Economics
Fed will be ready for exit: Kohn
Donald Kohn, vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, says the central bank will be fully prepared to tighten expansionary policy
Central Bank of Solomon Islands – Annual Report 2008
Central Bank of Solomon Islands sees subdued growth and further deterioration in the balance of payments ahead, according to its latest Annual Report
IMF’s new exchange-rate terms explained
International Monetary Fund explains revisions to its system for the classification of exchange rate arrangements
Imbalances: this time it's different, says Blanchard
International Monetary Fund sees growth recovering to 3% next year but warns that without imbalances fix, long-run picture remains bleak
Recovery underway, but risks remain – IMF
Global Financial Stability Report cuts financial loss projection
India’s Chakrabarty wants better global governance
Reserve Bank of India’s Kamalesh Chakrabarty calls for a global governance system to reflect needs of emerging and developing countries
RBA’s Richards bemoans housing shortage
RBA’s head of economic analysis says undersupply could cause prices to rocket
IMF set to upgrade 2010 growth forecast
Deputy managing director Murilo Portugal says global recovery is stronger than expected
Finland downgrades 2009 forecast
Bank of Finland says it now expects economy to shrink by 7.2% this year
Hong Kong’s future intertwined with renminbi: Yam
In his farewell address, Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Joseph Yam says the financial centre’s future is linked with liberalisation of the mainland
Review, reflect and reaffirm: Canada’s Carney
Bank of Canada’s Mark Carney notes improvement in economic conditions but emphasises the need to remain alert
Macro still has a lot to offer: Chile’s De Gregorio
Macro models must be refined to incorporate what we now know to reduce the risk of future crises, says governor of Central Bank of Chile
Bailout announcements agitated markets, shows IMF study
IMF working paper shows bailout decisions aggravated inter-bank markets, and argues for a coordinated policy response to restore global confidence
Real effects of banking crises: a literature review
Bank of Italy examines trends in research on banking crises
Buba’s Weber charts history of regulation
History points to regulation’s frailties, notes Bundesbank’s Axel Weber
G20 pledges to tackle imbalances
Global imbalances take precedence over regulation in regulation in communiqué
Flexible targeting still best practice: Riksbank’s Svensson
Lars Svensson, Deputy Governor of Sweden’s Riksbank, says impact of finance on monetary transmission mechanism must be better understood
Interventions helped creditors not shareholders
Bank for International Settlements reviews market reaction to bank rescue packages during the crisis
Geithner optimistic on China boosting demand
US Treasury secretary Tim Geithner says China’s commitments “credible” on boosting domestic demand
Subprimes didn’t perform worse than prime loans: Philadelphia Fed
Philadelphia Fed’s loans data analysis yields unexpected results
Analysing the boom-bust cycle in Spain’s housing market
International Monetary Fund working paper constructs a model to explain the behaviour of housing market cycles in Spain and the European Monetary Union
Bank’s Sentance: watch the energy market
Bank of England’s Andrew Sentance says next global shock might come from the energy market
Australian funds hedge half their foreign assets
Reserve Bank of Australia investigates the level of currency hedging by domestic managed funds
Borders affect prices
Boston Federal Reserve looks at the role of international borders in segmenting markets