Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
The BIS must become the global central bank
Last year's attempts at central bank coordination fell short, says Krzysztof Rybinski, a former deputy governor at the National Bank of Poland. A global forum is needed.
BIS's Wellink outlines Basel II amendments
The Basel Committee will review the capital charges for collateralised debt obligations (CDOs) set out in the Basel II framework, said Nout Wellink, the president of the Netherlands Bank and chairman of the committee.
Research pinpoints critical frequencies
The Bank for International Settlements has found critical frequencies for sampling some of the key economic indicators.
Research uncovers reasons for interbank spreads
The recent sharp rise in the risk premium contained in three-month interbank rates points to the importance of liquidity factors for banks' day-to-day quoting behaviour, research published by the Bank for International Settlements finds.
BIS's Knight wants procyclicality issue addressed
A strengthening of the so-called "macroprudential approach" to financial regulation is needed to address problems of excessive procyclicality, said Malcolm Knight, the general manager of the Bank for International Settlements.
Policy forecasts don't damage markets
Central bank guidance about, or explicit forecasts of, likely future policy rates does not impair market functioning, research published by the Bank for International Settlements suggests.
G7 ministers discuss IMF gold sales
"There was an acceptance among the G7 that resources should be raised by selling gold," said Tomasso Padoa-Schioppa, Italy's finance minister, who is also the head of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) steering committee (IMFC).
Liquidity pressures could return, says FSF report
Money-market tensions could yet re-emerge, a group of leading central bankers and policymakers warned on Monday.
Recent trends in emerging markets' monetary policy
A new collection of Bank for International Settlements papers investigate major changes in monetary policy transmission in emerging markets over the past decade.
Brown calls for IMF and World Bank reform
The Bretton Woods institutions must adapt to fit the new global economic order where "contagion can move as swiftly as the fastest communication", said Gordon Brown, the British prime minister.
Carry trade returns high but losses heavy
Though carry trades in various Asian currencies tend to outperform major stock markets, there is a relatively high frequency of large negative returns, research published by the Bank for International Settlements finds.
OTC derivatives trade grows by 135%
The value of positions in the over-the-counter derivatives market has increased by 135% in the last three years to $516 trillion, the Bank for International Settlements finds.
Central banks: the gorillas of foreign exchange
Chris Turner, the head of foreign exchange strategy research at ING wholesale banking in London, evaluates the possibility of sterilisation by central banks next year
Interview: Claudio Borio
Claudio Borio is the head of research and policy analysis at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). He has published extensively on numerous issues, including the relationship between asset prices and financial and monetary stability, monetary…
Crisis shows why we need Basel II, says Committee
The recent banking crisis has underlined the importance of Basel II implementation, according to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
Instability fundamentals have weathered revolution
The financial fundamentals that hold the key to the dynamics of instability remain despite three decades-worth of structural change in the system, according to research published by the Bank for International Settlements.
Rules found to hinder remittance payments
Regulatory compliance is the main barrier to doing business in the area of workers' remittance payments, according to a poll of Sibos delegates.
Further rapid growth in foreign exchange trading
The volumes of foreign exchange traded has grown by 65% over the last three years, the preliminary results of the Bank for International Settlement's (BIS) triennial survey reveal, with global daily turnover averaging $3.2 trillion in April 2007.
Dugan to replace Witteveen at joint forum
John Dugan, the comptroller of the currency in the US, will head the Joint Forum, a group of senior financial sector regulators, following the death of Dirk Witteveen, an executive director at the Netherlands Bank, earlier this month.
BIS paper on house prices in emerging Europe
This BIS working paper examines the determinants of house price increases in central and eastern Europe.
BIS Quarterly Review
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) published the 'BIS Quarterly Review' on 3 September. It gave an overview of recent developments in financial markets, before turning in more detail to highlights from the latest BIS data on international…
The impact of contagion on interbank markets
The Bank for International Settlements has published a paper on using counterfactual simulations to assess the danger of contagion in interbank markets.
Australia investigates resilience
The Reserve Bank of Australia has published a series of draft papers presented at its conference on the structure and resilience of the financial system, which took place on 20 and 21 August.
Turkey's payment systems
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) published a report on payments systems in Turkey on 3 July.