Central Banking Journal
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
Interview: Paul De Grauwe
The major central banks have responded differently to the global financial and economic crisis, threatening a return to beggar-thyneighbour policies, Paul De Grauwe tells Malan Rietveld
The life and times of Guido Carli
Allesandro Roselli recalls the struggle of the former governor to establish modern banking and finance in Italy
Ten theses on operational risk management
Jean-Charles Sevet outlines ten ways to implement or improve operational risk management in central banks
Optimising cash supply
Central banks need to take a business minded approach to their cash-supply function, argues Brian Lang
Central bank employees and inflation credibility
Perceptions of inflation among central bank employees point to some disturbing trends, Jannie Rossouw, Johan Fourie and Vishnu Padayachee find
Inflation targeting under stress
The increasing global nature of the monetary and financial system presents challenges to inflation targeters, says George Kopits
From the frying pan to the fire
Emerging markets are feeling the pain of the credit crunch. But some are better placed to deal with the consequences, says Barry Eichengreen
How to unblock the credit markets
Cutting interest rates is increasingly ineffective. Central banks need to create market-making windows, argues Ronald McKinnon
How to incentivise the financial system
Robert E. Wright argues that regulators – and those they oversee – need better incentives for prudent behaviour
Three essential questions for reforming finance
Barack Obama should appoint a commission to investigate what went wrong and guard against quick fixes, says Eugene White
Why Europe needs a Financial Stability Fund
Investors need assurances over the debt of European Union member countries, Daniel Gros and Stefano Micossi argue
Shell shocked: American finance in crisis
A legislative overhaul is coming. Robert Litan says a renewed focus on market discipline and the consolidation of regulatory authority are the priorities
New tools for central bankers?
The financial crisis has provided an opportunity to test the usefulness of new and previously unused policy instruments, argues Christopher Ragan
Forum: Tackling asset-price bubbles
Central Banking asked a select panel of former central bankers and advisors if the current crisis calls for a reevaluation of the policy response to asset prices
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
Interview: Joseph Yam
In this interview the chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority discusses the global policy response to crisis, Hong Kong’s relationship with China and the reserve management in Asia. Malan Rietveld spoke to Joseph Yam
Interview: Masaaki Shirakawa
The governor of the Bank of Japan speaks to Robert Pringle about the lessons from Toyko’s fight against deflation to policymakers around the world today
Obama builds formidable team
Malan Rietveld looks at the new economic brains trust in America and the challenges it will face.