China
PBoC launches short-term liquidity operations
China’s central bank now offers repos and reverse repos with maturities of less than seven days; seen as a step towards interest rate liberalisation
Finnish paper finds sterilisation bonds can benefit Asia
Bank of Finland discussion paper examines rising use of sterilisation bonds by six central banks in Asia and finds ‘encouraging’ evidence of their effectiveness
PBoC statistics show rapid increase in renminbi trade
Efforts made by the People’s Bank of China to promote renminbi internationalisation start to pay off, as cross-border trade in local currency increases 41% in 2012
PBoC’s Zhou promises more 'opening up' in 2013
Zhou Xiaochuan suggests the PBoC will make greater efforts in 2013 towards deepening financial reforms and ‘opening up’
Central banks downsize in 2012
Number of central bankers falls by 1,500 to 471,000 in 2012; continues five-year trend of shrinking staff
The ghost at the IMF’s Tokyo feast
Robert Pringle looks back at the main themes of the IMF’s annual meeting, which was held in October in Tokyo, and forward to prospects for 2013
Finland paper sizes up Chinese reforms
Research published by the Bank of Finland examines financial liberalisation in China and what it means for the country’s monetary policy framework
RBA’s Stevens plays down Australian growth problems
Glenn Stevens calls talk of an end to the mining boom ‘over-hyped’, while the Chinese economy is not as weak as feared and there are some signs of a recovery in domestic demand
Investment drop in China would hit global growth, says IMF paper
Research says the economic reverberations of lower investment in China are becoming stronger
PBoC’s Yi urges IMF to complete quota and governance reforms
Deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China calls on remaining IMF members to approve 2010 quota and governance reforms; US has yet to accept the changes
IMF meeting set to reinforce global pessimism
Governments need to take urgent policy action to capitalise on the ‘breathing space’ created by central banks. But few attending the IMF meeting in Tokyo believe law-makers are fit for the task
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
Canada paper analyses China impact on Latin America
Bank of Canada study investigates the significance of Chinese and US GDP on the transmission mechanism of business cycles to Latin America
IMF paper examines eurozone current account imbalances
IMF study investigates causes of current account deficits in some eurozone countries; weighs up internal and external factors
Fed paper examines Chinese response to rate shocks
Federal Reserve study explores the response of the People’s Bank of China to foreign interest rate shocks; says liberalisation of foreign currency policies could reduce central bank’s costs
IMF paper analyses China’s trade impact on Europe
Working paper investigates links between trading competitiveness in China and the EMU; finds different results for euro periphery and core countries
The beginning of the end for renminbi internationalisation?
The People’s Bank of China has surprised market watchers by taking critical steps to liberalise the renminbi and interest rate policy in the country
Dallas Fed research questions Chinese growth data
Economic letter uses proxy for industrial production to estimate Chinese growth; suggests official figures may understate the extent of the slowdown
China is entering crisis “danger zone”, says BoJ’s Nishimura
High real estate prices and an aging demographic profile in China are reaching a stage where they could trigger a financial crisis, says Bank of Japan deputy governor Kiyohiko Nishimura
RBA reveals brighter growth outlook
Reserve Bank of Australia improves 2012 growth estimate; strong figures offset by uncertainty regarding external developments and possible upward trend for inflation
China hints at policy adjustments to support economy
People's Bank of China pledges to strengthen the 'fine-tuning' of monetary policy in the country; latest indication of growing anxiety over slowing economy
People’s Bank of China makes growth top priority
Latest quarterly report on monetary policy puts growth of the economy at the heart of the central bank’s efforts; recent statistics show continuing slowdown in world’s second largest economy
RBA’s Stevens confident Australian growth will continue
Reserve Bank of Australia governor discusses factors behind Australian growth outperforming other advanced economies; argues country’s economic position likely to remain strong
Indonesia enters China interbank bond market
Bank Indonesia and People's Bank of China reach agreement allowing Indonesian central bank access to China's interbank bond market; part of Chinese strategy towards internationalisation of the yuan