News
Murdered Russian banker may have had phone tapped
The BBC Monitoring Service on Saturday 16 September reported a translation of a story on Russian NTV which said murdered Russian central banker Andrey Kozlov may have had his phone tapped and that up to tem people could have been involved in the killing.
Draghi says Italy can beat euro growth
Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi told reporters on Sunday 17 September he felt that Italy's economy could grow far more strongly than its European partners.
Gonzalez-Paramo says ECB 'strongly vigilant'
European Central Bank Executive Board member Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Paramo said on Monday 18 September that eurozone interest rates were low and the ECB was strongly vigilant over risks to inflation.
Govt and RBA reaffirm policy
Treasurer Peter Costello and Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens, who began his term on Monday 18 September, have reaffirmed the government's agreement with the RBA on monetary policy.
G7 positive on prospects for world economy
Global growth is on track despite risks from high oil prices and other threats, finance chiefs from the Group of Seven industrialized nations said Saturday 16 September.
Fukui says risks will be assessed cautiously
Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui said Friday 15 September the central bank will cautiously monitor various risks before taking further policy actions in its current credit-tightening cycle.
Summers: Central banks should make reserves work
Developing countries hold $2 trillion in excess reserves, but make almost no profit on the money, former U.S. Treasury secretary Lawrence Summers said on Thursday 14 September.
King plays straight bat in central bank talk
According to a study published Thursday 14 September by stockbroker ICAP Australia, the Reserve Bank of Australia's governor is easier to understand than his US peer, but both lose out to Mervyn King.
FMC report shows Fed governors get richer
The Federal Reserve Board's governors have grown steadily richer in the last year as President George Bush's appointments have reshaped the board of governors, research by the Financial Markets Center shows.
Murder won't disrupt central bank's work-Ignatiyev
The Russian central bank is working as usual despite the murder of First Deputy Chairman Andrei Kozlov, chairman of the Russian Central Bank Sergei Ignatiyev told Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting on Friday 15 September.
SEA-LAC central bank governors' meeting begins
Central Bank Governors from South East Asia (SEA), Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) gathered Friday 15 September for the first time in Kuala Lumpur, for the inaugural SEA-LAC Central Bank Governors' Meeting.
Turkish central bank could move to Istanbul
"It would take a new law to move the Central Bank of Turkey from Ankara to Istanbul. If the parliament approves such a draft law, the central bank moves to Istanbul," Turkish central bank governor Durmus Yilmaz has said.
Russia's central bank deputy shot dead
Andrei Kozlov, the central bank of Russia's first deputy chairman, died in hospital hours after he was shot on Wednesday 13 September.
China plans national financial regulator
China plans to set up an agency to link regulatory efforts by the central bank, market watchdogs and other monitors, a deputy finance minister said Wednesday 13 September.
PBOC's Su says yuan flexibility to increase
China will continue to increase the flexibility of the yuan exchange rate and provide more derivative products to allow companies to hedge their currency risk, a vice-governor of the People's Bank of China said.
ECB alert to inflation danger - Trichet
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet said in an interview due for release on Friday 15 September that the ECB bank remains on the alert about euro zone inflation dangers.
Prime Tass to publish Russian central bank data
The Prime Tass economic news agency has won the right to publish and distribute the Central Bank of Russia's periodicals, the Bank's Public Relations Department reported on Tuesday 12 September, quoting a decision of the contest commission.
Tietmeyer may become 'God's banker'
According to the Catholic News website, Pope Benedict has sounded out former Bundesbank president Hans Tietmeyer for the key post as head of the Institute for Religious Works, better known as the Vatican Bank.
Market stable after rate hike, BOJ minutes show
Bank of Japan board members agreed in minutes released Wednesday 13 September that the money market had been stable after it raised interest rates in July for the first time in six years.
Minutes: Riksbank unanimous on Aug 29 rate hike
The minutes from the Riksbank's 29 Aug monetary meeting released Tuesday 12 September showed the board was unanimous in its decision to hike the repo rate 0.25 percentage points to 2.50 pct.
SF Fed's Yellen says rates may have to go up
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Janet Yellen reiterated Tuesday 12 September her concerns about inflation, and again said now is a time for policy makers to gauge how past interest-rate hikes are affecting the economy.
Mizuno says BOJ to gradually lift rates
Bank of Japan board member Atsushi Mizuno said in an interview published Wednesday 13 September policy makers remain committed to gradually raising interest rates even after recent signs of slower economic growth.
Comment on central banking
The Financial Times published three interesting articles on Tuesday and Wednesday 13 September, including a piece on the IMF by Rachel Lomax and Tiff Macklem.
Calls for independence for Yemen's central bank
The Yemen opposition alliance has called for the formation of a national committee for supervising the central bank and oil revenues after being accused by President Ali Abdullah Saleh of planning to steal the country's assets.