Central Banks
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
FSA's Turner moots role for ring-fencing
The head of Britain's banking regulator suggests separating overseas operations ay be necessary for cross-border banks
New Zealand publishes liquidity guidelines
Reserve Bank releases prudential rules
Eurozone inflation negative for the first time
Euro-area inflation has headed below zero
Ortiz on governance, risk and Mexico's progress
The Bank of Mexico governor and BIS chairman discusses central bank governance, monitoring systemic risk and why Mexico has managed to avoid a financial meltdown despite being hard hit by the crisis
Basel Committee's Praet on the crisis
Justin Keay spoke with the executive director of the National Bank of Belgium (responsible for international cooperation and stability) about the regulatory implications of the current financial crisis
ECB board member speaks on financial crisis role
José Manuel González-Páramo gives a keynote speech at RiskEurope on the role of central banks in a financial crisis.