Raghuram Rajan
RBI study warns against rate cut to stimulate growth
Study by members of policy and statistics departments says any benefits of a rate cut would be offset by higher inflation; Rajan points to stronger economic institutions as the key
Raghuram Rajan picked as RBI governor
Former IMF chief economist credited with seeing the financial crisis before it happened chosen by Indian government to head the country's central bank; appointment hailed as an 'excellent choice'
QE was ‘a step in the dark’, Rajan tells BIS
Former IMF chief economist says decision to engage in quantitative easing was based on little evidence and influenced by politics, while the full consequences remain unclear
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Regulatory change features heavily
SF Fed plays down role of structural unemployment
San Francisco Federal Reserve note supports view that monetary policy can address high US unemployment
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
CIC’s Zhou calls on Congress, not Fed, to spend
China Investment Corporation’s Zhou Yuan says further quantitative easing will not cure United States’ unemployment problem; Fed expected to unveil more asset purchases, despite dissent
Rajan, Krugman renew spat
Ex-IMF chief economist Raghuram Rajan and Nobel laureate Paul Krugman revive clash over central banks' role in the crisis
EXCLUSIVE: Don’t rely on near-zero rates, says Rajan
Former IMF chief economist Raghuram Rajan warns the Federal Reserve has no quick fixes to solve United States’ economic ills but says Bernanke right man for the job
Interview: Raghuram Rajan
University of Chicago Booth School of Business' Raghuram Rajan on Fed policy and officials, the structural flaws in the US economy, and the future of economics in central banks
Rajan, Krugman clash over Fed policy
Ex-IMF chief economist Raghuram Rajan and Nobel laureate Paul Krugman lock horns over Federal Reserve’s loose monetary stance
‘Bail-in’ rather than bailout, says European markets group
Association for Financial Markets in Europe proposes regulator-enforced version of contingent capital to replace state-funded bailouts; proposals still troublesome, Goodhart says
FOMC faces tricky task in avoiding another bubble
FOMC officials’ pessimism about conditions highlights challenge central bank faces in fulfilling its dual mandate
Faith in Fed's omnipotence must be challenged, says Rajan
University of Chicago professor and former IMF chief economist Raghuram Rajan slams view that Federal Reserve can “wave a magic wand” to cure United States’ economic ills
Top economists call for central banks to oversee financial stability
Leading thinkers including former Federal Reserve Board governor Frederic Mishkin say central banks should watch financial stability; set of crisis prevention proposals include limits on bankers’ pay
Fed's Tarullo sceptical over contingent capital
Federal Reserve's Daniel Tarullo highlights drawbacks of contingent capital forming part of new regulatory framework
Greenspan slams systemic risk watchers
Former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan says systemic risk oversight bodies will not catch anything regulators have already missed, calls for contingent capital instead
Reforming regulation: how urgent, how effective?
Participants in a conference hosted by the London School of Economics and Deutsche Bank in London on Thursday were split over whether there was substance to regulatory buzzwords such as countercyclical supervision and utility-based banking.
Interview: Raghuram Rajan
Claire Jones spoke to the former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund about the policy response to the crisis, particularly the role of the Fund
Top economists have their say on G20 summit
A group of 21 of the world's most prominent economists have called on officials from the G20 countries meeting in Washington this weekend to start thinking outside the box about longer-term reforms.
IMF's Rajan on a global shortage of fixed assets
In the speech 'Is there a global shortage of fixed assets?' given on 1 December Raghuram Rajan of the IMF said investment does seem to be picking up steadily.
ECB should not look far ahead on rates - IMF
IMF chief economist Raghuram Rajan warned the European Central Bank on Wednesday 18 October not to have a predetermined plan for further increases in eurozone rates but to base decisions on economic data.
IMF World Economic Outlook, September 2006
The International Monetary Fund published its World Economic Outlook September 2006 on 14 September. In the report the IMF raised its forecast for global economic growth while warning that inflation, oil prices and the U.S. housing slowdown threaten the…