe says there is no one-size-fits-all approach to financial resilience
Bagehot in the beginning
Norges Bank research charts the development of lender-of-last-resort support in the mid-19th century
Israel’s Fischer held in line with majority view
Bank of Israel minutes show governor’s decision to hold was backed by majority of officials
Financial regulation needs unorthodoxy – Gopinath
Reserve Bank of India’s Shyamala Gopinath says financial regulatory framework needs to move away from orthodoxy
Pillar 3 crucial for bank safety
Bank of Finland examines the combined effect of the Pillar 1 minimum capital requirements and Pillar 3 disclosure requirements of Basel II on bank safety