Central Banks
Norway alludes to rate hike
Executive Board vote to maintain policy rate, but suggest tightening if current trends in Norwegian economy continue
Kenya, SA hold rates, flag recovery
Central Bank of Kenya and South African Reserve Bank relatively upbeat on growth
Finland names new communications head
Chief dealer to take on the role from next month
Credit measurement in a changing world
Reserve Bank of Australia presents its approach to measuring credit and non-intermediated debt flows
Indonesia’s Rochadi: cooperate to fight fakes
Bank Indonesia’s Budi Rochadi says central banks need to exchange knowledge to keep up with counterfeiters
Move beyond price stability: IMF to central banks
Monetary policy not to blame for crisis but International Monetary Fund argues bubbles possible to predict
GIC cuts Citi stake
Fortunes contrast with those of Temasek, Singapore’s other sovereign fund
British PM says Tobin tax worth a look
Controversial tax mooted by Britain’s head regulator worth consideration, says Gordon Brown, though problems with tax havens must be solved first
Korea to follow Israel’s lead and hike?
Report suggests Bank of Korea considering tightening
Bank’s Sentance: watch the energy market
Bank of England’s Andrew Sentance says next global shock might come from the energy market
SARB investigated stress testing: Mboweni
South African Reserve Bank’s Tito Mboweni says the central bank looked closely on stress-testing methods used by banks and the central bank
Australian funds hedge half their foreign assets
Reserve Bank of Australia investigates the level of currency hedging by domestic managed funds
IMF board backs gold sales
International Monetary Fund members agree to sell an eighth of the organisation’s gold
One credit register for Europe: Buba’s Zeitler
Bundesbank’s Franz-Christoph Zeitler says Europe needs a unified credit register
Turkish premier queries central bank’s autonomy
Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he disapproves of Central Bank of Turkey’s autonomy
Czech’s Tuma: links with stats office key
Czech National Bank’s Zdenek Tuma says central banks and national statistical offices must maintain good cooperative relations
Bonds best way for business funding: Bank data
Bank of England data on lending conditions suggests big business better off raising funds through debt markets than through borrowing
Leaning against the wind not enough: Chile’s De Gregorio
Governor of Central Bank of Chile cites collision between financial and price stability objectives as reason why interest rates cannot be used to burst bubbles
US Treasury ends money market guarantee
The program served its purposes of fomenting stability, and is being retired as the risk of a meltdown has passed, says Treasury secretary Geithner
Linking saving ratios and current account balances
Key differences in saving and investment ratios explain current account balances, but experiences still differ by region says an article published by the Reserve Bank of Australia