Chile
Chile unveils strategy for series of interventions
Central Bank of Chile to buy $12 billion-worth of foreign currency in bid to halt peso’s appreciation; peso dips sharply
Policy reform provided shelter from global storm: IMF paper
IMF research examines how monetary policy reform in Latin America enabled economies there to weather the global financial crisis
Chile’s De Gregorio praises economic recovery from earthquake
Central Bank of Chile governor José De Gregorio says economic recovery owes to permanent and temporary factors driving growth
Impact of pledge to keep rates on hold unclear: Bank of Canada
Canadian central bank research says conditional commitment to keep rates low has had mixed effect; study shows pledge lowered interest rates on government bonds, but findings not statistically strong
IMF: commodity shocks explain variation in Latin American fiscal positions
IMF study finds impact of commodity price volatility on government revenue in Latin America linked to fiscal standing
Rate round-up: Chile ignores global tensions and hikes rates
Chile raises rates despite uncertainty in global recovery; Norway and South Korea hold; Ukraine cuts
Monetary policy did not cause crisis: Chile’s de Gregorio
Chilean central bank governor José de Gregorio points to financial innovation and liquidity transformation as chief causes of crisis; calls for multiple tools to protect both price and financial stability
IMF: Chile’s financial system resilient to global crisis
IMF paper shows little impact of global financial crisis on Chilean banks
Canada scraps commitment to hold rates; signals hike
Bank of Canada drops conditional commitment to hold overnight rate at 0.25%; pledge one of a number made by central banks to soothe markets’ nerves
Chile: political unrest hinders growth
Banco de Chile research finds political instability leads to lower GDP
Chile on the pros and cons of connectivity
Central Bank of Chile looks at how shocks are transmitted across markets and banking systems
How to drive debt long-termism in emerging markets
World Bank’s studies the extent of emerging-markets’ domestic demand for long-term debt instruments
Macro still has a lot to offer: Chile’s De Gregorio
Macro models must be refined to incorporate what we now know to reduce the risk of future crises, says governor of Central Bank of Chile
Leaning against the wind not enough: Chile’s De Gregorio
Governor of Central Bank of Chile cites collision between financial and price stability objectives as reason why interest rates cannot be used to burst bubbles
Chile’s De Gregorio on reform
Central Bank of Chile’s Jose De Gregorio says financial reforms should target incentives of financial intermediaries’ management
Chile rate cuts compensate for commercial charges
Central Bank of Chile looks at the evolution of consumption and commercial lending rates
Chile to lend at record-low interest rates until 2010
Chilean banks to be able to borrow at 0.5% until end of year
Chile to keep rates at record low until mid 2010
The Central Bank of Chile has indicated that, contrary to market expectations, it is likely to keep rates at a record low of 0.75% until at least the middle of next year.
Chile can mitigate the effect of the global crisis
Recent research by Jose De Gregorio, the governor of the Central Bank of Chile, maintains that although Chile can naturally not escape the effects of the global crisis, it is in a good position to mitigate them.
Chile cuts to record low
The Central Bank of Chile cut its benchmark rate to an all-time low of 1.25% on Thursday.
More interest-rate info from Chile's De Gregorio
As part of its process of increasing transparency, the Central Bank of Chile has improved the level of detail of interest rate information being made available, said Jose De Gregorio, the governor of the Central Bank of Chile.
Globalisation accelerated IMF's reaction
The pace of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) crisis responses has increased with the rise of financial globalisation, a new research from the Central Bank of Chile shows.
Chile makes mammoth rate cut
The Central Bank of Chile chopped 250 basis points off its key rate on Thursday, saying that it expected inflation to slide speedily.
Reserves and the crisis: a reassessment
Joshua Aizenman analyses the different approaches to the use of reserves during the crisis and what this means for the global financial system