Central Banks
Uganda's central bank redesigns website
The central bank of Uganda has launched a redesigned user-friendly website with updated information on key financial indicators at a cost of $49,000.
BoE's King on the MPC ten years on
In the speech 'The MPC ten years on' given on 2 May Mervyn King of the Bank of England said since its inception the MPC has kept inflation expectations well anchored and is determined to keep doing so.
NY Fed issues hedge fund warning
In what Reuters describes as its "sternest warning to date" on the state of the hedge-fund business, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Wednesday 2 May that the funds could represent the biggest risk for a financial crisis since 1998.
ECB says planning new card payment oversight
The European Central Bank said on Thursday 3 May it is proposing a new cross-border framework to oversee all payment card systems using the euro.
Interview with Bank of England's Mervyn King
In an interview with the Financial Times published Thursday 3 May Mervyn King said the Bank of England was "clearly" failing to explain properly to markets how the Monetary Policy Committee was likely to respond to economic data.
Iceland's Oddsson on the commercial banks
In the speech 'The commercial banks are more resilient' given on 25 April David Oddsson of the Central Bank of Iceland said the crucial factor behind the central bank's assessment that the financial system is now more resilient to shocks is the banks'…
The rise of the polymer
Nick Carver looks on the development of a viable alternative to paper banknotes
Central Bank of Ruritania: management commentary
Robin Darbyshire highlights what a draft management commentary of a central bank might look like
Talking numbers
Central banks can and should write a management commentary to accompany their accounts, says Robin Darbyshire
The changing role of sovereign wealth managers
An overview of recent developments in this emerging field of international finance, Malan Rietveld and Robert Pringle
Assaults on independence
Central banks have recently faced serious challenges to their independence. Narayan Lakshman reports
How do we manage the reserves held by the Bank of Japan?
Toshio Idesawa of the bank of Japan explains how the central bank's approach to managing its reserves is changing
Why central banks should look at liquidity risk
Recent legal and market developments have alerted public authorities and industry bodies to the perils of liquidity risk risk, write Stefan W. Schmitz and Andreas Ittner
Inflation targeting: a user's guide
A new paper from the IMF spells out what is required to target inflation writes Narayan Lakshman of Central Banking
Three future risks
So far so great says Stephen King. What of the next decade?
Reflections and comparisons
Christian de Boissieu scrutinises the Bank's record