Central Banks
Iranian governor floats plan for new IMF training centre
Valiollah Seif puts plan for new Iran-based IMF regional training centre to Christine Lagarde; says inflation outlook has improved since president Hassan Rouhani took office
RBA paper finds only weak support for sticky information Phillips curve
Paper provides ‘first estimates’ of a sticky information Phillips curve for Australia, finding the curve fits poorly with the inflation-targeting era but better in earlier years
Cross-border claims end upward rise, BIS data shows
Latest international banking statistics show global cross-border claims in slight decline after three consecutive quarters on the rise; claims on non-banks rise strongly however
Argentina boosts central bank reserves with bond issuance
Proceeds from Argentina's bond auction earlier this week have been deposited in the central bank reserves, putting them out of reach of holdout funds suing the South American country
Carstens expects Mexican inflation to end year at 3% target
Bank of Mexico governor expects inflation to end the year at 3% target, but does not rule out an interest rate increase if prices start to rise due to a weaker peso
Draghi says ECB may have to reassess Greek emergency liquidity
ECB president says situation in Greece may force governing council to revisit the terms of emergency liquidity, as another round of negotiations breaks down
Riksbank seeks greater clarity with redesigned monetary policy report
Shorter report aims to focus more on analysis and less on detailed data reporting, with new layout to boost readability; head of forecasting says design process drew on years of feedback
Zeti highlights ‘v-shaped’ recoveries in Malaysia
Bank Negara Malaysia’s governor argues the economy has ‘time and time again’ demonstrated the ability to emerge from commodity price shocks and financial crises
Central Bank of Bahrain upgrading market infrastructure
Central Bank of Bahrain is upgrading market infrastructure and enhancing supervision of listed companies, announces governor Rasheed Al Maraj
SNB’s Danthine: traders wrong to paint Swiss franc surge as black swan
It was 'absolutely certain' that SNB would end Swiss franc floor, says vice-chair of the governing board
Sarb expands risk management framework
The risk management framework of the South African Reserve Bank now includes policy risks and will soon include financial stability policy, reveals deputy governor
RBNZ hires monetary policy advisers as inflation drops to 15-year low
Graeme Wheeler says advisers ‘bring fresh viewpoints'; assistant governor says monetary policy can do little to influence inflation outcomes in ‘near term'
‘Severe’ risks around lifting capital controls, Icelandic report warns
Financial stability report highlights need for careful preparation before capital controls can be lifted; governor says most expected capital movements have been ‘well mapped out’
Legal questions force Swedish FSA to scrap amortisation rule
Financial Supervisory Authority suspends its plan to force households to pay down their mortgages over time in response to doubts over its mandate; Ingves says policy still needed
Lithuania bought 1.6 tonnes of gold as part of euro switch
Purchases representing around 25% of total gold holdings made during switch to euro; Bank of Lithuania investment director tells Central Banking investments are now more diverse
BoE minutes remind markets not to be complacent
Minutes show MPC firmly positioned for coming rate hike; economists suggest central bank may be warning markets they have overestimated willingness for easing
Sánchez encourages ‘realistic’ expectations of macro-prudential tools
Bank of Mexico deputy governor considers effectiveness of macro-prudential tools and the potential unintended consequences at Central Banking training series
Bank of Portugal considers conflict of interest
Working group will consider whether share portfolios held by central bank board members could be considered a conflict of interest; local reports suggest Varela has stake in Portuguese banks
Prasarn highlights ‘untapped opportunities’ between Thailand and China
Bank of Thailand governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul insists China is still an ‘important engine in support of the growth of the Thai export sector’
Glenn Stevens flags capital market risks
RBA governor says the growing role of asset managers and lower market liquidity are cause for concern; combined with cross-border capital flows, this could trigger an abrupt sell-off
Toyota executive slated to join BoJ board
Yukitoshi Funo, former head of company's US operations, nominated to replace Yoshihisa Morimoto at pivotal moment for the Japanese central bank
Public to vote on design of €2 commemorative coin
Eurozone residents invited by European Commission to pick one of five designs for a coin marking the 30th anniversary of the EU flag; partly a tool for raising awareness of economic governance