International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Central banks react to eurozone situation
Denmark and Romania lower benchmark rates and Australia lowers growth expectations; all point to continuing eurozone uncertainty as key decision-making factor
Commodity futures help forecast spot prices during periods of turmoil: IMF paper
Fund study shows futures-based forecasts of commodity spot prices still tend to outperform a random walk during periods of volatility
Precautionary savings not limited to prudent consumers: IMF paper
Fund study finds evidence risk-taking consumers can also generate precautionary savings
Eurozone leaders hold emergency meeting in Cannes
Greek prime minister George Papandreou is summoned to Cannes for crisis talks ahead of G-20 meetings after receiving the backing of his cabinet to hold a referendum on the eurozone bailout
IMF stresses importance of central banks’ role in macro-prudential policy use
IMF releases research into macro-prudental tools; stresses importance of central banks’ roles in using policy to fend off financial crises
IMF paper explores unemployment drivers in Latin America
Fund study links high and persistent levels of unemployment in Latin American countries to disinflationary monetary policy regimes
BIS reviews development of macroprudential toolkits
Bank for International Settlements progress report to G-20 says macroprudential framework needs appropriate tools to limit systemic risk; provides broad definition of macroprudential
Rule of thumb is inaccurate method to design reserves policy: IMF paper
Fund study says economic reforms are a more durable policy than international reserves at mitigating effects of external shocks
IMF paper highlights growth opportunities for Central America
Fund study says better regulation and more open markets can increase growth convergence in Central American countries
Limited liability leads to excessive risk-taking: IMF paper
Fund study shows excessive risk-taking by banks increases as the interest rate decreases
Vatican calls for global central bank
Vatican social policy experts say global leaders should establish global central bank to address problems in international monetary system; says IMF failed to stabilise financial system
Credit booms fuelled by lax monetary policy: IMF paper
Fund study says accommodative monetary policy was main driver of credit booms in last half century
IMF paper identifies risk-sharing, contagion trade-off in Asia
Fund study shows risk sharing in Asia is found to be low between countries in the region compared with contagion effects
Interview: George Milling-Stanley
As George Milling-Stanley leaves his role as managing director, government affairs at the World Gold Council, he summarises gold market trends and its role in central banks' reserve portfolios
IMF's Min opens latest Technical Assistance Centre
International Monetary Fund deputy managing director Min Zhu inaugurates new technical assistance centre in Mauritius
G-4 liquidity caused surge in captal inflows: IMF paper
IMF study attributes recent increase in capital inflows towards emerging markets to highly accommodative monetary policies in G-4 countries
Belarus given guidance to restore 'stability and prosperity'
International Monetary Fund tells Belarus to reduce inflation and raise interest rates; central bank sells off surplus office items
IMF paper identifies new approach to forecasting recessions
Fund study says forecasts for recessions can be improved by adopting formal methods to select data
IMF paper assesses supervisory burden of regulatory overhaul
Fund study says US Volcker rule and UK retail ring-fencing proposals must be complemented with supervision of bank activities
RBI paper denies large gold purchase drove up market prices
Reserve Bank of India study says 200-tonne purchase of gold from IMF did not have sizable impact on gold price trend
IMF paper identifies source of inflation in Cemac nations
Fund study says inflation in Central African Economic and Monetary Community countries largely driven by global food and fuel prices
Central banks shy away from euro reserves
New data from the IMF’s currency reserves database suggests reserves accumulation has slowed during 2011 and the appetite to hold euro reserves has also waned, particularly in emerging markets
IMF modelling work on liquidity risk points to capital hike, says Jobst
Recent analysis by the International Monetary Fund indicates that banks in the US need to raise capital to cover systemic liquidity risk threats
Latin America reverses positions with advanced economies: IMF’s Eyzaguirre
Director of the IMF’s Western Hemisphere department says advanced economies have 'pneumonia', while Latin America only has 'a cold'; situation reversed from in the past