Central Banks
How Yam secured his place in history
Tony Latter assesses the career of the recently retired Joseph Yam at the helm of the Hong Kong’s monetary authority.
A trans-Tasman comparison
Rodney Dickens argues that the New Zealand central bank is reverting to bad old habits.
Revisiting Asia’s sovereign wealth strategy
Donghyun Park outlines the impact the crisis on Asia’s sovereign wealth funds.
China’s precarious balancing act
Hui Feng argues that monetary accommodation will remain in place for some time
Crisis calls for more active regulation : MAS head
Monetary Authority of Singapore's Heng Swee Keat calls for central banks to examine business models and strategies
Spain should hold on tightening fiscal policy
R. Anton Braun, University of Tokyo, compares the current Spanish recession with Japan in the 1990s and looks at the impact of fiscal policy measures
Buba's Weber cautions on leaning against wind
Bundesbank's Axel Weber adds that financial stability is not just a buzzword
Special measures working: BoJ
Minutes of October meeting underline policymakers' faith in unconventional policy tools
HKMA policy eased post-Lehman stress
Hong Kong Monetary Authority looks at the effectiveness of its policy response to the dislocations and stress in the local interbank and FX swap markets after Lehman collapse
Bank compromises with £25 billion QE expansion
Bank of England rate-setters vote for moderate expansion of quantitative easing, citing conflicting economic pressures
CIC set to shift focus to emerging markets: academic
Academic with ties to Beijing's sovereign wealth fund says China to turn to Africa, Middle East and Asia
Iceland cuts rates on krona strength
The Central Bank of Iceland shears rates and hints at further reductions as the krona regains stability
MAS reserve chief backs move into riskier assets
Monetary Authority of Singapore's Lee Chuan Teck says crisis had failed to dispel faith in diversification despite large mark-to-market losses
Fed remains guarded on rate hike
Federal Open Market Committee keeps key rate and tone unchanged; caps agency debt purchase programme at $175 billion
National Bank of Romania – Annual Report 2008
Central bank’s report finds that the country slipped backwards on Maastricht convergence criteria for euro adoption
Riksbank rate on hold until next autumn
Swedish central bank says benchmark rate to remain at record low for the next 12 months
Ireland needs clearer macroprudential mandate: OECD
OECD calls for the development of more effective macroprudential instruments
Shirakawa blames human nature for bubbles
Bank of Japan's Masaaki Shirakawa says bubbles' causes will eventually boil down to the human nature
RBS and Lloyds to get £39.2 billion more
The part-nationalised banks are set to receive up to £39.2 billion in additional support measures announced on Tuesday
Ireland on how to make better forecasts
Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland looks at whether modelling structural change improves macroeconomic forecasting