Central Banks
BIS's Cecchetti moots longer time horizon for monetary policy
Central banks may need to stretch their time horizons for inflation targeting to successfully combat financial instability, says Bank for International Settlements’ Stephen Cecchetti
SNB economist to depart at year-end
Kohli to retire from chief economist role in December
Britain begins to offload state banks
Dunfermline sold and supermarket rumoured to be interested in Northern Rock
Washington's timetable for regulatory reform
Patton Boggs, a law firm,sets out how and when Obama's proposals for US financial regulation reform will become law in 2009
BIS's Cecchetti on inflation, imbalances and instability
The head of the Bank for International Settlements' monetary and economic department, on how central-bank policy should change in light of the crisis
BoE’s Tucker: banking social contract needs reform
Bank of England’s Paul Tucker says that banks must adjust and it will not be cheap
Fed Hoenig: new rules must be simple
Kansas City Federal Reserve’s Thomas Hoenig calls for new rules for systemically-important institutions to be comprehensible
Ian Macfarlane – a proud record
The former governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia recalls his decade in charge which cemented inflation targeting
How Hong Kong handled the crisis
Joseph Yam, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority discusses the global policy response to crisis, Hong Kong’s relationship with China and reserve management in Asia.
Smee on speedier payments
The chief executive of APACS discusses the UK’s first National Payments Plan and the impact of the new Faster Payments service
Weaker CBs must work harder in face of shock
Central banks with less credibility must work harder to combat a cost shock
Transparency and disclosure limit contagion
Cutting back on information asymmetries can reduce contagion
Bank’s second monetary-policy roundtable
Bank of England summarises its monetary-policy roundtable
Fed's Yellen: rates may stay low for years
Janet Yellen, the president of the San Francisco Federal Reserve and a respected senior US policymaker, has given a bleak assessment of the US economy’s prospects
Fed's Bullard: bailouts could prompt independence backlash
Regional president warns Fed actions could impact independence
Mexico's Ortiz - crisis shows how far we've come
Ability to cope with turmoil is a sign of success of monetary-policy reform, says Bank of Mexico governor
Bank names special resolution czar
Bank of England's chief cashier to head unit