People’s Bank of China (PBoC)
QE2 criticisms “baffling”: King
Attacks on the Federal Open Market Committee’s latest round of asset purchases meet with scorn from Bank of England governor
Focus on trade rather than stimulus: business leaders to G20
International Chamber of Commerce honorary chair Victor Fung calls on G20 to focus on boosting international trade rather than monetary stimulus to raise growth; currency tensions expected to feature heavily at Seoul Summit
China lifts reserve ratio on fears over inflows
People’s Bank of China raises reserve requirements ratio by 50 basis points in bid to tackle inflationary pressure from capital inflows
Zhou, Meirelles attack QE2
Central Bank of Brazil president Henrique Meirelles and People's Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan bash Federal Reserve’s latest stimulus programme
Broaden renminbi use to curb dollar influence: ex-HKMA’s Yam
Former Hong Kong Monetary Authority chief executive Joseph Yam calls for more renminbi internationalisation; says Hong Kong a vital portal in the effort
ADB launches landmark renminbi bond in Hong Kong
Asian Development Bank launches ground-breaking international renminbi bond in Hong Kong; Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Peter Pang hails likely effects on renminbi trade, settlement
PBoC’s Zhou calls for labour market reforms in advanced economies
People’s Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan says labour reforms will help developed countries return to balanced growth
PBoC proposes technological solution to address labour-driven inflation
People’s Bank of China monetary policy report says higher productivity will address rising labour costs
China opens up secondary loan market in bid to reduce systemic risk
China has further liberalised its interbank market to let banks transfer loans to each other
Bank of Thailand opens shop in China
People's Bank of China says Bank of Thailand's new representative office in Beijing will aid cooperation
Beijing makes two changes to MPC
People’s Bank of China deputy governor Du Jinfu and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China president Jiang Jianqing will join advisory Monetary Policy Committee
Beijing looks to further internationalise renminbi
People’s Bank of China says it must work to match growing demand for renminbi outside of mainland; sets out further steps including opening domestic market to international institutions
India and China set to drive global demand for gold
World Gold Council says demand for gold jewellery in India and China will ensure robust gold market in 2010
Beijing welcomes world into interbank capital market
People’s Bank of China grants foreign banks and central banks access to interbank bond markets for the first time; move inspired by need to internationalise the renminbi
Ex-PBoC’s Su new chair of country’s biggest electronic payments provider
Former People’s Bank of China deputy governor Su Ning made chairman of China UnionPay, country’s biggest payments service; Su replaces Liu Tinghuan, also formerly of the central bank
China overtakes Japan as world’s second largest economy
Figures from Japanese Cabinet Office show that China’s GDP exceeded that of Japan in the three months to June
China’s Hu: renminbi policy complements market pricing
Market pricing of key economic inputs will complement the reform of the renminbi exchange rate regime, says Hu Xiaolian
PBoC announces plans to deregulate gold market
People’s Bank of China says it will provide more commercial banks with access to global gold markets to address growing demand
China now world’s second-largest economy, says PBoC’s Yi
People’s Bank of China vice governor Yi Gang says China has overtaken Japan
Cross-border collateral may alleviate dollar funding strains: Emeap
Executives’ Meeting of East Asia Pacific Central Banks says crisis revealed shortcomings in regional money markets; swaps deals, cross-border collateral could alleviate some problems
PBoC, MAS agree $22 billion currency swap
Arrangement follows similar swaps between China and seven other countries
ECB bond purchase effect wearing off, warns IMF
Fund cautions that stability risks are on the rise again as effect of European Central Bank’s foray into bond markets loses bite; southern eurozone to face refinancing contest with US, UK and Japan
Gold to put in sparkling performance: asset managers
Central bank reserve managers from around the world say gold will do better than any other reserve asset in 2010; metal’s importance to soar over near future
Markets rejoice as Beijing reverts to managed float
Investor risk appetite soars as China drops the renminbi’s rigid dollar peg; analysts say Beijing’s policy shift sparked by potential benefits, rather than international pressure