Central Bank of Brazil (BCB)
Banks take advantage of Brazil’s geography, says paper
Fractured market structure allows banks to hold monopoly power and charge higher loan rates in smaller areas
Bernanke plays down emerging market impact of QE
Fed chairman says negative impact of quantitative easing on emerging markets is offset by a stronger US economy. But countries such as Brazil have had to take action to protect their currencies
Conundrum facing reserve managers set to continue, say Nalm speakers
Central bank reserve managers to face further challenges about where to allocate their resources as reserve levels look set grow
Central Bank of Brazil cuts rates as uncertainty persists
Monetary policy committee votes unanimously for 50-basis-point rate cut; further reductions remain a possibility
Central Bank of Brazil celebrates Olympics handover with new coins
Two commemorative coins released this month in honour of the arrival of the Olympic flag in Brazil; images symbolising London and Rio de Janeiro feature in the designs
Central Bank of Brazil paper develops systemic risk indicators
Working paper suggests quantitative measures of systemic risk in Brazil that could be used by prudential regulators to determine when to intervene
Central Bank of Brazil staff strike over pay
Central bankers join widespread Brazilian public sector strike in run up to passage of government budget; lower-level employees walked out with no impact on functioning
Brazil updates 10 and 20 real banknotes
Central Bank of Brazil releases latest new notes into circulation; total overhaul of currency underway to incorporate advanced security features
Brazil and South Korea cut rates amid economic gloom
Central Bank of Brazil and Bank of Korea cut interest rates due to poor economic outlook and declines in indicators; Brazil marks eighth consecutive reduction while Korea makes first cut since 2009
Brazil and South Africa agree supervisory co-operation
Central Bank of Brazil and South African Reserve Bank sign MoU to promote banking supervision; clears the way for domestic banks to build businesses in both markets
Brazil and China agree currency swap and deepen cooperation
Central Bank of Brazil announces agreement with China Banking Regulatory Commission to enhance exchange of information; governments agree to currency swap
Former Brazilian governor takes additional advisory role
Henrique Meirelles appointed as senior adviser at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts; adds firm to a substantial list of board positions and advisory roles
Brazil’s Tombini seeks appointment of new director
Governor of the Central Bank of Brazil nominates candidate to become director of special affairs; former governor Henrique Meirelles announced as chairman of Lazard Americas
Nalm Americas: Reserves panel split on euro
Some central banks in the Americas are reducing allocation to euro – but not necessarily as a result of the eurozone debt crisis
Central Bank of Brazil offers boost to auto industry
Reserve requirements for loans on automobile projects reduced; move releases R$18 billion for use in offering credit for vehicle purchases
Brazil to reveal rate-setters'votes
Central bank board approves amendments to law governing the institution aimed at increasing transparency; quarterly inflation report also to begin being published
Central Bank of Brazil blasts report of lost autonomy
Brazilian governor Alexandre Tombini defends central bank in the face of a newspaper article claiming the institution has lost its autonomy
Brazil slashes benchmark rate again
Central Bank of Brazil again cuts benchmark rate by 75 basis points; new 9% rate close to country’s all-time low rate
Central Bank of Brazil research investigates control amid rising inflation trends
Brazilian central bank publishes research showing the ability to simultaneously stabilise the inflation rate and the output gap reduces as inflation trend rises
Asia-Pacific keeps rates on hold as Brazil surprises with 75bp cut
Korea, Indonesia and New Zealand keep benchmark interest rates on hold despite surprise 75 basis point cut by the Central Bank of Brazil to 9.75%
Brazilian research looks at regulatory policies and capital flows
Researchers find counter-cyclical regulatory policies may need to be supplemented by other, more targeted, macro-prudential instruments
Brazil deputy governor positive about economic future
Aldo Mendes says Brazil is prepared to face global economic deterioration; expects to see final growth figure of 3% for 2011 announced soon
Colombia's Uribe explains why he is still raising rates
Central Bank of Colombia governor, José Darío Uribe, says rapid credit growth and inflation risks outweighed concerns about global economy; adds monetary tightening has worked elsewhere
Core inflation is a poor forecaster of future price levels, says Brazilian research
Central Bank of Brazil study finds core inflation is a poor directional indicator for future headline inflation