Central Banks
RBI's Rajan looks to regional and domestic demand
Raghuram Rajan calls for investment in research
Argentina’s central bank denies being an ‘alter ego’ of the government
Central bank says reserves cannot be embargoed under US law
Impact of flight to liquidity on bonds important for policy-makers, study finds
Paper analyses liquidity premiums in three eurozone sovereign bond markets
IMF paper: Costs of macro-pru policies still unclear
Policy-makers should ‘move carefully' in adopting macro-prudential tools as ‘knowledge is still limited'
Poloz warns regulation could stifle credit to SMEs
Canada governor says new regulations likely to reduce the availability of credit to small companies
Women still hold less than 10% of top jobs
Central Banking Directory 2015 reveals number of female governors has climbed to 18
Brazil’s central bank lowers expectations of further action
Inflation will only reach the target in 2016, according to MPC forecast
Basel Committee tightens securitisation standards despite bank protests
Banks warn harsher rules could damage credit to small businesses
Norges Bank cuts interest rates as krone weakens
Norges bank tackles impact of low inflation on growth of falling oil prices
Czech banks ‘resilient’ to adverse shocks
Stress tests focus on bank capitalisation over three-year horizon
Bank of Finland’s Honkapohja advocates ‘cautious and gradual’ approach to deregulation
Honkapohja considers it vital to time liberalisation ‘well’
Bank of England unveils sweeping transparency changes
Central bank announces raft of measures affecting all aspects of organisation
Linde fears ‘revival’ of debt sustainability concerns
Banking sector is challenged by changes in regulation and supervision, says governor
Weak TLTRO demand increases pressure on ECB
Second TLTRO proves more popular than the first in September
Bank of Russia raises interest rates by 100bp
Central bank vows to continue hiking to stem inflation which is expected to surpass 10% next quarter
Davis Report reveals extent of FCA communications blunder
Report uncovers numerous failings in handling of communications mistake
IMF praises Central Bank of Kuwait’s ‘proactive’ approach
Central bank could publish information on oil sector
Central bank says macro-pru tools ‘crucial’ in Turkey
Turkish central bank maintained the inflation target at 5%
Praet explores QE transmission channels
ECB chief economist lays out ‘current issues’ in monetary policy
Irish research finds macro-pru tools have ‘greater impact’ on first-time buyers
First-time buyers are younger and on a lower income
Fed proposes tougher capital surcharges on biggest banks
Aims to go beyond Basel framework on loss-absorbing requirements for GSIBs
Healthy domestic variables can smooth rating downgrades, paper finds
Bank of Spain analysed ratings in 67 countries
Rohde mulls higher capital requirements if Denmark stays out of bank union
National Bank of Denmark governor wants country to join ECB-led project next year
Central Bank of Ireland urges households to spend 2.5bn copper coins on Christmas shopping
Bank warns local shops running out of small change as coins consigned to ‘jars and money boxes'